Serious Mental Illness & Addiction—Help!
A member wonders if it would be 'immoral' to ask her son, alcohol-dependent and experiencing psychotic symptoms, to leave the house. Dis…
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Just back from rehab and her ‘friend’ left her sick & unconscious in the basement
klmaiuri's daughter has relapsed twice in on month since her return from rehab. Mom seeks to understand how to influence her daughter despite her …
Treatment, Relapse, now Jail
A mother called the police when her addicted daughter stole her car. Now the daughter is in jail and furious, blaming her parents. What next?
He Wants Money and Cigarettes While in Treatment
A mother doesn't know what she should do when one of her sons asks for money and cigarettes while in treatment. He claims he can only get through this…
After Treatment and Relapses Now She’s in Jail
All of this may make you want to give up on treatment. Please don’t. In one study of treatment, it took 4 treatment episodes on average to get a…
He Wants Money & Cigarettes While in Treatment
CRAFT would say reward the non-use. Your son is not using drugs. In fact, he is behaving in a way you want to support: he is in treatment. Though I kn…
Am I Doing Enough?
AiR member help4t has learned that her daughter is injecting cocaine. Dominique Simon-Levine lists the principal dangers of cocaine injection and help…
He Refuses to Leave
If your Loved One is behaving violently now, the risk is that this will generalize to his future relationships with a spouse, his own children, or oth…
Understanding What Counts as Use Is Hard. Talking About It with Him Is Even Harder.
Thankfully, CRAFT offers a guide to both challenges.
I Can’t Always Tell If He’s Dabbing. What If I Make Mistakes?
Don’t worry, you will! But supporting our Loved One requires informed and consistent connection—not perfection.