Addiction is insidious in the way it latches onto you and takes full control of your life. The cycle of use serves to build an ever-increasing tolerance which means you need progressively more and more of the substance just to get by and stave off withdrawal symptoms. It’s a slow-motion train wreck. The path into … Read more
Watching someone you love descend into addiction is a brutal thing to witness. You feel absolutely helpless and it seems like whatever you do or say is wrong. Somehow it all seems to backfire and further entrench self-destruction. The distance between you and them – and them and everyone else who loves them – grows … Read more
The straightforward answer is that it depends. Each and every substance, be it alcohol, cocaine, benzodiazepines or opioids, stays in your body for different lengths of time. So, the answer to how long does detox last is essentially reliant on what you’re taking as well as how dependent you’ve become on that particular drug or … Read more
Nestled in the foothills of Santiago Peak in the Saddleback Valley and just a quick jaunt from the glistening shores of the Pacific, it’s tough to conjure a more idyllic setting than Mission Viejo from which to start your journey of recovery. Boasting those enviable and eternally comfortable Southern California and located outside of the … Read more
Living life on life’s terms… what exactly does that mean? Perhaps it involves making it to appointments, or at least calling the day before to cancel if we can’t be there. Perhaps it includes picking up phone calls, even when we know the caller will be requesting something of us that we’re not excited about […]
People always say things like “think positive,” and “if you want success, envision yourself succeeding.” It may sounds like an oversimplified strategy, but in recovery, positive thinking is incredibly important. Setting your own mental tone is a way of creating the space that your psyche is going to be living in for the day. For […]
30 Day Rehab Centers: The beginning of a lifelong journey For one whose life has begun to spiral out of control as a result of drug and alcohol abuse, 30 day rehab centers offer a safe and sheltered space to undertake the first segment of the voyage into a better life. Understanding Alcoholism and Addiction […]
