Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) provides treatment which will empower patients to function more independently and responsibly, while preparing them for the community with the skills and abilities to lead successful lives. It can be designed to work in conjunction with your daily career to prevent a period of absence from your occupation and can allow…
Patients entering our residential treatment center are no longer in need of acute care and aren’t illustrating withdrawal symptoms, yet they are still in need of 24 hour monitoring and support. Inpatient rehabilitation has the highest long-term success rates. During this phase of treatment patients receive more intensive individual and group counseling sessions. Recovery Ways…
A majority of the calls treatment centers receive come from family and friends looking for help for someone they love. They understand the challenges family and friends face as they attempt to assist a loved one caught in the vicious cycle of a debilitating addiction to alcohol and/or other drugs. The frustration and loneliness associated…
Heroes in Recovery is a movement started by the Foundations Recovery Network and people who are in recovery from addiction and co-occurring disorders. There are 23 million people every year who need addiction treatment but only three million actually get help. Heroes in Recovery is an effort to reach the other 20 million, who may…
Starting the recovery process can seem intimidating and unpleasant, especially knowing that this is just the beginning of the journey. Take the time to realize and understand that if you do not start this process you can/will lose those you love the most, lose control, and can possibly lose your freedom by being arrested, and…
Nixon’s declaration of a war on drugs the presence and size of federal drug control agencies dramatically increased including the creation of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in 1972. Nixon even made marijuana a Schedule I drug, which is the most restrictive category, for a while. He pushed things like no-knock warrants and mandatory sentencing.…
The definition of spirituality is the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. Many people find it in religion but it can also be found in music, art, nature, and others find it in principles and values. People use it to find hope, comfort and…
There are many books written by and for those in addiction treatment and recovery. Of course one of the most well known is Alcoholics Anonymous: The Big Book. This is a list of just 13 books but keep in mind there are many more out there. If you enjoy reading or just looking for some…
Just because you are sober doesn’t mean you can’t have a social life. You can still go out and have fun, enjoy time with your friends, and make new ones. Being sober doesn’t mean you have to be a hermit with no life. In fact, going out and spending time with your friends and trying…
One of the biggest complaints from recovering addicts, in their new-found sobriety, is boredom. Before recovery when they were bored or had nothing to do, they would get high or drunk, they would go to a bar, concerts, raves, or any other gathering where they could use or find their substance of choice. In treatment…
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