I’ve Thrown Him Out—What Are the Next Steps?
A day at a time sounds like the right idea. I understand feeling exhausted and fed up. Perhaps you take some time to clean up your house, make his roo…
Member Topics: MODULE 8
She Secretly Struggles with Bulimia & Alcohol
There is a difference between someone who is legitimately unaware of the effects and dangers of what they are doing, who doesn’t have, or has no…
He’s Chipping on Heroin While Taking Suboxone
Ivy2015 is riding the spiral of addiction and recovery with her son. Just when it feels like things are improving, there's a backslide. How can sh…
She Refuses to Discuss Treatment
It's gridlock. After a series of failed relationships, mother3's daughter is spiraling downward. She acknowledged her problem before and accep…
How Would CRAFT Work in my Situation?
Is CRAFT always the right approach? Even when your loved one has been so deceptive and unwilling to listen?
He Doesn’t Think He Needs Any Treatment—He’s Out of His Mind!
Please don’t give up on your son. Leaving Houston and staying sober for three months in your home strongly suggests that 1) he knows he has a pr…
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…
I Can’t Tell When He’s High on Suboxone
It is hard to tell the difference when someone is high from opiates, if they are long-time users and are just maintaining—they just appear norma…
A Mother’s Addiction Threatens Her Sons’ Recovery
An aunt has been instrumental in helping her two nephews engage into treatment. Their recovery remains strong yet she worries that their mother's rece…
He Crashed the Car & His Marriage Is in Trouble
Allies member rlabib wrote in with concerns about his son's situation — struggling with addiction, no money, no job, depressed and trying to…