alcoholics
Treating Highly Functioning Alcoholics and Addicts
The Sober Living by the Sea network has a wide variety of personalized treatment programs for men and women. Our location in Orange County brings us into contact with many men and women who are very successful yet physically and mentally addicted to drugs and alcohol. read more...
High Functioning Addicts and Alcoholics
Our treatment center’s location in Southern California in Newport Beach (close to Los Angeles and San Diego) lends itself well to the treatment of high functioning alcoholics and addicts. read more...
Not Just for a Pay Check - An Addiction Professional Reflects on his Chosen Path
Steven East is an addiction professional who has dedicated his life to helping men overcome alcoholism and drug addiction. He often shares his thoughts on working in the field of drug rehabilitation. Here is a blog entry that he wrote about having "emotional distance." read more...
Clean and Sober for the Holidays by Chris Swanberg
Chris is a dedicated staff member who believes in the program of recovery which has taught him how to approach holiday festivities and keep his sanity. In this blog entry, he talks about how great it is to be sober and also how he prepares for holiday events where people will be drinking. read more...
Is AA for Addicts as well as Alcoholics? by Chris Swanberg
Alcoholics Anonymous was primarily for men and women whose drug of choice was alcohol back in the 1930's. Over the course of the last 70+ years there has been a bit of controversy about how the organization accommodates those who primarily have a problem with a narcotic (or something other than alcohol). The birth of Narcotics Anonymous was somewhat as a result of drug users needing a platform to build fellowship that would not denigrate them based on their drugs of choice. In this blog entry, Chris Swanberg discusses his thoughts on the matter. read more...
