4. An Incomplete Life“What we know comes to us through the frequently painful process of trial and error.”Gordon LivingstonAnyone seeking perfection in an imperfect world will end up in dismay. You came here looking for a…
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“Hello. My name is Jessica and I’m an alcoholic.” I’ve never shared these words aloud in any ring of anonymous…
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Sometimes I find my efforts to focus on “principles before personalities” as daunting as the task of Sisyphus, the Corinthian King from Greek mythology. After six and a half years of sobriety,…
As the neuroscientist in charge of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Dr. Nora Volkow believes addiction begins and ends in the brain. For Dr. Volkow, all forms of addiction come…
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Serenity House
California Drug Rehab Center ReviewHere’s what you won’t find at Serenity House drug and alcohol rehab, on 20 acres of…
Four Circles Recovery Center
Introduction and Basic ServicesLocated in Horse Shoe, North Carolina, 30 minutes south of Asheville in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Four…
Lakehouse Recovery Center
The Lakehouse Recovery Center, which opened its doors in 2005, provides services for drug addiction, alcoholism, substance abuse, chemical dependency, and dual-diagnosis/co-occurring…
BlueSkies Recovery
Introduction and Basic ServicesLocated about 60 kilometers southwest of London in the town of Farnham, BlueSkies Recovery is a treatment…
Montecatini Eating Disorder Treatment Center
Introduction and Basic ServicesMontecatini Eating Disorder Treatment Center was founded in 1991 in scenic Carlsbad, California, a coastal city just…