Can We Protect Them from Overdose?
How do you keep from encouraging further drug use by raising the bottom and protecting your loved one from overdose? How as a family member do you li…
My Mom is an Expert at Arguing (part 1)
It’s been said that for every one person struggling with addiction, there are at least 15 people affected. The effects are painful and relentless fo…
Who Should Pay for Sober Housing?
Treatment doesn’t see its role as helping the newly sober person to manage financially. They rarely ask the question, "So where is the job?” ... …
Fast Forward to February: On Getting Through the Holiday Season with an Absent Child
Guest author Annie Highwater writes, "Through the worst of holiday seasons, I have found myself literally forcing a smile as people joyfully wish me s…
What Happens If Sober Housing Doesn’t Work Out?
In order to start anew with the process of sobriety, a resident who has relapsed should be sent to a more intensive level of treatment (for example: c…
This is Your Cue! Learn How to Recognize Motivation …
It is critical that you, as your addicted loved one's ally, understand that you can’t create motivation. And it is equally critical that you know th…
7 Lessons in Self-Care from a 97-year-old Wonder
Self-care enables you to be a better friend, spouse, partner, or parent. Regardless of your income, resources, or personal struggles, you should never…
I Listen When Addicts Tell the Truth
Patricia Lincourt has worked with people struggling with substance abuse for 20+ years. She says that most of them defy the stereotypes we typically h…
Please Don’t Come Home! Next Steps after Recovery…
What a relief when a loved one agrees to go into treatment. But right behind this relief there may follow several nagging thoughts: What’s next? Wha…
Should I Abstain Completely When My Loved One is Around?
Modeling the behavior we are looking for in our loved one is effective, and a key element of CRAFT. It may make sense to avoid drinking, if you are tr…