When I was an opiate user, I thought I knew all I needed to about how long heroin stayed in my system because as a methadone patient, you tend to learn many tricks that allow you…
Living Sober
I grew up in AA. My mom dragged me to my first meeting when I was 15. I initially resisted…
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There is always a reason to drink. Every minute. Friend-got-engaged drinks, pissed-at-coworker drinks, Sunday Funday drinks, feel-like-we’re-doing-something-when-we’re-actually-not drinks, cleaning the kitchen drinks. In a certain sort of brain, beer can make any…
The recent suicide of country singer Mindy McCready brings the death toll of patients who were treated on Celebrity Rehab to five. On Monday, Fix columnist Maia Szalavitz questioned the effectiveness and ethics of Dr.…
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Miramar Recovery Center
Introduction and Basic ServicesDerik Brian founded Miramar in beautiful Laguna Beach, California to offer comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services for…
Brookhaven Retreat
Introduction and Basic ServicesOn 48 secluded acres nestled deep in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee sits Brookhaven Retreat. With Knoxville…
Seacliff Recovery Center
Introduction and Basic Services Seacliff Recovery Center is located in Huntington Beach, a coastal town in California’s Orange County. Focused…
AToN Center
AToN’s treatment program is based on a collaboration with each individual resident to “Achieve a recovery philosophy that works in…
The Meadows Ranch
Introduction and Basic ServicesThe Meadows Ranch offers a residential treatment and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) for women of all ages…