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Some Thoughts from Heather Devore in our T.E.A.C.H. Program
Heather is a very enthusiastic and light-hearted counselor who serves as the Director of Sober Living by the Sea's T.E.A.C.H. College Program. The T.E.A.C.H. College Program has been helping recovering students earn college credits for twelve years. Heather is a lot of fun to be around and has been very successful in helping our clients find their way in the classroom and in life. read more...
Suboxone Success Story from Johnny O
Johnny O has been one of the most beloved case managers at Sober Living by the Sea for many years. He recently sat down to share his experience with the Suboxone and what he's learned from his experiences treating clients who have used Suboxone to help them get and stay sober. read more...
A Suboxone "Failure" Story from Johnny O
Our twenty three years of treating men and women who are chemically dependent on drugs and alcohol have taught us that relapse is often part of the recovery process. The title of this article being "Suboxone Failure.." does not indicate that we consider relapse as "failure," but is intended to underscore the more effective and proper use of Suboxone- as a component in a complete program of recovery (as outlined in our last blog entry Suboxone Success Story from Johnny O). read more...
A Word about Continuing Care
Sober Living by the Sea is unique in that we offer several levels of continuing care. While many of our clients come here for their first treatment, others arrive here after completing a 30 day treatment program eslewhere in order to extend their care in an open community to strengthen their sobriety A powerful milestone is 1 year of recovery which is an excellent indicator of prolonged recovery. read more...
"Gone Fishin' with Eric V."
Eric V. is a staff member who has been using the activity of fishing to teach life lessons to the men and women who are in treatment at Sober Living by the Sea. Fishing with Eric is one of the many spiritual, physical and esteem building rehab activities offered by Sober Living by the Sea. read more...
Halloween Pictures
Pictures of the Halloween Evening read more...
The Family Experience
By: Paige G, Clinical Outreach, For Information Call: 949-554-1114 read more...
Show Review: National Geographic "The World's Most Dangerous Drug: Methamphetamine"
Here at our treatment clinics, we periodically go back and forth on what is the more disturbing recent development we see in the field of addiction treatment - the epidemic of prescription drug abuse (and the accompanying "accidental deaths" like that of Heath Ledger earlier this year) or the incredible growth of crystal meth's popularity in the past 20 years. Nat Geo's excellent special entitled "The World's Most Dangerous Drug" brings the crystal meth epidemic to the forefront of our consciousness on this day. read more...
Review of National Geographic Show: Marijuana Nation
In this episode of Explorer, Nat Geo addresses one of the drugs that we feel has the most deceptively "harmless" reputation: marijuana. Also known as pot, weed, ganja, hemp, and many other synonyms, marijuana has enjoyed a very benign reputation and has been almost glorified in the counterculture since it became widely popularized in the 1960s. read more...
Prescription Drugs Get More Press as the Silent Epidemic of Addiction Industry
From our humble beginnings 23 years ago as a California drug rehab to our current status as one of the premier networks of drug and alcohol treatment centers, we have seen the evolution of the youth drug culture. read more...
