I Hated Being on a Group Gratitude List
This post was originally published on August 19, 2013. Now let me start by saying that gratitude lists are important. Actually, scratch that—for my money, gratitude lists are crucial. They have changed...
View ArticleRaven’s Moon Resource Society Sober Living
The Basics Identifying a lack of transitional housing opportunities for those leaving substance abuse treatment in Abbotsford, British Columbia, social services professionals Jeannette Dillabough and...
View ArticleVisionQuest: Lee Prep Philadelphia
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 ArticleUnited Progress, Inc. Trenton Treatment Center
The Basics Serving Trenton, New Jersey since 1961 United Progress, Inc. Trenton Treatment Center provides outpatient substance abuse treatment and detox exclusively to adults and adolescents with...
View ArticleBeacon Family Wellness Center
The Basics Beacon Family Wellness Center (BFWC) is an alcohol and drug abuse outpatient treatment program that is funded by the town of Babylon for Babylon, New York residents. With a goal to provide...
View ArticleTreatment That Meets You Where You’re At, Even If It’s Not Sober
Most people assume getting help with addiction or substance abuse always requires the same sequence of events: get off everything first (either through detox or stone cold willpower), and then start...
View ArticleWeed Man, Beer Man, Meth Man and Me
This post was originally published on June 28, 2013. One benefit of growing up in a house that can best be described as chaotic is that your family provides an enormous amount of material to cover in...
View ArticleSun Valley Services, Inc.
The Basics Sun Valley Services, Inc. is an outpatient substance abuse treatment facility started by Dr. Joseph Parham in 1993. Located in Mesa, Arizona, Sun Valley utilizes a reality therapy approach,...
View ArticleVitality Unlimited Elko
The Basics Since 1971, Vitality Unlimited has been one of Nevada’s primary providers of alcohol and drug abuse with both residential and outpatient tracks, education, intervention, detox, counseling...
View ArticleTransitional Services of Iowa (TSI)
The Basics Founded in 2005, Transitional Services of Iowa (TSI) provides behavioral and mental health as well as substance abuse services to the adults, adolescents and children of Western Iowa. TSI’s...
View ArticlePortage Montréal Adult
The Basics Portage is a Canadian non-profit that helps people suffering from addiction and mental health issues. Established in 1970, Portage offers specialized drug rehabilitation programs for...
View ArticleSayonara Sizzurp: So What’s Next?
This post was originally published on April 30, 2014. The growing trend of DIY narcotics makes the news again but this time the spotlight isn’t on what’s in Justin Beiber’s pimp cup; quite the...
View ArticleThe Video That Reminds Me Why I’m Sober
This post was originally published on July 5, 2013. My cousin has a video of me she took on her phone and keeps as a kind of blackmail or perhaps more of a safeguard. It is a fabulous account of me in...
View ArticleLa Clinica Hispanica
The Basics Located in New Haven, Connecticut, La Clinica Hispanica is an outpatient treatment facility operated through the Connecticut Mental Health Center in cooperation with Yale University’s School...
View ArticleThe Substance Abuse Treatment Unit
The Basics Based out of New Haven, Connecticut, The Substance Abuse Treatment Unit (SATU) is a division of the Connecticut Mental Health Center offered in cooperation with Yale University’s School of...
View ArticleUniversity Psychiatric Associates PA
The Basics Based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, University Psychiatric Associates PA is a multi-faceted behavioral health organization that provides outpatient treatment for teens, adults and...
View ArticleStephen Center HERO Program
The Basics Founded in 1984 in Omaha, Nebraska, the Stephen Center provides a plethora of substance abuse and addiction treatment for financially challenged clients. Programming includes the...
View ArticleIs Facebook Giving You an Eating Disorder?
This post was originally published on March 11, 2014. Everyone knows that Facebook is pretty addictive but a new Florida State University study is claiming that people who frequent the social media...
View ArticleMaking a Happy Life
This post was originally published on July 31, 2013. One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice— though the whole house began to...
View ArticleSafe Haven Recovery Sober Living
The Basics Based out of Miami, Florida, Safe Haven Recovery provides flexible treatment services to men and women struggling with addiction and co-occurring disorders. In addition to its Intensive...
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