I was exactly like that I read everything, I listen to addiction recovery podcast each day, and a few other things but I could only get to a month clean maybe more.
But since I joined the meetings I’ve got 100 days today the most I’ve done. And u have to talk to someone each day and it really does help talking to other addicts.
Would he try CA? It’s just the same as AA. My sponsor said its about putting or defences up. Plus working the 12 steps helps as well. One of the steps.. Step 4 is resentments. We write them down from the past and pray for them to be took away. Alot of things from the past stay with us and can be a root cause for addiction. Mine was my dad, he use to scream alot at me and was basically emotional abuse and he was quite scary, and I had a mate who was a bully with a few of us. But we need to let go of these resentments. It’s like having hot coal in our hands, we need to let go or its just gonna keep hurting us.
I guess its up to your son what he wants to do. I always said I’d never go but I had to in the end.
I can imagine he is, the crap us addicts put in us just ruins life’s.
Has he got a plan now to get clean again and what is it if he has?