1st Step Behavioral Health Outpatient
The Basics Located in Pompano Beach, Florida, 1st Step Behavioral Health was opened in December 2015 by Gus Crocco, a LCSW with more than 25 years of experience in the treatment of addiction and...
View ArticleNew Sober Dating Site
Dating in recovery can be tough, but one new website provides unique supports to people who are looking to find love while maintaining their recovery. SoberSinglesDate is a dating site dedicated...
View ArticleResentments: Not Just for Alcoholics
This post was originally published on September 23, 2013. I once heard someone say, mid-share during an AA meeting, “But I’m an alcoholic, so of course I got resentful.” The man speaking had been cut...
View ArticleCrossroads Counseling Services LLC
The Basics With locations in Ottawa, Morris and Plainfield, Illinois, Crossroads Counseling Services LLC is an expansive behavioral health organization that provides outpatient treatment for addiction...
View ArticlePLCCA Substance Abuse Operations
The Basics Located in Maywood, Illinois, PLCCA Substance Abuse Operations is a community-oriented outpatient treatment program that provides counseling for adults and adolescents struggling with...
View ArticleMission Teens, Inc.
The Basics Mission Teens, Inc. is a Christian nonprofit organization that provides co-ed residential treatment for substance abuse at 18 locations around the country. Mission Teens was created in 1969...
View Article1st Step Behavioral Health
The Basics Located just north of Fort Lauderdale in Pompano Beach, Florida, 1st Step Behavioral Health opened its doors in December 2015. Founder Gus Crocco is a LCSW with more than 25 years of...
View ArticleOpioid Addiction Hits U.S. Employers
The opioid epidemic is having vast effects on American employers, with opioid abuse costing employers $12 billion annually and up to 12 percent of the American workforce under the influence of drugs...
View ArticleSober? Yes. Obsessive Still? Oh, Yes.
This post was originally published on September 17, 2013. There’s a picture of me somewhere. In it, I’m wearing a (then contemporary) California Raisins sweatshirt, sweatpants, and bare feet. My auburn...
View ArticleThe Health Retreat Recovery Centre
The Basics The Health Retreat Recovery Centre is a residential treatment program for adults in Queensland, Australia founded by addiction specialist Francis McLaughlan. Originally created in 2004, its...
View ArticleTurning Point
The Basics Turning Point is a residential treatment program for adults in Southaven, Mississippi, close to the Tennessee border and a short drive to the Memphis Airport. Turning Point was acquired and...
View ArticleTurning Point New Directions for Families, Inc.
The Basics Turning Point New Directions for Families, Inc. is a private outpatient treatment program in the southwestern Atlanta suburb of Tyrone, Georgia. It was founded in 2000 by LPC, Patricia...
View ArticleTurning Point Center for Youth and Family Development
The Basics Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development is a non-profit behavioral health and substance abuse treatment program that treats adolescents 12 to 21 years old in Fort Collins,...
View ArticleMoms of Addicts Heal Through Letters
This post was originally published on April 14, 2014. I’m a big fan of turning anguish into art. Especially when that anguish—and that art—is addiction-related. Think about it; there’s just such an...
View ArticleOh, To Be Normal
This post was originally published on October 2, 2013. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it must be like to be normal. I hear it all the time in recovery rooms: What’s normal? Is there any...
View ArticleUnited Health and Behavioral Services
The Basics United Health and Behavioral Services in Atlanta, Georgia is an outpatient facility that provides comprehensive mental health and substance abuse treatment programs for adults with addiction...
View ArticleLife of Purpose
The Basics Life of Purpose is the first primary care substance abuse treatment facility on a US college campus. The original location opened its doors in 2013 in Boca Raton, Florida, on the campus of...
View ArticleBronx-Lebanon Life Recovery Center
The Basics Based out of the Bronx in New York City, New York, Life Recovery Center is a behavioral health facility operating under the umbrella of Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, a full service...
View ArticleGrassroots Treatment Center
The Basics Grassroots Treatment Center is a gender-specific substance abuse treatment organization for men located in West Palm Beach, Florida. Its helps men struggling with addiction and co-occurring...
View ArticleAfterPartyPod: Greg Behrendt
It’s never a good idea to set anyone’s expectations high but the AfterPartyPod really hit its stride this week with best-selling author, stand-up comedian, musician and Walking The Room podcast...
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