Recovery from Addiction Is a Bumpy Road
Your Loved One was doing better than ever before. With the lockdown and without sufficient recovery input, they were thrown off course. Dominique Simo…
Category: Relapse
Relapse is a real possibility. Getting sober is not as hard as staying sober. To pursue recovery, one has to put in protective measures against relapse. This requires a daily focus on recovery such as meetings, support groups, counseling and other activities that compete with use/using behaviors.
Relapse can take different forms: some relapses (or “lapses”) are short. The person scares themselves after one or several episodes of use and then climbs quickly back onto the beam of early recovery. In other relapses, the episode of use (re)opens the floodgates to further use and the desire for sobriety ends for the time being.
Relapsing is the trial and error of recovery. Patience and understanding are needed.
Should I Confiscate His Drugs?
Her son was asked to leave college and is now using at home. Mom's been confiscating drugs when she finds them as she fears for his safety. Will this …
Drug Testing at Home?
Guest blogger, Laurie MacDougall responds to a member explaining what she and her husband did when they let their son move back home to work on his re…
I Have no Patience Left
The courts failed to enforce treatment for her daughter, once out of jail. Now her daughter's life is a real mess. Take a look at how Dominique Simon-…
We Thought we Had Lost Her, but CRAFT Worked
This family member had given up on ever getting her daugher back again. Her powerful tale of hope credits CRAFT with helping turn things around. We ar…
She’s Back From Rehab But on Shaky Ground
She's worried her daughter may be heading towards relapse, having just returned home from rehab. It's a real strain to have things start off this way.…
Relapse and Job Loss
Her son is struggling with withdrawals from a recent relapse. As the family anticipates another job loss, and possibly more, this mom wonders how to p…
He’s Likely Dealing From Our Home
She is discouraged, even ashamed, by her son’s choices, especially the drug dealing. How can she set firm boundaries to protect her home and family,…
He’s Relapsing Right Now, Should he Leave Home?
If, as family members, we wait around for a 100% commitment from our loved one, we will almost certainly be waiting a long time. Family members must m…
She’s on the Street With a No-Good Boyfriend
With her daughter now on the street, this mother wonders what she can do to reach her. To further complicate things, she has a manipulative boyfriend.