Preventing An Opiate Overdose
If your Loved One or anyone you know is using opiates, you should know how to reverse an overdose. Here's the basic information you need to know t…
Member Topics: DRUGS - opioids & opiates
You Can Make Friends with Enabling
Can you relate to this mom? Stuck at home with a Loved One yoyo-ing back and forth from opiod use to withdrawals, saying he wants treatment but then n…
I Can’t Tell If He Is Using or Not
Does your Loved One live far away from you? Is it hard to tell when they've been using or not? In this article, family advocate and beloved Allies…
He Ransacks the House for the Drugs I Confiscated
If a family member has confiscated a Loved One's stash, is it ever appropriate to dole it out in small amounts in order to prevent them from furth…
He’s so Agitated, how can I Help?
While a Loved One tries to navigate life at home without using, he's grown increasingly snappy and impatient. Dominique Simon-Levine shines a ligh…
Is He Really in Recovery?
A member poses an interesting question: if a Loved One is on MAT and occasionally slips up, can this be considered recovery? Dominique Simon-Levine we…
Alcoholism vs. Addiction
Using a wide range of first-hand accounts, this article takes a frank look at the language we use to label addictions, and unpacks some of the meaning…
He’s Withdrawing At Home
A Loved One is trying to detox at home and wants to be left alone. What role should a family member play while a Loved One is suffering from withdrawa…
He’s Hiding Away for Most of the Day
He reached out for help from her after jail, and is getting MAT... she knows he hasn't gone anywhere as they live far out in the country. But…
He’s Left Us With Nothing
She's tried everything to get him help and save their marriage. But now this member is facing financial ruin due to her Loved One's outra…