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    Opiates

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    Her Boss Doesn’t Know What She is Dealing With

    This mom received a harsh note about her work performance on the eve of her holiday break. Her loved one's addiction has consumed so much of her energ…
    Dominique January 24, 2019
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Addiction, Addiciton recovery, Dominique Simon-Levine, dsl, drugs, heroin, regret, hopelessness, wish or dip, family, Thansgiving, treatment

    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 December 14, 2018
    Allies in Recovery , AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dsl, addiction, recovery, SUD, heroin, detach, IOP, AA, addict, self-care, enabling, CRAFT

    My Helping Wasn’t Helpful. It’s Time to Detach

    Mom spent years helping her daughter and son-in-law as they sank deeper and deeper into trouble with the drugs and probably also alcohol. She now real…
    Dominique December 10, 2018
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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…
    Dominique December 3, 2018
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    She’s on the Street With a No-Good Boyfriend

    With her daughter now on the street, this mother wonders what she can do to reach her. To further complicate things, she has a manipulative boyfriend.
    Dominique November 27, 2018
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    He’s Sober But Really Struggling and Losing Hope

    This mom is determined to help her son, in recovery from opioid addiction since last December. But he continues to struggle, from symptoms related to …
    Dominique October 15, 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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    Tough Love? Really?

    Tough love, I was told, was the only hope I had left. So I tried it and things got worse. I hated it and it didn't even work. Then I developed a perso…
    Annie October 4, 2018
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    A Mother’s Addiction Threatens Her Sons’ Recovery

    An aunt has been instrumental in helping her two nephews engage into treatment. Their recovery remains strong yet she worries that their mother's rece…
    Dominique July 24, 2018
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    He’s Withdrawing from Suboxone at Home!

    They discharged him from detox precisely when withdrawal was at its worst. He will need the full support of his family to get through this difficult t…
    Dominique July 24, 2018
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