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Alexander’s House
The Basics Alexander’s House was founded by the parents of Alexander Reisinger, a young man who lost his life to addiction at the age of 23. A men’s only transitional sober living facility in...
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Drugs, Drinking and Social Media
This post was originally published on April 3, 2014. News just keeps hitting the wires about how social media—Facebook in particular—is impacting the lives of addicts. Apparently, it influences the...
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Joining the Clean Team
This post was originally published on September 4, 2013. On Christmas of 2011, I got into a pretty gnarly argument with my then-husband. I was high on Oxy and angry and I pulled a knife (a sourdough...
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Sue’s Recovery Home
The Basics Sue’s Recovery Home is the first women’s only sober living facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is owned and operated by the same individuals who founded the male-only sober...
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The Robby Dawson Home for Women
The Basics Located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The Robby Dawson Home for Women is part of the Teen Challenge residential treatment programs. The facility was opened by Sara White in 1999 and...
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United Counseling Services
The Basics United Counseling Services (UCS) offers outpatient treatment for mental health and substance abuse in the quaint town of Bennington, Vermont. Its Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and...
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Rehab Abroad at Jemadicciones
The Basics Rehab Abroad at Jemadicciones in Mexico City, Mexico is a detox and residential treatment facility that serves men and women struggling with addiction and co-occurring disorders. The program...
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AfterPartyPod: Pat O’Brien
I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Pat O’Brien, the legendary sportscaster and TV/radio personality who speaks quite eloquently about addiction and is such a good sport that he even played...
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Florida Parishes Human Services Authority
The Basics Formed in 2003, Florida Parishes Human Services Authority (FPHSA) aims to provide support and services to individuals with addictions, developmental disabilities and mental illness so they...
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Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center
The Basics Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center (VBPC) is a 100-bed facility that aims to meet the mental health needs of the Virginia Beach community, particularly those suffering from substance abuse...
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Beaverhead Mental Health Center
The Basics Based out of Dillon, Montana, Beaverhead Mental Health Center is an outpatient facility owned and operated by Western Montana Mental Health Center. Treatment plans are available for both...
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AfterParty Answers: Am I Addicted to the Internet?
Over here at AfterParty, we receive an onslaught of questions from people about addiction and recovery. And well, our new video series AfterParty Answers gives us an opportunity to address them. In...
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Why Gender-Specific Treatment Is Crucial for Women
Addiction does not discriminate but there are legitimate reasons why treatment should. Gender-specific care is becoming more and more common and for women especially, it could be the key component to...
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So I Went Back on Meds
This post was originally published on August 28, 2013. As I wrote about a little over a month ago, I decided to go back on medication for depression. I had been on and off depression medication for...
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Teen Challenge of Southern California
The Basics With locations all throughout the state, Teen Challenge of Southern California is an expansive organization founded in 1963 that provides year-long residential treatment programs for adults...
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Western Montana Addiction Services Missoula
The Basics Located in Missoula, Montana, Western Montana Addiction Services Missoula (formally Turning Point Addiction Services) is a multi-faceted behavioral health facility and one of many locations...
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Turning Points Counseling & Consulting
The Basics Turning Points Counseling & Consulting is a mental health and substance abuse treatment program founded 20 years ago by its clinical director, Bobby Scott. It offers education, family...
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True Recovery
The Basics Founded in 2014 in sunny Newport Beach, California, True Recovery bases it’s treatment on the theory that recovery should not have a “one size fits all” approach. It provides an Intensive...
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Signs of Addiction
This post was originally published on April 4, 2014. And now, from the “Is this bullshit?” files, we bring you ChaCha.com‘s gallery of the Most Common Addictions of the Zodiac! The (unintentionally...
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Is This Alcoholism?
This post was originally published on September 7, 2013. “I’m feeling funky,” I said when I left a message on my sponsor’s voicemail. Then I added more sentences, about how I sometimes feel wistful at...
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