Friday 6th January 2017 We often hear from families of alcoholics and addicts that know how serious the problem is and urgently want to admit their loved one to a treatment centre. Due to addiction being a brain disease, the alcoholic or addict is usually the last person to realize that they have a problem […]
Lear moreGetting into addiction treatment is not as bad as it what it may seem. Let’s use an example. You’ve just been in a car accident and you’ve broken a leg. I’m pretty sure that the only place where you’d like to be now is inside a hospital, where doctors can give you medical care to […]
Lear moreFriday 23rd December 2016 One of the biggest fears of addiction treatment is the worry about how difficult it will be. You might have heard horrible stories about how tough it is and this is one of the main reasons why so many addicts avoid getting into addiction treatment – because they do not understand […]
Lear more12/09/2013 It’s so easy to say things like “it will never happen to me”. You might have thought that your loved one could never become an addict or alcoholic, yet here you are reading this. Addiction is a chronic, incurable brain disease that will get worse the longer it’s left untreated. It’s like a balloon […]
Lear moreWednesday 2nd October 2013 If you’re in addiction recovery, understand that you’re always recovering. The more sacrifices you make from the get-go, the easier will things become. Unfortunately, many people in addiction recovery still can’t give up something they should, which is why they eventually relapse. It could be their ‘friends’ or even the places […]
Lear moreTuesday 1st October 2013 One of the biggest obstacles for many people in addiction recovery is fear. But what exactly are they afraid of? In addiction treatment, addicts receive constant medical care & psychological support from the experienced counsellors & therapists inside the clinic. Now that they’ve completed the program, they’re suddenly on their own. […]
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