Why Being Around Normal Drinkers Keeps Me Sober
This post was originally published on September 10, 2015. I knew I had a drinking problem long before I actually quit drinking. But some of the greatest moments of clarity about my problem have...
View ArticleBlue Fire Wilderness Therapy
The Basics Located 100 miles southeast of Boise, Idaho in the small city of Gooding, BlueFire Wilderness Therapy helps teenagers and young adults between the ages of 11 and 28 struggling with mental...
View ArticleAmerica’s Rehab Campuses
The Basics With facilities in Dana Point, California and Tucson, Arizona, America’s Rehab Campuses is a CARF-accredited, multi-faceted organization that offers flexible treatment services for clients...
View ArticleThe Madison Institute
The Basics With locations in California, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Georgia, The Madison Institute is a wide-ranging organization providing short-term,...
View ArticleMaintaining Emotional Sobriety
In early sobriety we celebrate the milestones since we last had a drink or used drugs: 30 days, 60 days, and so on. However, when those milestones stack up and people are no longer tempted to use in...
View ArticleAging Doesn’t Mix Well with Alcohol
This post was originally published on September 22, 2015. It’s one thing to try and keep up with your college drinking habits well into your 20s and 30s (I know because I tried). But trying to carry...
View ArticleChoice House
The Basics Based out of Boulder, Colorado, Choice House is a rehab facility and a recovery community offering several different treatment options for clients struggling with addiction and co-occurring...
View ArticleAntonia Maria Foundation
The Basics Located in North Brunswick, New Jersey, Antonia Maria Foundation is a broad non-profit organization that provides life skills classes, counseling and temporary housing to women in New Jersey...
View ArticleCambridge Recovery Estates
The Basics Based out of Flanders, New Jersey, Cambridge Recovery Estates is a transitional living program for men in early recovery from addiction and related behavioral health disorders. Like many...
View ArticleExecutive Treatment Can Help You Get Clean
Society has a lot of stereotypes about people who struggle with substance abuse: that they are weak-willed, uneducated or poor. The truth is that substance abuse is a disease that can affect anyone....
View ArticleWhat I Wish I’d Known When I Was New to Sobriety
This post was originally published on September 28, 2105. So, you walk into your first meeting. You hear them say, “The only requirement for membership is a desire to quit drinking.” and you think,...
View ArticleMaitri Healing Psychotherapy Practice
The Basics Maitri Healing Psychotherapy Practice is the private practice of psychotherapist and LCSW Erin Eagles. With offices in Allentown and Perkasie, Pennsylvania, Eagles works with children...
View ArticleWarrior Addiction Recovery
The Basics Warrior Addiction Recovery in Atlanta, Georgia, is an outpatient treatment facility that specializes in the care of clients struggling with alcohol and substance use disorders. Founded by...
View ArticleMNC Nutrition
The Basics MNC Nutrition is a Philadelphia based facility that was founded by Marjorie Nolan Cohn, a registered dietitian, author and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. MNC...
View Article‘Halloween’ Actress Jamie Lee Curtis Approaches 20 Years of Sobriety: This...
Jamie Lee Curtis, who’s currently reprising her role as Laurie Strode in the sequel Halloween, noted that “everything changed” when she got sober. The 59-year-actress told the Chicago Sun-Times that...
View ArticleAlliance Counseling
The Basics Alliance Counseling is a private practice that offers group and individual therapy services with two locations in Delaware. The organization can facilitate corporate and personal workshops...
View ArticlePsychological Associates of Lancaster
The Basics Psychological Associates of Lancaster is a small, private group practice that offers counseling and evaluation services for individuals, couples and families. Located in its namesake,...
View ArticleRescue Mental Health and Addiction Services
The Basics Northwest Ohio’s Rescue Mental Health and Addiction Services is an emergency treatment option for children, adolescents and adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Adult...
View ArticleIs There a Link Between Pot and Diabetes?
This post was originally published on October 7, 2015. There are many different kids of pot smokers—experimental teenagers, curious college students, quarter-lifers continuing the party, yuppies who...
View ArticleREADER SPOTLIGHT: How I Got Sober: Jill
This post was originally published on September 29, 2015. People get sober in all sorts of ways. Sometimes they just quit on their own. Sometimes they go to rehab. They show up in 12-step rooms,...
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