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Bayou Recovery
For Families
You're carrying this too.
Addiction touches the whole family — spouses, parents, children, grandparents. These resources are for the people loving someone through it.
Support Groups for Families
- Al-Anon — Lake Charles · Tues 7pm, First United Methodist · (337) 433-3343
- Nar-Anon Family Group · Thurs 6:30pm, Sulphur · See AA/NA finder
- Families Anonymous · Online weekly · familiesanonymous.org
- Celebrate Recovery — Trinity Baptist · Friday nights, child care provided
How to Stage an Intervention
- Don't do it alone. Hire or borrow a trained interventionist (SAMHSA can refer).
- Plan ahead — know which treatment bed is open before the conversation.
- Choose a sober moment and a private place. Never confront when they're using.
- Speak from love and concrete examples — not blame.
- Define real consequences, and follow through.
- Have transportation ready to take them straight to treatment that day.
If Your Loved One Relapses
- Stay safe first. Keep Narcan in the house. Know overdose signs.
- Relapse is part of many recoveries. It's not failure — it's information.
- Don't shame. Shame fuels using. Compassion + boundaries works.
- Re-engage care fast. Call their counselor or sponsor within 24 hours.
- Take care of yourself. Get to a meeting this week.
For Kids & Teens
- Alateen — for kids 12–17 with a loved one who drinks or uses
- Calcasieu Parish school counselors — confidential support during the school day
- NACoA — National Association for Children of Addiction (free workbooks)
- Children's Bureau of Lake Charles · (337) 478-1004
Books We Recommend
- Beyond Addiction — Foote, Wilkens & Kosanke (CRAFT method)
- Codependent No More — Melody Beattie
- Don't Let Your Kids Kill You — Charles Rubin
- The Gifts of Imperfection — Brené Brown
Spouses of Oilfield Workers
Hitches, shift work, isolation, and chronic pain create a recovery profile that's unique to our region. We host a monthly online group for spouses of offshore and plant workers in recovery.
Join the next groupA note from Bayou Recovery
You didn't cause it. You can't control it. You can't cure it. But you can take care of yourself, set boundaries with love, and build a life you don't need to escape from. Whatever happens next — we're here.