Substance Abuse Interview: Alcohol and Narcotic Abuse
I interviewed my mother because she indirectly was affected by these two types of substance abuse for most of her life.
I asked her 10 questions and replaced the abusers name with Martha Doe.
1. What was their relationship to the person?
My maternal grandmother was an alcoholic and addicted to narcotics.
2. How did this affect YOU personally?
Growing up I did not have a relationship with my grandparents because my mother did not allow us to visit them or them visit us while she was using.
3. What types of drugs was Martha Doe involved with?
Alcohol and narcotic pain medication.
4. Does Martha Doe still have a problem with this?
No, because she passed away.
5. How do you think this changed Martha Doe’s life?
She had damaged relationships with her children and grandchildren, she had chronic pain due to liver disease and she had chronic psychological illness.
6. How did this change your life?
I had no relationship with either of my grandparents.
7. Why do you think Martha Doe abused?
I think that she was probably a pretty smart woman who due to societal constraints wasn't able to be anything other than a housewife, so she drank to escape boredom.
8. If you were to speak with a group of teens about drugs, what one thing would you want them to know?
I would like them to know that there is always help for them and that they can get sober no matter what.
9. Was there anything that the family tried to do to help?
She was a member of AA and the family supported her and helped her and her children held two interventions.
10. Did she relapse, and do you know the circumstances that caused relapse?
Yes she was sober for almost 25 years and her daughter and mother died within one month of each other, and that is when she started using narcotics and alcohol again.
I interviewed my mother because she indirectly was affected by these two types of substance abuse for most of her life.
I asked her 10 questions and replaced the abusers name with Martha Doe.
1. What was their relationship to the person?
My maternal grandmother was an alcoholic and addicted to narcotics.
2. How did this affect YOU personally?
Growing up I did not have a relationship with my grandparents because my mother did not allow us to visit them or them visit us while she was using.
3. What types of drugs was Martha Doe involved with?
Alcohol and narcotic pain medication.
4. Does Martha Doe still have a problem with this?
No, because she passed away.
5. How do you think this changed Martha Doe’s life?
She had damaged relationships with her children and grandchildren, she had chronic pain due to liver disease and she had chronic psychological illness.
6. How did this change your life?
I had no relationship with either of my grandparents.
7. Why do you think Martha Doe abused?
I think that she was probably a pretty smart woman who due to societal constraints wasn't able to be anything other than a housewife, so she drank to escape boredom.
8. If you were to speak with a group of teens about drugs, what one thing would you want them to know?
I would like them to know that there is always help for them and that they can get sober no matter what.
9. Was there anything that the family tried to do to help?
She was a member of AA and the family supported her and helped her and her children held two interventions.
10. Did she relapse, and do you know the circumstances that caused relapse?
Yes she was sober for almost 25 years and her daughter and mother died within one month of each other, and that is when she started using narcotics and alcohol again.