Sectioning: When to Consider Forcing Your Loved One into Treatment
"Sectioning," or using the courts to force your loved one into treatment, is an extreme tool, and not optimal. It conflicts with some of the pillars o…
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Sectioning: When to Consider Forcing Your Loved One into Treatment
"Sectioning," or using the courts to force your loved one into treatment, is an extreme tool, and not optimal. It conflicts with some of the pillars o…
Ketamine: A Promising Antidepressant Drug Gets New Attention
The antidepressant effects of ketamine have been noted since the 1960s, but recent studies have made clear just how powerful those effects can be. Whi…
Resisting Treatment? He’s Not a Rare Case
Substance Abuse Disorder typically occurs in stages — and readiness to seek treatment is not the first of these. Fortunately, CRAFT was designed wit…
He May Be Near Rock Bottom — Do We Leave Him in This Hole?
An AlliesinRecovery.net member wrote in to our “Pose a Question” blog, giving an honest and clear picture of their situation with a loved one. He …
New Evidence Shows That Medicine Is An Effective Part of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
Prescribed medication often helps — and is considered far too rarely. In the U.S., medicines for the treatment of alcohol use disorder date back to …
Is Suboxone a Good Thing for Your Loved One?
An Allies in Recovery member is overwhelmed by all the conflicting information and stances on Suboxone. Her 40-year-old son has struggled for 15 year…
My Son is Using Methamphetamines Again. What are My Next Steps? And is There Hope for His Recovery?
A Loved One has started using methamphetamine again but is getting therapy for depression. Should our member wait to see if therapy helps, if he exhib…
Her Daughter Is Using Pills Seemingly 24/7 –Some Tips on the CRAFT approach When You’re Not Exactly Sure When She’s Using
It is indeed hard to separate "use" from "non-use" in your Loved One when you don’t spend much time with them or when they appear to be always hig…
