Recovery for Men in the Movies

This is a movie about male codependency. At first, he wants to save her and then he realizes that to really help her he has to let go. It ends with the relationship up in the air because addicts often relapse after these inspiring movies are made. I love the fact that he decides to protect his daughter instead of giving into his codependency. If only I had seen this movie when my children were you. 1982 was the year I got sober, and the issue of codependency was brand new. I got sober just in time to find out that alcoholism was nothing compared to my codependency.
I just read a review where someone stated that they couldn't see how a mom could go from being good to bad so fast well let me tell you by experience this movie got it right. Drugs can take an upper middle class very well educated loving devoted mother and wife and turn her into a monster overnight. I love the fact that this movie shows how addiction affects family and the fact that it was the mom and not the dad who was an addict. In reality a larger number of addicts are upper middle-class women not men. A must-see movie especially for those who have no idea how addiction changes the user in an instant nor the effects it has on their family and friends. Well done Hill Harper and thank you for this heart achingly wonderful movie... From a 6yr recovering addict.