A person with a drug abuse problem, also for parents, spouse and other friends or family members who support them.

• Change happens little by little. An important change may require a person to make a decision at a certain moment, but it also requires a process that takes place over months and years.
• Change is not a race. The change process cannot be rushed. We often want to hurry it up, but we can't. Change that is real and long lasting requires patience and perseverance.
• Change requires that we practice the discipline of honesty. There is no recovery unless we find ways to move out of denial and isolation.