PROMIS believes that heroin dependence is a condition that affects not only the primary sufferer but also family and close friends. The painful effects of the condition are felt not only by the sufferers but they can also be severe for those who are close to them in any way.

The PROMIS family group meetings give help and support, allowing family members and friends to have the opportunity to say how they feel about what has been happening in their lives and look at ways in which they might be able to take more care of themselves and reduce their preoccupations. They learn how to help the ones they love.

We have observed that the more that family members and close friends are involved in the theraputic process, the better the treatment outcome for the patient.

The family programme is therefore an important part of the whole treatment process. Our aim is to help the whole family to get well and for us to be there to smooth out the inevitable rough patches in early recovery. It is our experience that the family programme is a vital support in sustaining recovery in the whole family.