Jan 18, 2020 | Alcohol, Blog, For Families, From the Team, Recovery
Before someone struggling with addiction gets sober, they tend to believe that all they need to do is stop engaging in their addictive behavior if they wish to fix their problems, and it’s as easy as that. They either stop drinking or stop taking drugs and once...
Jan 11, 2020 | For Families, From the Team, Recovery, Sober Coach, Sober Companion, Substance Abuse
Have you recently come back from treatment and found that you are struggling to maintain your sobriety? Do you feel like you might be slipping back into addictive behaviors? If so, a sober companion could be the answer you’re looking for. Sober companions or coaches...
Dec 28, 2019 | For Families, From the Team, New Year, Recovery
If you feel like you have taken it too far over Christmas and it’s been building up all year, could it be time to reach out for some professional help? The way people celebrate the holidays will differ according to culture, age, social class, and many other aspects....
Dec 21, 2019 | Alcohol, Christmas, For Families, From the Team, Mental Health, Recovery
Whether it is Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanza, the holiday season is most typically known for a time to be with family, and to eat and drink in excess. For many people this will be considered a well-deserved time to let their hair down and relax. But for others, it can...
Dec 17, 2019 | Alcohol, Family Violence, For Professionals, From the Team, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
The issues of substance abuse and family violence are, of course, of interest independently. However, there is the growing recognition that many social and human problems such as these, do not occur independently, but actually interweave, interact and impact each...
Dec 14, 2019 | Addiction Treatment for Teens, Adolescents, Blog, For Families, From the Team, Teenagers, Youth
The youth of today face unprecedented territory in terms of growing up as the first genuinely digital generation. This is a generation for which we have no basis for comparison. Never before has staying in touch with people, finding new information and sending and...
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