This week in its Science section The New York Times ran an article tantalizingly titled “An Addiction Vaccine, Tantalizingly Close.” The piece profiled the research of a pioneer in anti-addiction vaccines, Dr. Kim Janda, a professor…
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On Valentine’s Day, I narrowly escape Whole Foods’ taunting displays of red and pink hearts, flowers, and chocolates, clutching a…
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The first time I flew to Canada, I was petrified about getting through customs and security. My fear was not from venturing into a new country, but from the controlled prescription drug…
“She was born addicted, but without methadone, she may never have been born at all.”That was the last sentence of my first published article with a major media outlet, Vox. The story…
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Diamond House Detox
Introduction and Basic ServicesLocated in the Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove, California, Diamond House Detox is a drug and alcohol…
Kusnacht Practice
Introduction and Basic ServicesBased in the bucolic town of Kusnacht, Switzerland, near Lake Zurich, The Kusnacht Practice is an individual-focused…
Zen Detox Wellness Retreat
Introduction and Basic ServicesZen Detox Wellness Retreat is a luxury detox facility located 25 kilometers northwest of Auckland, New Zealand.…
Deer Hollow Recovery & Wellness Centers
Flanked by mountains, meadows and many miles of cottonwood trees in northern Utah, Deer Hollow’s two residential treatment centers (Pioneer…
Zion Recovery
Zion Recovery makes it clear from the get-go that its approach to recovery is rooted in spirituality and that they…
Manifest Recovery Center
Introduction and Basic ServicesLocated 25 miles from Los Angeles on a beautiful estate in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of…