9 CRAFT-y Guidelines to Help Break the Cycle of Addiction
An Allies member has her daughter living with her, which felt like a relief, at least at first. She had kicked her methamphetamine habit and comple…
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I Think I’m Ready to Ask Him to Leave – Even Though I’ve Been Doing CRAFT
An active Allies in Recovery member wrote in to our “Pose a Question” blog with an update about her partner who continues to use substances and to…
Resisting Treatment? He’s Not a Rare Case
Substance Abuse Disorder typically occurs in stages — and readiness to seek treatment is not the first of these. Fortunately, CRAFT was designed wit…
When Your Loved One Uses Several Substances
If your loved one uses multiple substances, our CRAFT experts suggest completing the "functional analysis" exercise to understand which substance to f…
He May Be Near Rock Bottom — Do We Leave Him in This Hole?
An AlliesinRecovery.net member wrote in to our “Pose a Question” blog, giving an honest and clear picture of their situation with a loved one. He …
We’ve Never Talked About His Substance Use!
An Alliesinrecovery.net member and family were on the verge of doing a classic intervention on their grown son whose drinking and weed smoking were wr…
“So Many Pathways” To Recovery: A Sister’s Message After Losing Her Brother
A brave and loving look back, and a plea to others to think broadly about options for their Loved Ones. Jaclyn Brown lost her brother Marc to heroin i…