Negative Self Talk
This post was originally published on October 15, 2013. When there is something to be scared or stressed about–whether real or imagined–our ancient “fight-or-flight” reactions kick in as they should....
View ArticleRivermend Health Centers
The Basics Rivermend Health Centers opened its doors in 2014 to provide cutting-edge outpatient substance abuse treatment in Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia. Programs include a Partial-Hospitalization...
View ArticleDe Paul Treatment Centers Outpatient
The Basics De Paul Treatment Centers provides detox, residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment to the residents of Portland, Oregon and surrounding areas. It offers adult outpatient...
View ArticleVolunteers of America Los Angeles
The Basics Providing substance abuse treatment for those in need since 1896, Volunteers of America Los Angeles (VOALA) is an outpatient program in Downey, California. As a non-profit human services...
View ArticleSouthern California Drug and Alcohol Programs, Inc. Foley House
The Basics Foley House, a long-term residential treatment program for both non-parenting women and mothers with children, is operated by the non-profit organization Southern California Drug and Alcohol...
View ArticleOn Friends, Sobriety and Fellowshipping
This post was originally published on April 25, 2014. I’m sure not every recovering alkie out there enjoyed or appreciated this Onion article. But, I mean, it’s an Onion article; how seriously could...
View ArticleHelping without Harming
This post was originally published on October 22, 2013. In the marketplace of human kindness, I used to really do my part in terms of allowing people to express theirs. Don’t misunderstand; I wasn’t...
View ArticleTwin Lakes Recovery Center Outpatient
The Basics Twin Lakes Recovery Center opened its doors last year to provide state-of-the art detox, residential and outpatient treatment near Atlanta, Georgia. Twin Lakes’ residential campus is in...
View ArticleTwin Lakes Recovery Center
The Basics Twin Lakes Recovery Center opened its doors last year to provide state-of-the art detox, residential and outpatient treatment near Atlanta, Georgia. Though a new addition to Atlanta’s...
View ArticleWeeks and Vieri Counseling Services
The Basics Founded in 1996, Weeks and Vieri Counseling Services (WVCS) treats adults and adolescents in and around the Moscow, Idaho area who are struggling with substance abuse and mental health...
View ArticleWeber Human Services
The Basics Located in Ogden, Utah, Weber Human Services (WHS) treats the fast-growing urban populations of Weber and Morgan counties. Originally organized by a cooperative agreement between these two...
View ArticleSo This is What They Meant by Bake(d) Sale!
This post was originally published on April 17, 2014. It all started out innocently enough—just a typical teenage girl with the dream of wearing a beautiful dress to her senior prom. There on the...
View ArticleAddiction: The Family Disease
This post was originally published on October 29, 2013. “I know I’m the addict and all but you have it too, Dawn,” my brother said. If he had been standing in front of me when he said it, I would have...
View ArticleAfterPartyPod: Alexis Neiers
Okay, so I heard about Alexis Neiers the same way a lot of people did: through Vanity Fair—an infamous Vanity Fair story that covered The Bling Ring, a group of young, attractive, glamorous-looking...
View ArticleWellplace
The Basics Based in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Wellplace is a behavioral and mental health facility under the Pioneer Behavioral Health umbrella, a network of behavioral health facilities which have...
View ArticleWedgewood Christian Services
The Basics Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wedgewood Christian Services is a Christian-based, community-focused nonprofit treatment facility aimed at “helping hurting kids.” For 55 years, Wedgewood...
View ArticleWedgewood Christian Services Outpatient
The Basics Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wedgewood Christian Services is a Christian-based, community-focused nonprofit treatment facility that aims to help at-risk adolescents. For 55 years,...
View ArticleTurning Point Recovery Centers
The Basics Since 1989 the non-profit Completion House DBA Turning Point Recovery Centers has provided long and short-term residential treatment for financially challenged men and women struggling with...
View ArticleDrugs of Marin
This post was originally published on April 22, 2014. When reading about the Haverford, Pennsylvania school kids who were shipping ecstasy, coke, pot and other drugs from California and then dealing...
View ArticleSolving the Perception Problem
This post was originally published on October 31, 2013. [Marconi] points out that the amount of the universe a human can experience is statistically, like, zero percent. You’ve got this huge universe,...
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