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    We’ve Set Our Boundaries. He’s Breaking Them.

    When it comes to their son’s involvement with drugs, Lovingmom11 and her husband are clear about where their boundaries are. Their son, regrettably,…
    Laurie MacDougall December 5, 2022
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    Will This Mom Push Her Son Too Far Away if She “Removes Rewards” Using the CRAFT Approach?

    An AlliesinRecovery.net member is torn between wanting to provide a safe space for her son to use substances, and her fear of losing her lease and soc…
    Laurie MacDougall November 7, 2022

    My Loved One Also Struggles with Mental Health – Is CRAFT Right for Us?

    One of our long-time Allies in Recovery members wrote in to our “Pose a Question” blog with an update on her loved one – her husband – who has…
    dominiquesimon October 14, 2022

    Our Son Moved Back Home But He’s Using: My Anxiety Is Off The Charts!

    Her grown son has moved back home and is using cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana — and angrily denying it. Her husband has had enough and is ready to …
    Laurie MacDougall October 7, 2022

    She Self-Medicates for Social Anxiety and Refuses Treatment

    Social anxiety is way more than shyness. Many cases of SAD involve substances as well as depression. Self-medicating can appear to help but may also b…
    dominiquesimon April 29, 2022
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    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…
    dominiquesimon April 2, 2019
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    Celebrating a Few Positive Steps

    Wins can come when you're least expecting them. Read an inspiring report of a member's recent success using CRAFT. Positive steps like these don't mea…
    an-air-member March 14, 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…
    dominiquesimon February 18, 2019
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    He’s Angry And Pushing us Away

    They began to implement CRAFT guidelines when he comes home high, trying new gestures and rewards to connect with him when he's sober. Their son howev…
    dominiquesimon February 1, 2019
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    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…
    dominiquesimon December 3, 2018
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    Allies in Recovery is a membership-based program providing knowledge and skills to families who have loved ones struggling with addiction, since 2003. Using CRAFT, the only behavioral training method designed specifically for families and scientifically proven to work, you’ll learn how to communicate, behave, intervene, and guide your loved one toward recovery. Eight self-guided video modules provide the complete CRAFT skillset. We supplement the training videos with hand-tailored guidance provided through an expert, interactive blog, podcasts, and curated resources - including ways to locate hard-to-find, quality, low- or no-cost treatment, and other pathways through which your loved one can find recovery. You aren't alone - you have Allies!

     
       

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