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Unprecedented Extradition of Ecstasy Traffickers from Israel
If you want to know how drugs like ecstasy really move around on a global scale. Then we introduce some of the worlds most notorious drug traffickers read more...
Drug and Alcohol Testing Must be Therapeutic
Sober Living by the Sea has a rigid and effective testing program that is administered in a way that makes the client build self esteem through completing the tests. read more...
The War on Drugs Moves beyond the Airwaves into the Concert Halls of Mexico
We have periodically covered the Mexican drug trade and it's negative effects on people who are victims of its violence and drug proliferation in the United States. This article takes a look at how the Mexican government is taking extreme steps to censor the arts as they relate to the Mexican drug trade and also sheds light on how this might surprisingly have an effect on you if you live in the United States. read more...
Mephedrone - The New and Dangerous Club Drug
Why is Teenage Drug Abuse on the Rise?
Our staff writer looks into the rise in teenage drug abuse. Partying with innocent drugs like cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana is usually the gateway to more dangerous substances like OxyContin, heroin, LSD, and cocaine. read more...
Approaching Recovery in a Business Like Fashion
Steven East is a Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor who has been instrumental in creating an environment at our treatment facility in which our recovering clients can thrive. In this blog, Steven shares some very creative thoughts about treating one's recovery from alcoholism or addiction like it were a business. read more...
Above All: DO NO HARM! by Jay Rau
Physicians, nurses and everybody in the medical field swear to the Hippocratic Oath to ethically practice medicine. Certified alcohol and drug counselors are no different and are held to this same traditional oath: above all do no harm. We too are in the field of saving lives. We too have a responsibility to do what is best for the patient. read more...
The REAL Gateway Drug? Marijuana Vs. Cigarettes
For many years now I have heard from people over and over again about how Marijuana was the gateway drug; the start of all their problems and the beginning of their addiction. Many people have told me this usually with a cigarette dangling from their lips. I took an honest look back at my life and I saw things a little different. So for the last few years I have taken little surveys here and there and I may shed a light upon these two evil weeds. 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...
Khat (Qat) - A "Semi-Narcotic" Plant with Amphetamine Properties
Continuing on our analysis of exotic plants that are used for narcotic purposes (see our blog entry about salvia divinorum from earlier this month) we noticed that khat is in the news again this week after 3 men were arrested for transporting khat in Minnesota a few days ago. The men were transporting the drug to Chicago. read more...
