For families
You did not cause it. You cannot cure it. You can still help.
For parents, partners, kids and friends. The people doing the worrying.
What to say
Word-for-word scripts for the hardest conversation.
Intervention, done right
What works better than an ambush.
Hold a boundary
Say it once. Mean it. Stay kind.
Choosing a program
Ten questions before you pay for anything.
What it will cost
Before you put it on a credit card.
Rooms for families
People living the same thing.
What helps
- Speak from what you have seen: “I found you asleep with the stove on.”
- Keep the door open to treatment, every single day
- Let natural consequences happen
- Carry naloxone if opioids are involved
- Get support for yourself, whether or not they do
What does not
- Lectures, labels and ultimatums you will not keep
- Paying debts, covering for them at work
- Waiting for “rock bottom.” It is a myth, and for some people it is death
- Doing this alone
Your own rooms
Free support for families
Worried about someone tonight?
Talk to a parent or partner who has been exactly where you are.