Young Teen and Pot Use
An Allies Member writes in about her Loved One using pot... failing in school, he doesn't seem to care about anything. What can the family do? CRA…
Category: TREATMENT SUPPORTS & RESOURCES
Loved One Needs to Balance Work and Rehab
A family member looks at getting her Loved One into a program that can help treat addiction while allowing her to maintain part-time work. She wants t…
Son Coming Home for Christmas
Allies member StrongerTogether is anticipating her son's return home from a sober house for the holidays. How do we approach those family events w…
He’s Full of Regret And Hopelessness
Five weeks after changing the lock and having her son leave the house, she received a text from him. He expresses discontent with where his life is an…
Coming Home from Sober House
Loved One is not engaged in treatment, not taking prescriptions, says he "feels fine" and "doesn't need it." He's fin…
He Angrily Brushes Off Our Attempts
Loved One is defiant and angry with parents, rejecting kind gestures. He's using pot daily, missing school, doesn't see his us…
I Fear Pushing Him Back to Heroin
She has successfully used CRAFT taught on our member site to help her son into treatment for heroin addiction. He is now 9 months out and has not rela…
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT is a compassionate and evidence-based treatment for those suffering. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a cognitive behavioral treatment th…
He’s Sober But Really Struggling and Losing Hope
This mom is determined to help her son, in recovery from opioid addiction since last December. But he continues to struggle, from symptoms related to …
She Refuses to Discuss Treatment
It's gridlock. After a series of failed relationships, mother3's daughter is spiraling downward. She acknowledged her problem before and accep…