Surviving a family member's drug addiction
Sigrid Rausing explores the collateral damage from drug addiction in her new memoir, "Mayhem." Her brother and his wife met in rehab in their twenties and went on to have a life that appeared enviable: children, wealth, a large social circle and a close extended family.
So Rausing and the family were shocked when the couple, after being sober for many years, started using opiates again. Her sister-in-law, Eva, died from the habit.
Rausing sat down with MPR's Kerri Miller to discuss her experience.
Here are some excerpts from the conversation:
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Sigrid Rausing says it is hard to accept -- to see -- that a family member has an addiction. pic.twitter.com/uw0AtKEp2n
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Why families with addicts don't talk about their own struggle: pic.twitter.com/SWcUJsoTwt
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Sigrid Rausing on the limits of what you can do to help an addicted family member: pic.twitter.com/qiaIoqz2Xm
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To listen to the full conversation, click the audio player above.