How Can I Reward Him – He’s Always High on Pot!
Your son appears to always be high. Without confronting him, and asking or accusing him of being high, your best guess is that he is always high and t…
Member Topics: MODULE 6 - natural consequences
If He Quits Pills & Gambling, Can He Still Smoke Pot?
You’re in an interesting spot. You’ve removed yourself from your husband by moving out, and when you do see him, he refrains from using th…
He’s Almost 18 … I Can’t Force Him to Get Help
The situation with your son is upsetting and complex. It is paralyzing to parent a teen who runs away or threatens to hurt himself, either willfully o…
He Lives Next Door But He Might As Well Be Out of State
AiR member esta4 is wondering how to better help her alcohol-dependent son, who lives next door and keeps his distance. Dominique Simon-Levine lo…
How to Really Help Someone with Alcoholism
From addictionblog.org, Dominique Simon-Levine guest authors a post: A young woman named Kate came to see us, deeply upset about her mother&rsquo…
He Refuses to Leave
If your Loved One is behaving violently now, the risk is that this will generalize to his future relationships with a spouse, his own children, or oth…
Should I Hide My Strategy or Let Her Know?
An AiR member wrote in to ask whether or not it's advisable to let your Loved One know about your strategy (pulling away when there's use, etc…
Overdose – Who is Responsible?
The advent and availability of Narcan are pushing the responsibility for a Loved One’s behavior onto the family even more. The suggestion that f…
Using Home as a Reward
A Member Question: "As I learn more from the site I understand influencing him toward treatment is a process that takes time...I feel we sho…
He Has Relapsed, and He’s Sleeping On My Couch
Your son made it a whole year before relapsing. That’s a huge success. Without knowing a lot more detail about your situation, I’d suggest…