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The book is devoted to the psychology of addiction to psychoactive substances (alcoholism, drug addiction) and codependency. Codependency is a psychological condition of the patient's family members. Relatives of sober patients are emotionally involved in this disease. Relatives not only suffer themselves, but also build relationships in the family that hinder the patient's recovery. Wives, mothers, brothers, sisters, adult children and even grandchildren of alcohol or drug addicts suffer from codependency. Patients themselves are also characterised by signs of codependency before the development of the disease or after the onset of sobriety. Codependent parents cannot successfully fulfil their parental functions, and children suffer. There is a repetition of undesirable events in the family. Adult children are at high risk of many problems: the development of addiction, psychosomatic diseases, anxiety and depression, and often enter into difficult marriages. The article describes the patterns of life of such families (dysfunctional family). Codependency is curable.

The book is written in a language accessible to relatives and friends of patients. At the same time, the book can be a guide for psychologists, psychotherapists, narcologists, psychiatrists, social workers in working with patients and their families.