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    How to Keep Them from Landing Back on the Street

    In order to start anew with the process of sobriety, a resident who has relapsed should be sent to a more intensive level of treatment (for example: c…
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    Dominique Simon June 22, 2016
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    Please Don’t Come Home

    What a relief when a Loved One agrees to go into treatment. Right behind this relief though come, perhaps, several nagging thoughts: What’s…
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    Dominique Simon June 20, 2016
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    The “OMG” Phase, and the Traps We Fall Into

    This is the time when the problem has reached a critical mass of recognition. It’s generally characterized by an intense desire to know what, wh…
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    an-air-member June 16, 2016
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    This is your cue! Learn when to step in …

    As you follow the AiR program, you will be making effort each day to (re)build a bridge between you and your loved one. Do not worry if bridges have b…
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    isabel June 15, 2016
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    “I Hope More People Will Discover CRAFT”

    Thank you again so much for the information and time you spent helping us. Duncan*  is now at the purple recovery in Atlanta, Georgia!  He a…
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    an-air-member May 25, 2016
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    Life After Section 35

    In our experience, aftercare planning is part of the section 35 experience. We have seen individuals being supported to step down to sober living and …
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    Dominique Simon May 24, 2016
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    When He Gets Out of Treatment, How Much Should I Help Out?

    There’s a fine line between providing your Loved One with the tools he needs to be able to function in the world and follow his recovery plan (h…
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    Dominique Simon May 23, 2016
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    Am I Doing Enough?

    AiR member help4t has learned that her daughter is injecting cocaine. Dominique Simon-Levine lists the principal dangers of cocaine injection and help…
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    Dominique Simon May 20, 2016
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    You Can Lead the Way to Change

    The change that I need is not the same as the change my Loved One needs. Making that distinction is important, because so much of our energy tend…
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    isabel May 12, 2016
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    He’s Almost 18 … I Can’t Force Him to Get Help

    The situation with your son is upsetting and complex. It is paralyzing to parent a teen who runs away or threatens to hurt himself, either willfully o…
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    Dominique Simon May 4, 2016
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    Allies in Recovery

    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 interactive blog, podcasts, live daily groups and trainings with our experts, 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!

     

     

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