The American Society of Addiction Medicine made headlines two weeks ago when it released its new definition of addiction. Guess what? Addiction is a “primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry”—which the…
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In 1994, when David Adam was in his early twenties, he developed a curious fixation: whenever he accidentally scraped himself…
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I’m a stubborn alcoholic—stubborn and proud. In seven years of sobriety I never entirely learned acceptance—until I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. (For the purposes of identifying and not comparing I…
Like most alcoholics, I didn’t know I was a “problem” drinker. Alcohol was the solution to my problems; it never occurred to me that it was the other way around.“I can’t do…
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Rock Springs
Introduction and Basic ServicesRock Springs is a brand new behavioral health hospital in the Austin, Texas suburb of Georgetown. Rock…
The Foundry Treatment Center
The Foundry, a luxury treatment center laid out on a 48-acre ranch in beautiful Steamboat Springs, Colorado, offers a 90…
NorthPoint Recovery
Introduction and Basic ServicesNestled in the heart of the Treasure Valley in Boise, Idaho, NorthPoint Recovery is an intimate treatment…
Green Mountain Treatment Center
Introduction and Basic ServicesLocated 50 miles west of Portland, Maine in Effingham, New Hampshire, Green Mountain Treatment Center is an…
The Meadows
Introduction and Basic ServicesThe Meadows has been in operation for over 40 years. Spread across a 14-acre campus, 50 miles…
Seasons Bali
Introduction and Basic ServicesLocated on the famously luxurious island of Bali in Indonesia, roughly a five-hour flight from Australia, Seasons…