He’s Abstaining from Substances but the Gaming Persists
Gaming is in part about relationship—a group of peers—so asking him to stop gaming is also asking your son to walk away from feelings…
Author: Dominique Simon
Dominique launched Allies in Recovery in 2003. Her work has been featured on HBO and NPR. She is a facilitator and a trained speaker on issues of addiction and the family. She has worked extensively developing and evaluating federally-funded substance abuse programs for organizations and clinics throughout Massachusetts and New York. With an interest in recovery and substance abuse that spans 20 years, she sees a huge need to help families develop the skills to help a loved one recover fully in a supportive, whole, and lasting way in their families and in their communities. Her mission is to have Allies in Recovery fill that gap.
We Need Help Rewarding Our Son Who Smokes Pot Daily
Sounds like you restricted his cell phone use in response to his pot use. He responded by staying out all night. But, all of this moved him to go talk…
Do I Have to Kick Her Out?
Her daughter sleeps all day and uses at night. Is home becoming a place which enables her daughter's use? Should she kick her out? What does CRAFT say…
He’s Heading Home & I’m So Anxious
We have followed your situation now for years. You are so strong. You deserve continued peace, especially in your home. Pull in help, such as the…
It’s Like a Cosmic Flaw Awaiting
Allies member 228 published a comment that explores his and his family's experience with his son's addiction and rehab. Guilt and remorse…
He’s Avoiding Me & Using At Night
1delapisa wishes her son would just listen to her for 10 minutes but he hides out and sleeps all day to avoid talking. She is tired and frustrated and…
He’s Not Really Living—How Can He Get Unstuck?
There are questions in Learning Module 3 that will help you sharpen your skills at observing your Loved One. To the degree that it can be known, try a…
He’s Back in College But Is Still On Shaky Ground
The bar you set may be unrealistically high in terms of your expectations. Individuals don’t stop all addictions at once. They test out reducing…
He’s Clean From Opiates But Really Struggling
This mom is determined to help her son, in recovery from opioid addiction since last December. He continues to struggle, from symptoms related to…
The Pot’s A Problem But I Fear Pushing Him Back to Heroin
Ivy2015 has successfully used the CRAFT principles taught on this site to help her son into inpatient treatment for heroin addiction. He is now 9 mont…