New resource helps families understand addiction recovery

USA (MNN) -- More than 16 percent of Americans over the age of 12 struggled with substance abuse in the past year. The five most common addictions in the United States are alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, opiates, and inhalants.If someone you love is battling addiction, you’re not alone.“Everybody knows somebody who struggles with addiction,” Brandon Bower with The Lighthouse says.“A lot of times people get into [substance use] just to have fun or relax. If, 20 years down the road, they could see t