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    Communication

    The Power of Language

    Laurie MacDougall discusses the dramatic impact that language has on our discussions of Substance Use Disorder. Let's work together to reduce stigma, …
    Laurie May 15, 2020
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon Levine, dsl, addiction, addiction recovery, SUD, Molly, LSD, oxycontin, CRAFT, boundaries, friends, messaging, texting

    I Want to Message Her Friends

    These parents are reeling in the wake of realizing their teenaged daughter is experimenting with all sorts of substances. It feels tempting to monitor…
    Dominique June 11, 2019
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dsl, addiction, addition recovery, little brother, family addiction, sober, siblings, recovery, CRAFT, addicted loved one,

    My Little Brother is Using Like I Used to

    When all but one member of a family is in recovery and living a sober lifestyle, how do they approach their loved one's use without being too overbear…
    Dominique April 2, 2019
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dsl, addiction, addiction recovery, treatment, hope, opiates, rape, relapse, sobriety, stories of recovery, drugs, SUD, CRAFT,

    We Thought we Had Lost Her, but CRAFT Worked

    This family member had given up on ever getting her daugher back again. Her powerful tale of hope credits CRAFT with helping turn things around. We ar…
    an-allies-in-recovery-member March 26, 2019
    Allies in Recovery, Dominique Simon-Levine, dsl, addiction, recovery, drugs, alcohol, rehab, shaky ground, communication, treatment, CRAFT, opioids, opioid crisis,

    She’s Back From Rehab But on Shaky Ground

    She's worried her daughter may be heading towards relapse, having just returned home from rehab. It's a real strain to have things start off this way.…
    Dominique March 22, 2019
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    Help! We Need a New Approach

    She's fed up with her son's patterns of non-communication. Whenever his use is addressed, he withdraws and shuts off communication. When he does reach…
    Dominique February 18, 2019
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    Our Front Is Not So United

    Relationships can be gradually worn down and eventually ruined with such fundamental and ongoing disagreements. Addiction is a lifelong affliction. As…
    Dominique November 19, 2018
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    She Secretly Struggles with Bulimia and Alcohol

    There is a difference between someone who is not aware of the effects and dangers of what they are doing, and someone who is. This high-functioning da…
    Dominique November 16, 2018
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    He Doesn’t Think He Needs Any Treatment – I’m Fed Up!

    This dad is beyond frustrated and fed up. His 38 year-old son is married with a child but is living with his parents. After three months sober he's re…
    Dominique October 11, 2018
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    How Would CRAFT Work in my Situation?

    Is CRAFT always the right approach? Even when your loved one has been so deceptive and unwilling to listen?
    Dominique October 4, 2018
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