My son is detoxing from opioids and meth

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5. He sees a recovery specialist at least once per week.

He, himself, was a homeless addict ten years ago. Their relationship is good, and his approach is "matter of fact". He has been there, and is very good at helping my son (and us) understand the chemistry of addiction and how addicts often go through cycles where usage is throttled by the ability to pay for a fix. By doing a partial detox, it takes less money to fund the next cycle (for a while).