He Doesn’t Think He Needs Any Treatment – I’m Fed Up!
This dad is beyond frustrated and fed up. His 38 year-old son is married with a child but is living with his parents. After three months sober he's re…
Category: CYCLE OF USE – alcohol addiction and recovery
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’s in a Sober House and Struggling
The period of early recovery is fragile, even dangerous. As important as it is to remove the drugs, it is even more important to add things in that ta…
He Wants His Car Back. What Should We Do?
A son in early recovery would like his car back but his mother worries that this may trigger a relapse. She wants to help him but is worn out and worr…
He’s Just Out of Treatment and is Now Smoking Pot
He's just out of treatment for heroin addiction and now at home smoking pot. His mother is very worried and unsure how to react. Should she let it sli…
I Want to Trust Him Again, But…
When someone has broken your trust, it will take time to build back up to complete trust again, perhaps years. So take it slowly, give it time.
Just Out of Rehab and Drinking
Recovery is a bumpy process and relapse is very often part of it. Sticking with the CRAFT approach will help your loved one reach their goal of contin…
Learning to Mother Again
The family drug court is granting this mother in recovery more access to her child. But the grandparents, who are raising their granddaughter, are con…
An Extract from David Sheff’s ‘Beautiful Boy’
David Sheff's story about his son's addiction and recovery has led him to several realizations about himself as a parent his own need to recover from …
A Family’s Long and Difficult Battle for Sobriety
How do you walk the line between protecting your addicted loved one from potential danger while allowing the natural consequences that can lead them t…