STOP Clinic
The Basics The STOP Clinic of Cary, North Carolina was founded in 1992 by Leslie Lyon to offer rapid detox from cocaine and heroin. Today the facility’s main focuses are the smoking cessation and...
View ArticleCarolina Center for Recovery
The Basics Based out of Matthews, North Carolina, a southeastern suburb of Charlotte, Carolina Center for Recovery is an outpatient-based behavioral health facility providing flexible treatment...
View ArticleJust the Facts: How Workit Health Is Redefining the Truth About Addiction...
When Bill Wilson created Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, it was the first time someone established a [literal step-by-step]method for quitting drinking. It had rules and structure, and encouraged its...
View ArticleHow a Spinning Exercise Routine Can Keep You Motivated in Early Recovery
Our guest blogger, Luke S. Mitchell, is an MS Undergraduate in Sports Journalism and manager of Defend Your Healthcare. He is not only interested in the mind-body relationship and how motivation shapes...
View ArticleDeer Hollow
The Basics Deer Hollow, based out of Utah, is an addiction treatment program that specializes in PTSD and trauma. The residential track includes group and individual therapy and 24 hour a day care....
View ArticleHorizon Behavioral Health
The Basics Horizon Behavioral Health is a treatment organization with three outpatient facilities in southeast Georgia. Horizon specializes in the care of clients struggling with substance use...
View ArticleBrain Wellness Center
The Basics Brain Wellness Center is a treatment organization that specializes in the care of clients struggling with a range of substance use, learning and sleep disorders. Brain Wellness has three...
View ArticleWhy Therapy and 12-Step Programs Aren’t Enough
Although addiction science has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years, there’s typically a lag between the most up-to-date scientific knowledge and the practices in the field. As journalists...
View ArticleDeer Hollow Outpatient
The Basics Deer Hollow Recovery and Wellness out of Draper, Utah is a luxury recovery facility that provides residential, outpatient and sober living options. It caters to men and women struggling with...
View ArticleSellati and Co.
The Basics Sellati and Co. is a CARF accredited network of methadone treatment facilities that serve Virginia and North Carolina with several locations in both states. Since 1992, when the company...
View ArticleNew Life Interventions
The Basics New Life Interventions was established in 2012 by founder and former addict Frank Riedl in Woodstown, New Jersey. New Life Interventions offers a series of services in addition to...
View ArticleTreatment Center Admits Its First Netflix-Addicted Patient: This Week in...
A mental health treatment center in India has just admitted its first patient related to Netflix addiction. According to ABC News, a 26-year-old man who sought to reach a “feeling of goodness” from...
View ArticleCentre for Counseling of Aventura
The Basics Located about 20 miles north of Miami, Florida in the coastal city of Aventura, Centre for Counseling of Aventura (CCA) is an outpatient treatment facility that specializes in the care of...
View ArticleAtlas Psychiatry
The Basics Atlas Psychiatry is an outpatient treatment facility in New Orleans, Louisiana that provides comprehensive psychiatric services for adults, adolescents and children struggling with alcohol...
View ArticleMain Line Therapy
The Basics Main Line Therapy in the Philadelphia suburb of Wayne, Pennsylvania is the private practice of Dr. Lucy Faulconbridge, who is a clinical psychologist who specializes in eating disorders and...
View ArticleAfterParty Hero: The Entrepreneur Devoting His Life to a Clean Cause
This post was originally published on August 28, 2015. Austin-based entrepreneur Wes Hurt’s life has been a whirlwind. After high school, he lived in four different states (Alabama, California, Texas...
View ArticleIs Beer Good for You?
This post was originally published on September 15, 2015. As far as I can tell, there has been a long-standing cold war between those who drink and those who don’t. There are heated debates about how...
View ArticleTwo Wolves
The Basics Two Wolves is a boutique treatment facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota that specializes in the treatment of clients struggling with alcohol and substance use disorders. Two Wolves does not...
View ArticlePositive Mind and Body
The Basics Philadelphia based Positive Mind and Body is a private practice that was founded by two mental health professionals who trained at the Children’s Hospital, and wanted to offer their...
View ArticleViewPoint Center
The Basics Located 30 miles north of Salt Lake City, Utah in the small city of Syracuse, ViewPoint Center is a residential treatment facility that specializes in the care of clients between the ages of...
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