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    Rewards

    You’ve heard of enabling use, but we teach you how to enable non-use. Learn how to apply rewards when your loved one isn’t using, and enable sober moments.

    When a loved one is not using, don’t miss the opportunity to reward them. By actively enabling sober moments you provide something that is pleasing to your loved one, and you also prolong their non-use.

    What does a reward look like? It can be spontaneous or it can be something planned (because you have previously identified patterns of use and sobriety).

    Did I Do CRAFT Wrong and Trigger Him to Drink?

    She thought her husband was drinking, so she left. He called and said he wasn’t drinking, so she came home, but by then he’d gone out and he did d…
    isabel December 30, 2022

    He May Be Spending the Holidays in Jail. Should I Bail Him Out?

    Anger and resentment towards her loved one has transformed – with one event – into love and fear. He was arrested out of state for dealing drugs a…
    dominiquesimon December 16, 2022

    We Keep Paying. He Keeps Returning to Use. How Much Longer?

    Kim has watched her son’s struggle with stimulants for years, and has paid for his treatment and housing along the way. Although he’s had repeated…
    dominiquesimon November 26, 2022

    I Want to Talk to my Son About His Substance Use, But I Don’t Know How

    An AlliesinRecovery.net member asks us for guidance about when, and especially how, to raise the subject of her son’s substance use. Allies Director…
    dominiquesimon November 25, 2022

    His Need for Friends is Outweighing His Desire to Get Sober

    It is difficult for our Allies member to see her son struggling to make friends while at the same time using alcohol to overcome his social anxiet…
    dominiquesimon November 11, 2022

    Material Rewards Can Make Recovery Fun — and Lead To Dramatically Better Outcomes

    The research is clear: tangible rewards can greatly improve recovery efforts. Such programs are at last being given a chance. It’s called contingenc…
    rredick October 26, 2022

    The College Conundrum — CRAFT’s Position

    An Allies in Recovery member has arranged a tentative contract with her son with regards to financing his return to college. He is in early recovery a…
    dominiquesimon July 29, 2022

    I’m Not the One Who’s Sending Him to Jail

    An Allies in Recovery Member has been caught in a long cycle of “bailing out” their Loved One after every relapse. Sometimes it’s been money …
    dominiquesimon June 17, 2022

    Boundaries and Rewards: Tips on Using CRAFT

    An Allies in Recovery member is encountering difficulties with removing rewards and holding boundaries. They're asking their loved one to leave when h…
    isabel June 3, 2022
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    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 expert, interactive blog, podcasts, 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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