Detour House
The Basics Detour House is a women’s only residential program in Sydney, Australia that has been in operation since 1984. The 15 month program consists of a three month inpatient treatment for...
View ArticleThe Buttery
The Basics The Buttery is a Northern Australian treatment facility located in Binna Burra. It specializes in chemical dependency and other addictions, like gambling. The Buttery also offers dual...
View ArticleMeier Clinic of California
The Basics The Meier Clinic in Laguna Hills, California is a non-profit outpatient treatment facility that specializes in the care of clients struggling with mental health conditions like anxiety,...
View ArticlePort St. Lucie Hospital Outpatient
The Basics The Port St. Lucie Hospital is a treatment facility about 50 miles north of West Palm Beach, Florida. It addresses alcohol and substance use disorders as well as co-occurring mental and...
View ArticleSpringbrook Hospital
The Basics Located 50 miles north of Tampa, Florida in the town of Brooksville, Springbrook Hospital is a treatment facility that specializes in the care of clients struggling with a range of mental...
View ArticleKodiak Recovery
The Basics Kodiak Recovery is a full service outpatient clinic located in Edina, Minnesota. It offers treatment for substance abuse, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders. Programming consists of...
View ArticleThe Willough at Naples Outpatient
The Basics The Willough at Naples provides comprehensive, individualized treatment for clients struggling with alcohol and substance use disorders. Services area also available for co-occurring mental...
View ArticleWhole Living Recovery
The Basics Whole Living Recovery is an Ohio-based, not-for-profit sober living program for adult women. Based northeast of Columbus in Newark, Ohio, Whole Living Recovery caters to women who are 18...
View ArticleSpringbrook Hospital PHP
The Basics Springbrook Hospital is a treatment facility located 50 miles north of Tampa, Florida. It has a comprehensive Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) for adults struggling with addiction and...
View ArticleThe Buttery Maintenance to Abstinence Program
The Basics Southwest Australia’s The Buttery has several programs geared towards substance abuse, co-occurring disorders and other harmful behaviors, like gambling and eating disorders. The Maintenance...
View ArticleThe Connection Between ADHD and Addiction
This post was originally published on December 11, 2015. I recently read a piece in Vice that discussed the connection between ADHD and addiction. Although this isn’t a new concept, the idea that an...
View ArticleREADER SPOTLIGHT: How I Got Sober: Teresa
This post was originally published on November 30, 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,...
View ArticleMaybe I’m Not an Alcoholic
This post was originally published on November 25, 2015. My name is Allison and I’m an alcoholic. There hasn’t been a day since June 11, 2012 that I haven’t admitted this to myself or others, usually...
View ArticleWhich Came First, The PTSD or The Alcoholism?
The acronym PTSD is one that many people are familiar with but few truly understand. Unfortunately, as NewsOK recently reported, the aftermath of 9/11 for first responders has shown more of us how Post...
View ArticleThe Buttery Private
The Basics The Buttery is an Australian chemical dependency, addiction and dual diagnosis treatment program. It offers a number of services including residential, outpatient and maintenance...
View ArticleMeier Clinic of Florida
Meier Clinic West Palm Beach Meier Clinics has locations all over the country. The Meier Clinics in Florida include two outpatient treatment facilities in the coastal West Palm Beach area, about an...
View ArticleThe Girls Refuge
The Basics The Girls Refuge is a short term residential treatment facility that is operated by the Sydney, Australia’s Detour House. The Girls Refuge offers help to adolescent girls who are struggling...
View ArticleHow Education Benefits Addiction Recovery
There is no such thing as perfect addiction recovery treatment, because everyone is different and has their own specific path. But one thing is for sure: everyone moving through a recovery program can...
View ArticleNow I’m Addicted to Rescuing Pit Bulls
This post was originally published on October 13, 2015. My pooches have been instrumental to my recovery. But there are days when I wonder, What if I just had one dog? Maybe I would have been able to...
View ArticleThe Buttery INTRA
The Buttery Outreach The INTRA program is a community based outreach project through The Buttery. It offers several groups and educational opportunities for those struggling with getting sober. There...
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