Supporting someone
Support someone you care about
Someone you love is considering treatment, in a program or in recovery. Find information about offering help, setting limits and taking care of yourself.
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How can I turn an offer of support into an arrangement that helps?
You want to help but may not know what would be useful, and the person you are asking may have little energy to work it out for you.
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Asking about treatment for someone else.
Making a call for someone else brings its own questions. Learn what you can ask, what treatment involves and how privacy affects the conversation.
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Supporting someoneGuide · 4 min read
What can I do when I contact treatment services for someone else?
Someone you care about is struggling, and making a call may feel like the only thing you can do today.
Guide · 6 min read
What can treatment do for me?
If you are looking into treatment, you may be asking whether life can actually feel different.
Guide · 6 min read
Who may learn that I am receiving treatment, and what can I ask about privacy?
You may want treatment and still be afraid of who could find out.
Preparing for life after treatment.
Read about what happens after treatment, then prepare to discuss expectations, household arrangements and the help you can offer.
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Family & partnersGuide · 6 min read
What happens after treatment?
Leaving treatment can make the ordinary things feel unfamiliar: the ride home, the first quiet evening, seeing people again.
Guide · 3 min read
How can I have one clearer conversation about a practical problem?
You need to discuss a ride, bill or household task, but the conversation may carry a much older argument into the room.
Guide · 4 min read
What should we agree on before someone comes home from treatment?
You may be glad someone is coming home and afraid of what home will feel like.
Support for you.
Find public resources for partners, parents and friends, including help with setting limits and looking after your own needs.
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Supporting someoneGuide · 3 min read
How can I set a boundary that I can actually keep?
You may know that you cannot keep lending money, answering calls or giving up sleep, and still feel cruel saying so.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I find support for myself when someone else’s substance use affects me?
You may be so used to talking about the person who uses substances that you no longer know how to answer when someone asks about you.
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