The, Um, Eyelid High?
This post was originally published on April 30, 2014. Oh lord, those crazy, kooky teens. They’re at it again. What won’t they do in an effort to get f*cked up? Or…more f*cked up? As f*cked up as...
View ArticleEating Disorders: Just a Part of Normal, Everyday Conversation
This post was originally published on June 12, 2013. So Eddie Murphy and his model wife, Nicole, apparently have a daughter who’s gorgeous and a model. And she was on Good Morning America, where she...
View ArticleTampa Crossroads Rose Manor
The Basics Tampa Crossroads is a non-profit, CARF-accredited recovery service program with locations Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco Counties in Florida. First founded in in 1977 by Sister Rosa...
View ArticleTCN Behavioral Health Services Outpatient
The Basics TCN Behavioral Health Services is a non-profit organization that offers behavioral health and prevention services in three locations in Greene County, Ohio. TCN’s mental health and substance...
View ArticleSouth Texas Behavioral Health Center
The Basics Located in Edinburg, Texas, South Texas Behavioral Health Center provides a medical detox and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for clients with co-occurring disorders. Because of it’s...
View ArticleSecond Chance Recovery House
The Basics The non-profit North Island Supportive Recovery Society operates Second Chance Recovery House, a residential treatment program for men in Campbell River, British Columbia. Second Chance...
View ArticleI Heard Somewhere That Drinking Is Bad for You
This post was originally published on April 1, 2014. Psych Central’s recent blog by Dr. Jesse Viner, Executive Medical Director of Yellowbrick, explains why alcohol isn’t good for your mental health....
View ArticleAA Is the Cult of What, Exactly?
This post was originally published on August 13, 2013. People who attend AA meetings with any regularity (and many who don’t) are no doubt familiar with the oft-cast accusation that AA is a cult. I...
View ArticleJanus Solutions
The Basics Janus Solutions is a behavioral health organization based out of London. It provides flexible and individualized treatment programs for adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring...
View ArticleKinghaven Treatment Centre: Valley House
The Basics Valley House is a transitional care facility and a member of the Kinghaven Treatment Centre network in British Columbia, Canada. Kinghaven was founded in 1971 as a recovery house for men and...
View ArticleCharlford House
The Basics Charlford House is a long-term residential treatment facility for women located in Burnaby, British Columbia. It substance abuse treatment using the surrogate-family model, helping clients...
View ArticleCampbell River and North Island Transition Society: The Ann Elmore House
The Basics The Campbell River and North Island Transition Society operates a number of supportive services for women and children in Campbell River, British Columbia. Its mission is to approach...
View Article12-Step Stores Get Fabulous
This post was originally published on September 11, 2013. 12-step stores don’t tend to be all that exciting. You could say, in fact, that 12-step stores tend to be downright dismal. Filled with plastic...
View ArticleThe Family Freak
This post was originally published on August 16, 2013. It’s family barbecue season in my neck of the woods. How I loved barbecue season back in the day. For me, barbecues had little to do with food but...
View ArticleVisionQuest: Lee Preparatory Academy at South Penn
The Basics VisionQuest is a national network of residential mental health, substance abuse and foster care facilities that have been providing support and guidance for boys and girls between the ages...
View ArticleVision Behavioral Health Service, LLC
The Basics Since 2007, Vision Behavioral Health Service, LLC in Louisburg, North Carolina has provided outpatient substance abuse treatment services to adolescent and adult men and women. VBHS employs...
View ArticleBurnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction
The Basics BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services operates the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction, a long-term residential program for those with significant co-occurring disorders. In...
View ArticleAdult and Teen Challenge BC
The Basics Adult and Teen Challenge BC is a member of the world-wide Teen Challenge treatment network, with substance abuse facilities in over 100 countries. The residential program is a 12-month...
View ArticleAfterParty Answers: Is an Obsession with Healthy Food an Eating Disorder?
Over here at AfterParty, we receive an onslaught (okay, some) questions people have about addiction and recovery. While we aren’t in any way medical professions (emphasis on “aren’t in any way medical...
View ArticleRelapse Prevention: There’s an App for That
Patients who seek residential addiction recovery services relapse at an alarming rate of 60% in the first 30 days post-treatment.* It’s a sobering statistic that Tennessee-based addiction treatment...
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