When you know or suspect that a friend or family member has a drug problem, even well-intentioned conversations can turn prickly. Here are eight steps that may help smooth things out and pave the way to…
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My mother once stabbed me with a fork.It’s the kind of dramatic, metaphoric, ironic, twisted move that she excels at:…
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Addiction can roil relationships with abuse, betrayal, and domestic violence, placing great stress on a family. Typically, parents and siblings who try to help or manage a family member’s addiction find themselves…
Traditional approaches to addiction recovery have championed abstinence as the “right” path. Maintenance treatment for heroin or opiate painkillers has been used very cautiously—typically to rapidly taper addicts off opiods rather than for…
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California Behavioral Health
California Behavioral Health (CBH), located just outside of Palm Springs, offers residential treatment for clients who want to address their…
DARA Thailand
Those looking for a major change in scenery on their road to recovery needn’t look farther than DARA, a top-of-the-line…
The Recovery Village Ridgefield
Introduction and Basic ServicesFounded in 2017, The Recovery Village Ridgefield is a treatment center set in the mountains of the…
SoCal Detox
Introduction and Basic ServicesSoCal Detox is based, as the name suggests, in the Southern California community of San Clemente in…
Avery Lane
Introduction and Basic ServicesAvery Lane is a women’s residential treatment facility for substance abuse and dual diagnosis about 30 miles…
Pacific Bay Recovery
Introduction and Basic ServicesPacific Bay Recovery was founded in 2012 in the picturesque Mission Bay area of San Diego. The…