addiction treatment
Ingredients to Increase the Effectiveness of Addiction Treatment - Guest Blog Entry
This entry by a guest contributor discusses some of the ingredients that make a long term recovery more likely. read more...
Saudi Arabian Doctor Studies U.S. Addiction Treatment Process
There’s a new kind of import that the United Arab Emirates can expect to receive from the United States: 12-Step based addiction treatment. read more...
Study: Substance Abuse Treatment Patterns Change Significantly in Past Decade
Great Teachers Say the Same Thing a Hundred Different Ways by Kelly Kettle
Kelly Kettles shares whats on his mind about the process of treating people for alcoholism and drug addiction. read more...
Cotton Candy Sobriety by Vince Jones
Who doesn’t like cotton candy? It is one of those foods typically eaten at fairs, amusement parks, ball games etc. Cotton candy is a treat, part of the fun. It starts out as a weightless ball bigger than your head and unlike some candies there is no attempt to dress it up as anything other than what it is, pure spun sugar. It looks substantial on the stick but as soon as we rip off a piece and pop it in our mouth it melts to almost nothing, just air flavored with sugar and food coloring with no illusions to being anything other than fun food. Soon the reasons why we vowed never to buy it again come flooding back, especially if you are responsible for the clean up of the 8 and under crowd. We will be lured by it again in the future, blotting out the previous experiences until too late. Such is cotton candy. read more...
The Influence of Transgenerational Anxiety on Emotional Maturity and Human Interaction in Client Care
Clients in a community based residential treatment facility seek help for co-occurring disorders such as alcohol and substance abuse combined with mental health issues as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, a variety of personality disorders, and attention deficit disorder read more...
What is the Cost of NOT Going to Treatment? Part V - The Family Suffers
If someone can't motivate for any of the previously discussed reasons in Parts 1 through 4 of this series, then perhaps they can when they consider the harm they are doing to their family and loved ones. The pain of addiction is felt acutely by the mothers, fathers, children, boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives, friends, co-workers and almost anyone who comes in contact with the man or woman who is abusing drugs or alcohol read more...
What is the Cost of NOT Going to Treatment? Part III - Financial Costs
People who are in the grips of alcoholism, drug addiction, or an eating disorder will often deny that they have a problem. When confronted by family and loved ones, they will often find any number of excuses why not to receive help from clinicians who are trained and experienced in helping men and women change their lives through recovery. read more...
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 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...
