Podcast #51—Not My Child! Seeing the Truth in Layers
(26m44s) When the first signs of addiction or substance abuse appear, our first reactions often revolve around denial, blame-shifting, shoc…
Category: CYCLE OF USE
The College Conundrum — CRAFT’s Position
Allies member "sophia" has arranged a tentative contract with her son with regards to financing his return to college. He is in early recovery and is …
Should I Take the Risk of Sectioning Her?
You want to civilly commit your sister without the help of her husband. Sectioning someone can indeed create friction in the family, in this case…
I Hate the Junkie He Has Become
Your son is far from the point of having any choice about getting high. When the drugs win, so do the manipulation, lies, and hateful behavior di…
He’s Withdrawing from Kratom Alone
Allies member sophia wonders if she is setting her son up for failure if she lets him manage his withdrawal from Kratom by himself...
Addiction, Recovery, and Personal Character
Addiction medicine is ill-equipped to address such pathologies of character and to fill the void once drugs are removed from the center of an add…
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…
Our Strategy Is No Longer Working
They've always opened their home to him when he's trying to get clean but he has now started taking advantage of his parents. He is getting high in th…
I Think She’s Trying to Slowly Die
Your 27-year-old daughter has been drinking heavily for three years and recently attempted suicide while under the influence. She’s with a man, …
Family Dynamics: Multi-Generational Addiction
Desperate Aunt has been instrumental in helping her two nephews engage into treatment. Their recovery remains strong yet she worries that th…