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    Communication

    When a loved one struggles with SUD, communications often become negative, critical or heated. And this, despite our love and best intentions. You may have noticed that this type of communicating doesn’t work and is actually counterproductive. Through Allies in Recovery’s approach, families learn to communicate with their loved one in a more positive and effective way, helping them to engage with you and build a bridge of trust.

    Boundaries and Rewards: Tips on Using CRAFT When a Family Member is Drinking and Not Cooperating

    An Allies in Recovery member is encountering difficulties with removing rewards and holding boundaries. They're asking their loved one to leave when h…
    isabel June 3, 2022

    My Son is Using Methamphetamines Again. What are My Next Steps? And is There Hope for His Recovery?

    A Loved One has started using methamphetamine again but is getting therapy for depression. Should our member wait to see if therapy helps, if he exhib…
    Dominique Simon-Levine May 12, 2022

    She Self-Medicates for Social Anxiety and Refuses Treatment

    Social anxiety is way more than shyness. Many cases of SAD involve substances as well as depression. Self-medicating can appear to help but may also b…
    Dominique Simon-Levine April 29, 2022
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    CRAFT is Working – Despite a Relapse

    An Allies in Recovery member wrote in with this bittersweet account. She shares with us her daughter's words and feelings, confirming that she clearly…
    isabel April 1, 2022
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    His Early Recovery is Triggering Me 

    Taking care of yourself is also incredibly positive, given how difficult it is when you're in the midst of chaos.  
    Laurie MacDougall February 28, 2022
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    The Power of Language & Stigma in the World of Addiction

    Language: a powerful and effective tool for changing widespread stigma towards Substance Use Disorder. Stigma is absolutely rampant in the world of ad…
    Laurie MacDougall February 2, 2022
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    After 20 Years of Use I Don’t Know What to Do Anymore

    Our Allies member has finally found the strength to seek help for herself, too.
    Laurie MacDougall February 1, 2022
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    It’s Okay Not to Have Hope – I Was There Too – but Hopelessness led me to Hope, and Success

    It takes greater strength to process your feelings than to pretend everything is fine.
    Laurie MacDougall January 17, 2022

    I Can’t Tell If He Is Using or Not

    With her son living far away from her, she finds it difficult to tell whether he has been using or not when they do get to talk.
    Laurie MacDougall January 10, 2022
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    She Does Great in a Structured Setting. Now She’s Headed Home.

    An Allies member fears her daughter's return from court-mandated treatment. It has never gone well in the past. How can she handle things differently…
    Dominique Simon-Levine December 20, 2021
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    Allies in Recovery is a membership-based program providing knowledge and skills to families who have loved ones struggling with addiction, since 2003. Using CRAFT, the only behavioral training method designed specifically for families and scientifically proven to work, you’ll learn how to communicate, behave, intervene, and guide your loved one toward recovery. Eight self-guided video modules provide the complete CRAFT skillset. We supplement the training videos with hand-tailored guidance provided through an expert, interactive blog, podcasts, and curated resources - including ways to locate hard-to-find, quality, low- or no-cost treatment, and other pathways through which your loved one can find recovery. You aren't alone - you have Allies!

    EMERGENCY? If you feel scared for you or your loved one, call police now at 911. Or call the Suicide Hotline: 800-784-2433

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    NOTE: Allies in Recovery does not provide medical advice.

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