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My husband has been away at rehab for the last three weeks and is coming home this weekend.  Before he left, he was stoned on cannabis all the time.  Now he says his plan is to use it just once in a while.  Does that sound wise to you?

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My son returns home from rehab next week.  He’s confident he’ll be able to stay sober, but I’m worried.  All of his stressors (a precarious job, a custody battle with his ex-wife, financial problems, etc.) are still there.  Is there anything we can do to help him stay sober?

I’m trying to help a very good friend of mine who is an alcoholic.  Even though she has relapsed several times before, insurance would only pay for 15 days of residential treatment.  I stayed with her for several days after she got back from treatment and she seemed totally committed to staying sober.  However, I’m ~99% sure she started drinking again the day I left.  ☹
 

She’s going to AA, but I don’t think it’s going to be enough.  I’d like to help her find a good sober living home that will give her more support.  I did a little Googling but I don’t know what I’m looking for.   Can you help?

I discovered my son was addicted to Oxycontin when he was kicked out of college for failing too many classes. Fortunately, we were able to talk him into going to rehab and, three weeks later, he seems like his old self again. I'm so relieved! He's begging us to let him come home, but his counselor thinks he should stay there and go to intensive outpatient. What should we do?

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