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Welcome to COAP

Children of Addicted Parents and People (COAP) was founded by Emma Spiegler in 2006 . COAP was set up so young people affected by parental drug and alcohol abuse do not have to feel alone in what can be very tough times for many young people.

You Are Not Alone…

Over 2,900 messages have been posted in our message boards.

Our welcoming, safe, and supportive online community continues to grow; letting young people know they are not alone in their experiences. Our mentors understand and know what it's like to live with addiction. 

'Its really nice to know there is someone in the same position, it makes me feel a lot less alone'. COAP member

Talk to others who understand

Whether you are living with drug and alcohol abuse, gambling or another form of addiction; together our online community supports and empowers its members, providing a space to share problems and seek advice from others who understand what they’re going through.

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Thoughts & Quotes

life is like a series of photographs you develop from the negatives.
When you need to fly from your home, it's not a home. Home should be where the birds feelings are free not caged.
nobody likes the rain but if you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain.
♫ And the stars are always there but we miss them in the dirt and in the clouds we miss them in the storms. ♫
To the believer anything is possible, to the sceptic everything is impossible.
"the reason angels can fly is becuase they take themselves lightly"
Stay strong- Keep smiling =] and NEVER give up- there is always hope <3
'It is not the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves' (William Shakespeare)
Stick to the fight when your hardest hit, its when things seem worse that you must not quit
it's about learning to dance in the rain
sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same
we never notice the beauty around us because we are too busy trying to create it.
People say that it is holding on that makes you stronger, but sometimes it is letting go and putting yourself first.
No-one can do a better job of being you, than YOU.
Be strong now because things will get better; it may be stormy now but it can't rain forever.
This too shall pass
We have to learn to dance in the rain
Even on the darkest days sometimes we glimpse sunlight
Sometimes we need to tell our story 100 times
Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark

Going home for the first time in 10 months

Submitted by Irishson on Fri, 17/08/2012 - 08:00

Hello all havnt been back since my failed intervention attempt, im going home tomorrow back to Ireland,only for 3 days, and its the first time i'll have been home in 10 months, i never even realise

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my dad's an alcoholic, my story

Submitted by dumbl3d0ree on Wed, 20/06/2012 - 12:28

my dad has always drank, for as long as i can remember, i'm 14 now.

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Dad drinks alot

Submitted by magur on Sat, 16/06/2012 - 18:21

Hey there everyone,

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Thankyou?

Submitted by Stessie on Fri, 08/06/2012 - 14:53

Hello :),

I have just had an experience with my mum that i haven't had before.

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