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Brigitte Nielson, former wife of Sylvester Stallone, blames her marriage to Raoul Meyer for her becoming an alcoholic. She said she was so miserable she drank to escape. And she couldn’t stop. She’s now gotten the addiction help she needs, and is well on her way to recovery.

Relationship problems are a common reason people resort to drugs or alcohol. You don’t have to be married or have children, a relationship going bad can be devastating under any circumstances. And there may not always be an easy solution. However, what you don’t want to do it let it go on and on and turn you into a drug addict or alcoholic. Once you start going down that road, the relationship is even more difficult to handle. In fact, if you quit drinking or taking drugs you would be able to think more clearly and possibly figure out how to salvage the relationship or, at least, agree to part amicably.

If you or someone you care about has a relationship problem that’s driving them to drugs or alcohol, the first step should probably be addiction help services. That will clear their mind so they can look at the relationship objectively and come up with some answers. The longer the drug or alcohol addiction goes on, the worse the relationship will get.

Really good addiction help services also help the person address the issues that are causing the problem, and help them figure out what to do about it.