November
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When is Domestic Violence a Hidden Face of Addiction?
Domestic violence may be defined as one or more types of physical, sexual, mental, emotional, relational, psychological, or verbal assault perpetrated by one relational partner upon another, typically a spouse or partner in a committed relationship. Domestic violence and addictive disease have been identified to have a number of common features. However it is defined, domestic violence involves an effort to control another person by force, coercion, or intimidation. read more...
Campral: Pharmaceutical Medication for Reducing Alcohol Craving
Sober Living by the Sea has long been on the cutting edge of treatment since 1986 when we opened our alcohol rehab centers here in Southern California. The important thing to remember about any of our recommended pharmaceutical medications is that there is no "cure" for addiction and any medication that is prescribed to aid in the recovery process will be best used in conjunction with a recovery program. read more...
Cigarette Smoking is Very Common in the field of Recovery
A friend of mine who works here recently quit smoking after years of being a heavy smoker (he is in recovery himself with over a dozen years sober). read more...
Quitting Smoking at Same Time as Drugs and Alcohol is Recommended
In our last blog entry we discussed how cigarette smoking is common in the field of recovery. read more...
Sober Living by the Sea Uses Nutrition to Complement Addiction Treatment
It makes intuitive sense that individuals who suffer with addiction may have nutritional or dietary deficiencies. By the very nature of addiction, untreated individuals persist with their use of alcohol or drugs (or other compulsive behaviors) despite ever increasing negative consequences. Addiction patients have a tendency to neglect their own health and wellbeing, including an adequate and nutritionally balanced diet. This neglect is a common part of the addiction lifestyle. Emerging research demonstrates that correcting these imbalances may aid in the recovery process, both during alcohol or drug withdrawal, and by reducing ongoing cravings. read more...
Replacing the Brain Chemicals that Addiction has Robbed
In our last blog post we discussed a bit about why we feel it is important to address nutrition in addiction treatment. Here at Sober Living by the Sea we have always known that treating addiction is much more than just removing the substance from the user. We have taken it so far as to realize that addicts with different drugs of choice will often have unique needs with regard to types of rehab activities andspecific treatment programs we recommend. Abusers of ecstasy often bring a depressive and hopeless attitude to our rehab centers, whereas marijuana addicts often need to have many activities to help manage stress and keep the mind stimulated throughout the day. read more...
