Sober Living by the Sea Blog
This is the Blog where our staff members and alumni share their experience, strength, and hope about sobriety and recovery.
Save the Fun Zone Campaign In Full Effect
We are conflicted. The Balboa Fun Zone is historic and charming, but the ExplorOcean Center sounds amazing. read more...
Justice Department Targets Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
What appeared to many to be a "green gravy train" is becoming fraught with litigation. Medical Marijuana dispensaries are under attack. read more...
Researchers Focus on Addiction Vaccine
Countless people whose lives have been affected by addiction have wished for a magic pill that would permanently erase the craving for addictive substances. read more...
Overtaken - Grieving Mom Makes Anti-Drug Documentary for Son
Jodi Barber from Laguna Niguel has created a new documentary called "Overtaken" that focuses on prescription drug abuse in the affluent communities of Orange County. read more...
Substance Abuse Study Shows Parents Should Fear Facebook
There is data indicating a correlation between Facebook and teens using drugs. Teens who use Facebook, YouTube, and MySpace frequently are twice as likely to use marijuana and three times more likely to drink alcohol. read more...
SLBTS Goes to the Improv for Comedy
Staffer Chris Swanberg takes the clients to a fun outing - The Improv. read more...
New Anti Oxy Express Website Called S.T.A.M.P.
Exciting things are brewing along the Oxy Express and change is in the air as residents get organized and active. read more...
Addiction Now Recognized as a Brain Disease
We've been saying it for years - addiction is a disorder of the brain and not a matter of personal choice. Modern medicine is fully embracing this reality and we hope it will lead to more humane treatment of the sufferers of alcoholism and drug addiction. read more...
Happy Hour Play Dates - A Risky Combination of Drugs and Child Care
Happy hour play dates are controversial because they mix parenting with alcohol. read more...
If All Else Fails - Read the Directions by Chris Swanberg
Each time I went out I had to ask myself "why can’t I get this thing? Why are other people staying clean and sober and I can’t? They're worse than me." read more...
