This was a great article.  For those of us who have family members with mental health issues and/or addictions, there are very few good answers or solutions.  Others may have suggestions, but either we have done them and they haven't worked, or we can't get our loved one to participate.  Until those with suggestions have walked in our shoes, and have experienced the struggles we have,  I would encourage them not to pass judgement.  I also encourage folks to not pass judgement on those with mental health issues and/or addictions - it's a terrible battle to overcome these.  We don't want to enable our loved one, but we also don't want them to die.......my heart goes out to this writer and her family, having walked in similar shoes.