He’s Begging to Come Home
As hard as this sounds, I am going to tell you that you are in a good place! Your son is safe, the system is helping to step him down to the next…
Member Topics: civil commitment
Suboxone vs. Section 35 – What Do I Do About My Son?
Your son says he is willing to try a treatment. Pulling out of opiate addiction will likely be a process. It is the rare person who goes from regular …
Look Into Section 35 but Keep Learning CRAFT!
Section 35 may be a good option for mominlaw's son-in-law, because of his history of mental illness and alcohol and cocaine use. CRAFT remains an …
At My Wit’s End!
Our approach was developed by psychologists who studied families caught in the turmoil of a Loved One’s addiction. There is nothing else like CR…
Life After Section 35
In our experience, aftercare planning is part of the section 35 experience. We have seen individuals being supported to step down to sober living and …
Aspergers & Alcohol
AiR member heartbrokenmom has written is about her son with Asperger’s who struggles with severe alcohol dependence. She is exhausted from the r…
They Form a Closed Loop – What Can I Do?
What you’re describing between your sister and nephew is one of the most difficult situations. One props up the other, in this reinforcing close…
Stick to Your Guns!
Dear help4t, Since you last wrote in, your daughter lost her job and is now couch hopping. Her ex-boyfriend, a drug user, is back in her life. Your ho…
She’s on a Binge – and I’m Flipping Out
AiR member help4t wrote in and shared her distress about her daughter's bingeing ..."We have had a very bad couple of weeks. M…
I’m Afraid of What Could Happen if I Don’t Protect Him
"One of my biggest concerns is...To section or not to section. I can't help but think what if he overdoses or worse and I didn't sec…