The worse women have it, the better off they are. This is the lesson we might draw from looking at one (and only one) global trend: addiction. Worldwide, women have always had lower rates of drug…
Living Sober
After being hospitalized twelve times for Bipolar Disorder, I finally found a great pharmacologist and a powerful antipsychotic drug called…
When Alcoholics Anonymous members help each other, they are hoping for a spiritual reward: you have to “give it away to keep it.” It’s not for nothing that AA dates its origins…
Acquiring smack in British prisons isn’t much of a problem, if you can pay for it. But getting hold of tin-foil, an essential component for cooking heroin, is another matter entirely. Foil…
Rehab Reviews
The Serenity Recovery Center
Introduction and Basic ServicesThe Serenity Recovery Center is an inpatient facility located in the Southern California city of Encino, in…
Burning Tree
Texas Drug Rehab Center ReviewWith two Lone Star State locations—the Ranch, 45 minutes east of Dallas in Kaufman, Texas, and…
Recovery Unplugged
“Music calms the savage beast” and addiction can be some kind of beast. Recovery Unplugged, with its music-based treatment, offers…
The Renfrew Center
Introduction and Basic ServicesThe Renfrew Center is a behavioral health network that specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and…
Bluff Plantation
Introduction and Basic ServicesPart of the Rivermend Family of Treatment Centers, Bluff Plantation is a residential treatment facility in Augusta,…
Promises West LA
Introduction and Basic ServicesA leader in treatment for many years, Promises is known as a ‘rehab to the stars.’ It’s…