I Want to Find Peace in My Relationship with My Mom
Her Loved One is addicted to food. CRAFT is helping this member start turning things around. Learn how you can adapt CRAFT to address an addiction to …
Category: Discussion Blog
It’s Hard to Reward When They’re Always Using
This family is embracing CRAFT principles but struggling with rewarding, as their Loved One uses pills, and they don't know which ones. She always…
She’s Left for Treatment. I’m Home Alone.
Have you experienced the emptiness and energetic let-down when a Loved One finally heads to treatment and you're home alone? Your raison d…
The Pro’s & Con’s of Forcing a Minor into Treatment
Where does CRAFT stand when your Loved One is a minor? If they're still a teen, and wreaking havoc at home, is it OK to force them into treatment?…
Her Baby Was Taken Away. Should I Seek Custody?
This is a multi-generational story. Grandparents are having to step in more and more to care for their grandchildren when SUD is wreaking havoc and ma…
9 CRAFTy Guidelines for When They’re Under Your Roof
For whatever reason, your Loved One is currently under your roof. They may be slipping towards relapse, they may be using. You may see no other choice…
CRAFT, Meth & Violence: Our Position
Should you use CRAFT when there is the threat of violence, and particularly when a Loved One is using methamphetamine? Meth is a powerful stimulant, a…
He Says He’ll Quit Then Keeps Using
They seem to mean it when they say they've had enough and want to quit. Then they use again. They appear interested in treatment, then say they do…
When Moderation Fails but Brings an “Aha” Moment
Experimenting with moderation may not solve the substance problem, but can often lead to natural consequences that allow your Loved One to see how pro…
She Wants to Give Up & We Want to Help
This family is reeling from their daughter's recent attempt at taking her own life. Many substances are in the mix. Trauma lies undernea…
