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What are Levels of Care in Rehab?

Jamie Strassenburg 10/12/2018 Addiction, Alcoholism, Detox, Drug Addiction, For Loved Ones, Recovery, Residential Leave a Comment

“My son/daughter needs help.” “I can't keep doing this… it’s time to get right.” Either of these sound familiar? For most families and people who struggle with addiction, the need ...

Avoiding Treatment: What are Stages of Change?

Jamie Strassenburg 10/02/2018 Addiction, Featured, Recovery Leave a Comment

We all know the story… and perhaps have acted it out a few times ourselves, too. Some substance habit causes major life problems, yet somehow rehab gets put off over ...

Does AA Work if You Aren’t Spiritual?

Jamie Strassenburg 09/14/2018 Addiction, Alcoholism, Recovery Leave a Comment

Despite what members may claim, the Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship isn’t necessarily for everyone. But the group boasts an effective guide for recovery that has helped many alcoholics stay sober long ...

Matrix Model: How Rehab Therapy Actually Works

Jamie Strassenburg 09/07/2018 Detox, Health and Wellness, Recovery, Relapse, Residential Leave a Comment

Remember the days before the opiate epidemic, when the world was drug-free and no one had addiction problems? Of course not. Substance abuse has been ruining lives since humans first ...

Is Kratom Safe for People in Recovery?

Jamie Strassenburg 08/31/2018 Addiction, Culture, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Relapse Leave a Comment

If you’re tied into the recovery community, you’ve probably heard of a relatively new substance that can supposedly keep relapse at bay. Kratom, a tropical evergreen tree in the coffee ...

Waismann Method: Rapid Detox Under Anesthesia?

Jamie Strassenburg 08/24/2018 Addiction, Detox, Drug Addiction, Featured Leave a Comment

Imagine checking into a rehab clinic one afternoon, undergoing anesthesia, and waking up a few hours later completely detoxed from opiates. No dope sickness. No cravings. Just feeling clean, refreshed, …

Leaving Against Clinical Advice (ACA) in Rehab

Jamie Strassenburg 08/09/2018 Addiction, Detox, Relapse, Residential Leave a Comment

Our culture has a fixation with individualism. Although “pulling yourself up by the bootstraps” may seem like a brave and noble idea in theory, it seems less enticing when it …

How Working for a Treatment Center Helps Sobriety

Jamie Strassenburg 08/03/2018 Addiction Leave a Comment

Addiction derails lives regardless of age. For many of us, it happens during the formative years of early adulthood. One day you’re an 18-year-old graduating high school without a care ...

The Last Hurrah: AKA Lying to Yourself

Jamie Strassenburg 07/27/2018 Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Featured Leave a Comment

Treatment on Monday. Whomp-whomp. You have a vague recollection of a conversation (while you were messed up) with a treatment counselor. You’re now riding the high horse that comes with ...

Avoiding the Treatment Center Cycle

Jamie Strassenburg 07/20/2018 Culture, Detox, Featured, Health and Wellness, Recovery, Residential Leave a Comment

Rehab saves lives. There’s no disputing that. With the opioid crisis catapulting addiction into the national limelight, there has been a much-needed push for Americans to accept addiction as a …

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