April 20th, 2015
What is the Process for Entering Drug Treatment?
Entering into drug treatment is an enormous step in the process of recovering your life and health. The first part of the process is to make the decision and to contact one of the treatment centers. From there, the process can be explained simply. The more you understand how the treatment ...
November 6th, 2014
Convincing Someone You Love to Go To Rehab
Maybe you know someone who is trying to pull themselves out of a drug addiction, and are badly in need treating their drug addiction. But the more and more you sit back and watch, you realize that they aren’t going to go to rehab…and that their drug addiction may only get worse. If you care ...
September 11th, 2013
Russian Chimp Sent to Rehab for Alcohol and Cigarette Addiction
A chimpanzee named John has been successfully treated for alcohol and nicotine dependency , reports the The Daily Mail. After observing and replicating the habits of gamblers while working as a mascot at Space, one of the biggest casinos in Russia, the chimp continued his high rollers taste at ...
September 6th, 2013
First US Hospital Program to Treat Internet Addiction Opens
According to an ABC News article published Wednesday, the United States’ first Internet addiction treatment center operated out of a hospital will be opening next week. For $14,000, Internet addicts can get their online dependency treated at the Behavioral Health Services at Bradford Regional ...
July 15th, 2013
Cory Monteith of Glee Dies of Apparent Overdose
The beloved Glee star Cory Monteith, 31, is being mourned by the masses after news of his death surfaced over the weekend. His body was found in a Vancouver, B.C. hotel room where officials said Monteith most likely died of a drug overdose, a speculation to be considered in tomorrow’s scheduled ...
April 19th, 2013
Rehab For Religious Extremists
Rehabilitation centers fill up as Saudi Arabia strives to reverse the religious extremism of jailed Al-Qaeda militants. A new rehabilitation facility in Riyadh, the largest city and capital of Saudi Arabia, offers a glimpse at luxury for prisoners, in government hopes that relaxing ...
April 9th, 2013
The MPP Billboard of Controversy
April signals the arrival of many things: the Easter Bunny, blossoming flowers, Opening Day for baseball, and some long-anticipated warmer weather. What a lot of people may not know is that April is also Alcohol Awareness Month. Portland coincidentally celebrates the season by hosting its ...
July 14th, 2011
Do the 12 steps work?
An ideal program for addiction recovery should be accessible to a wide range of people, regardless of divisive cultural tendencies. Furthermore, an effective recovery program won’t compromise long-term well-being for the sake of short-term gain. Unfortunately, one of America’s most ...
June 20th, 2011
Internet Rehab in South Korea
Addictive Internet use in South Korea has spawned a new treatment option: rehab.
February 28th, 2011
Interview with the Recovery Rabbi
Rabbi Yisrael Pinson runs the web site Jewish Recovery, as well his personal blog Recovery Rabbi. Using these tools, as well as the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House, located in West Bloomfield, MI, he reaches out to the recovering Jewish community, where he is “dedicated to helping Jewish ...
February 9th, 2011
The Consequences of Avoiding Addiction Treatment
Drug addicts, alcoholics, and any “intervention” program on television will exhibit the same difficult truth: many addicts are in denial that they have a problem. They avoid treatment and have no desire to attempt recovery, sometimes because they are truly addicted to the point that they see no ...
May 7th, 2010
Looking for Treatment? 10 questions that need to be asked
Once the decision has been made to seek treatment, the next step is to find a treatment center that suits your needs. Here are some questions that can help guide your decision. 1. Does the organization hold any state licenses or some form of national accreditation? If the organization is ...
