Treatment Archives - Allies in Recovery

My Son is Using Methamphetamine 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…

Dominique Simon-Levine May 12, 2022

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…

Dominique Simon-Levine December 10, 2021

Is Drug Court Considered Treatment?

Laurie MacDougall November 10, 2021

A Chink in the Armor of their Denial is DAY ONE of the Healing and Recovery Process

Understanding what denial is and how it functions in addiction is one key to opening the door of recovery.

Dominique Simon-Levine November 8, 2021

He Wants Money and Cigarettes While in Treatment. What Should I Do?

Although you have already given so much, you want to find a way to positively reinforce your son’s effort at staying in treatment. The decision…

Dominique Simon-Levine September 27, 2021

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I’m Foster Parenting Her Children

She is raising her sister-in-law's children, and is at a loss. It seems impossbile to understand how a parent can choose drugs over their own children…

Dominique Simon-Levine June 18, 2019

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Loved One With Diabetes Lands in ER With Severe Withdrawals

Her son landed in the ER, in the midst of full-blown withdrawals, narrowly escaping a diabetic coma. The doctors spelled out the situation in no uncer…

Dominique Simon-Levine June 13, 2019

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My Son’s Drug is Meth

She knows her son needs help, but he often disappears for long stretches of time right after he starts opening up to her. Read on for Dominique Simon-…

Dominique Simon-Levine April 16, 2019

Drug Addict Husband – She’s Hopeless and Exhausted

She has struggled through 12 years of her husband's addiction, having single-handedly provided for their family for all of these years, and is now at …

Dominique Simon-Levine March 1, 2019

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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…

Dominique Simon-Levine December 14, 2018