Youth Focus Maternity Housing
Youth Focus Maternity Housing Review North Carolina’s Youth Focus offers a variety of services for adolescents and young adults dealing with behavioral and mental health issues and substance abuse. One...
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Second Nature Rehab Review Located 115 miles southeast of Salt Lake City in the town of Duchesne, Utah, Second Nature specializes in the care of adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17. The young...
View ArticleREADER SPOTLIGHT: How I Got Sober: Lisa
This post was originally published on July 5, 2016. 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, ashrams,...
View ArticleRites of Passage
Rites of Passage Review Located 80 miles southwest of Seattle in the small city of Shelton, Washington, Rites of Passage is a treatment facility that specializes in the care of children, adolescents,...
View ArticleCooperRiis
CooperRiis Review CooperRiis is a program that caters to those who have a primary diagnosis of mental illness, though it does offer dual diagnosis treatment services as well. There are two locations...
View ArticleRedlak Recovery Center
Redlak Recovery Center Review Redlak Recovery Center is an outpatient treatment facility located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Redlak offers a series of services, including individual, family and...
View ArticleCooperRiis Mill Spring
CooperRiis Mill Spring Review Mill Spring, North Carolina’s CooperRiis Healing Community is a residential treatment facility for men and women with a primary diagnosis of mental illness. The Mill...
View ArticleAcadia: Western Michigan Comprehensive Treatment Center
Acadia Western Michigan Review Acadia’s Western Michigan Comprehensive Treatment Program is an outpatient facility located in Grandville, Michigan, a southwestern suburb of Grand Rapids. This facility...
View ArticleAcadia: East Wisconsin Comprehensive Treatment Center
Acadia East Wisconsin Review Acadia East Wisconsin Comprehensive Treatment Centers offers opioid treatment using Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and counseling. There are three facilities in the...
View ArticleAcadia: Allentown Comprehensive Treatment Center
Acadia Allentown Review Allentown Comprehensive Treatment Center is a CARF accredited outpatient facility providing Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for adults struggling with opioid addiction. It...
View ArticleSTAR Guides Boys Program
STAR Guides Boys Review Located two hours northeast of Las Vegas in the city of St. George, Utah, STAR Guides is a treatment facility that specializes in the care of adolescents struggling with a range...
View ArticleAcadia: Asheville Comprehensive Treatment Center
Acadia Asheville Review Located in the heart of Asheville, North Carolina, is Acadia’s Asheville Comprehensive Treatment Center. This is an outpatient clinic that provides adults with opioid treatment...
View Article6 Short Stories That Have Helped My Recovery
This post was originally published on July 4, 2016. Until recently, the only short story I ever loved was Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery though the truth is that I had not read many short stories since...
View ArticleYes, Pets Can Help You Stay Sober
This post was originally published on July 15, 2016. Amends are a serious business in recovery. And, if it were possible, I really wish I could make amends to my dead dog Norman. In the final months of...
View ArticleAcadia: Cleveland Comprehensive Treatment Center
Acadia Cleveland Review The Cleveland, Ohio branch of Acadia’s Comprehensive Treatment Centers is an outpatient clinic for adults addicted to opioids. This facility provides Medication-Assisted...
View ArticleAdult and Teen Challenge Sandhills
Adult and Teen Challenge Sandhills Review Adult and Teen Challenge Sandhills in North Carolina, is a long term, faith-based residential program for men. This program offers addiction treatment...
View ArticleDeeper Roots Therapy
Deeper Roots Therapy Review Melissa Elder is the founder of Deeper Roots Therapy, an outpatient eating disorder treatment facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. Using treatment methods rooted in...
View ArticleBrain Scans Help Researchers Outthink Alcoholism
This post was originally published on August 1, 2016. Back in my drinking days, I was extremely talented at getting sad head-shakes and eye-rolls. Right after I’d done something spectacularly stupid,...
View ArticleI Left AA, But I Can Still Learn From It
This post was originally published on July 1, 2016 Yes, I’ve left Alcoholics Anonymous. It may be permanent, or it may be a phase. If you’re interested as to why I left and my conflict with the...
View ArticleDragonfly Transitions Klamath Falls
Dragonfly Transitions Klamath Falls Review Located five hours north of Sacramento in the small city of Klamath Falls, Oregon, Dragonfly Transitions is a residential treatment facility that specializes...
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