RECOVERY

Using Virtual Reality to Fight Addiction?

admin April 5, 2018

“I was just escaping, but what I saw with the VR is that its power could be used for a therapeutic purpose, not just escape. I realized the potential.” ~ Noah Robinson, Vanderbilt University Could the technology once used exclusively ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, EDUCATION, RECOVERY Tags addiction recovery, help with addiction, Using Virtual Reality to Fight Addiction?

Holistic Services in Outpatient Addiction Treatment

admin March 25, 2018

Addiction is such a complex disease with many possible causal factors, a multi-level treatment approach is the best strategy when it comes to an outpatient drug and alcohol rehab. To create a solid foundation after years of using alcohol and/or ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, EDUCATION, RECOVERY Tags holistic recovery from addiction

Are You READY to Get Sober?

admin January 29, 2018

“Using substances or engaging in other compulsive behaviors is goal-oriented behavior, not crazy or stupid or immoral.” ~ Drs. Jeffrey Foote, PhD, Nicole Kosanke, PhD, and Carrie Wilkins, PhD, Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change  How do ...Read More

Categories DRUG REHAB, RECOVERY, SOBRIETY Tags ready to be sober, Sobriety

Why You STILL Need Help after Residential Drug Rehab

admin January 12, 2018

“These findings suggest the importance of both informal and formal supports to reinforce and continue progress made in residential treatment." Dr. Jennifer Manuel, PhD, Assistant Professor, NYU Silver School of Social Work, and also a researcher affiliated with New York ...Read More

Categories OUTPATIENT REHAB, RECOVERY Tags outpatient rehab program

Observing Dry January

admin January 5, 2018

“… I did ‘sober January’ and I just decided to keep going.” ~Actress Rumer Willis The New Year is a time when many people work on self-improvement – weight loss, saving money, exercising more, etc. But for people who are ...Read More

Categories ALCOHOL, RECOVERY, SOBRIETY Tags sober january, Sobriety

Anger and Recovery: Dispelling the Myths, Part 2

admin January 3, 2018

Learning how to deal with anger can be crucial to successful recovery. Unresolved or inappropriately-expressed anger can be a can trigger a relapse. On the other hand, learning how to deal with negative emotions in a positive way can support ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, RECOVERY Tags anger and recovery

Video – I Understand, Lasting Recovery

admin December 28, 2017

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> Judy Saalinger, Co-Founder and Executive Director of San Diego's premier alcohol and drug addiction treatment center Lasting Recovery, shares her personal story in: "I Understand" For more information call ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, RECOVERY, WOMAN & ALCOHOL Tags women and addiction

Video – A Letter To My Family, Lasting Recovery

admin December 28, 2017

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> Judy Saalinger, Co-Founder and Executive Director of San Diego's premier alcohol and drug addiction treatment center Lasting Recovery, reads " A Letter To My Family". For more information call ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, HELP FAMILY, RECOVERY

California City Tells Addicts “We Want to Help”

admin December 4, 2017

One California city is trying to change the way we look at drug addiction and more importantly, drug treatment, in America. “Drug Free Anaheim” is the first California initiative of its kind, and if it is successful, then it may ...Read More

Categories DRUG ADDICTION, RECOVERY Tags drug-free city

Being Thankful During Recovery from Addiction

admin November 21, 2017

12-Step recovery groups talk about having an “attitude of gratitude” for any “blessings received.” No matter where you are on your personal journey of sobriety – just starting out or looking back on how far you’ve traveled – there are ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, RECOVERY Tags thankfulness in recovery