Jan 1, 2026 · Parents with an adult child dealing with substance use disorder involving either drugs or alcohol find hope and support through Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL).

Find out more about how to start a PAL group in your area, what you can expect when you attend a PAL meeting, and how you can help yourself when dealing with an addicted loved one.

Jun 1, 2024 · The PAL program is built on weekly meetings held at no cost to participants, led by trained peer volunteer facilitators who have all experienced the addiction of a loved one.

In 2015, Speakman and PAL parents formed PAL as a non-profit and began to build an infrastructure to allow PAL to expand beyond its handful of meetings in the Phoenix area.

There are two parts to a PAL group meeting: an educational component and a sharing component. Along with information about addiction and recovery, PAL uses stories and metaphors to help …

Meetings from your home, your car, anywhere! PAL is a support group for parents and other family members who have an adult loved one dealing with substance use disorder (SUD).

Below are PAL’s current 9 “key” lessons and four supplemental lessons about addiction and recovery. Please utilize the core lessons in order and you may use the supplemental lessons as desired.

PAL is a support group for parents and other family members who are navigating through an adult loved one suffering from substance use disorder. PAL meetings have been proven in studies to help …

LESSON 1 – DELAYED EMOTIONAL GROWTH Adults are expected to act responsibly, develop common sense, and gain wisdom. They have an awareness of behavioral consequences - both …

Feb 2, 2024 · PAL focuses on the challenges unique to the parents of adult users. Parents of adolescents still have some control over their child’s life, but parents of adults lose that ability to …