10 Reasons to Get Treatment Over the Holidays Admittedly, the idea of spending the holidays in rehab isn’t very appealing initially.  But, when contrasted with the reality of drug addiction…Continue Reading >>

Are You Making it Easier for Your Loved One to Abuse Drugs? The families of drug addicts inevitably end up in the difficult position of deciding whether to help their…Continue Reading >>

Sometimes it feels like sobriety gave way not to a life of freedom and happiness, but to a plethora of unresolved issued waiting to be addressed. This makes sense. Alcohol…Continue Reading >>

The Importance of Nutrition and Diet in Recovery As former disciples of the school of modifying mood by means of chemicals, one might think that addicts and alcoholics in recovery…Continue Reading >>

Tips to Keep You Sane While in Recovery Concrete actions for a better recovery are a welcome change from the spiritual axioms we often hear without quite knowing what to…Continue Reading >>

Friendship in sobriety is dramatically different from friendship as we once knew it. Before getting sober, friends were partners in crime – people to be sneaky with. Being a good…Continue Reading >>

Talk therapy can be extremely productive, and is an essential part of recovery. However, it can be difficult to access certain topics in a conversational therapy session, because some of…Continue Reading >>

It breaks my heart when I hear a newcomer to sobriety open up and speak her truth in an AA meeting, only to be chased down and scolded post-meeting because…Continue Reading >>

With Tiger Woods in the media spotlight, the debate has sprung up yet again.  Is overindulgence in vices like sex, drugs and alcohol a symptom of an authentic illness, or…Continue Reading >>

Many times when an addict or alcoholic comes crawling back to the rooms of AA and NA after deciding to try drinking or using one more time, she is welcomed…Continue Reading >>

You may have heard it from a sponsor, a friend, or staff member at treatment: Don’t date in your first year of sobriety. I know, it sounds unfair. What else…Continue Reading >>

Dual-diagnosis is a term used to denote individuals who suffer from drug addiction or alcoholism as well as another mental disorder (often bipolar disorder, PTSD, or eating disorders). Considering the…Continue Reading >>

People always say things like “think positive,” and “if you want success, envision yourself succeeding.”  It may sounds like an oversimplified strategy, but in recovery, positive thinking is incredibly important.…Continue Reading >>

Though the recent death of Corey Haim may not have been a drug overdose (the toxicology report has yet to be released), there has been a lot of speculation that…Continue Reading >>

A recent RCT study of 353 women that were assigned to either 12 sessions of trauma-focused or health education group treatment showed that PTSD severity reductions were more likely associated…Continue Reading >>

Jason Wahler, former star of The Hills, was arrested for the sixth time in four years on March 19 in Newport Beach, Calif., at approximately 11 p.m. for driving while…Continue Reading >>

The importance of offering drug addiction treatment for women cannot be over emphasized. Research has shown that women react more positively to treatment when they are in a gender-specific treatment…Continue Reading >>

ALCOHOL TREATMENT: LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY RECOVERY For those in search of alcohol treatment Los Angeles and its surrounding areas have much to offer in the way of recovery…Continue Reading >>

DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS: HELP IS AVAILABLE For individuals who have a history of using drugs in excess, drug abuse treatment programs provide the opportunity and the necessary tools to…Continue Reading >>

DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT Drug addiction treatment functions as a safe haven for the addict, isolating him or her from environmental stresses that create the desire to use. By distancing the addict…Continue Reading >>