Secondhand Drinking/Drugging (SHDD)

by Lisa Frederiksen

I have had a great deal of interest, lately, about the concept of secondhand drinking/drugging (SHDD), so I thought it might be helpful to pull together some previous blog post links on this subject. Briefly, before you start, SHDD is a term to describe the impact of a person’s substance abuse or addiction on others, especially on family members, friends and co-workers. The term is meant to cause impressions similar to those people have when they hear “secondhand smoke,” a term that immediately brings to mind the impacts of a person’s smoking on others.

1. Secondhand Drinking – Understand, Treat and/or Prevent It and We Can Reduce Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism and Underage Drinking
2. The Health Consequences of Secondhand Drinking/Drugging (SHDD)
3. Understanding the Secondhand Drinking/Drugging – Codependency Connection
4. Protecting Yourself From Secondhand Drinking

Two other blog posts you may find helpful when trying to better understand and prevent SHDD are included below:

1. An Unsent Letter to Dad: the Impact of Secondhand Drinking on Children
2. Unfortunately Love is in the Brain, Not the Heart