i am 52 yrs old and have 7 children. i recovered back in 1979 then relapsed after 17 yrs. i was out there for 12 more ugly years and now have 7 months clean. i seem to beat myself up over my past. leaving my children, home ect. now i have a hard time warming [...]
what if I have more than one example. I need to put in an example of what happens to these families after they leave the recovery home? here is my essay. Recovery Homes for Woman with Children One of the biggest challenges facing alcoholic and drug addicted women is what to do with their children [...]
Kristine’s frequent drug use has resulted in some short term and long term memory impairment. Now that Kristine has quit using drugs, which of the following should her doctor recommend to help her enhance her memory functioning? a. Prayer and Meditation b. Exercise c. Social Support d. increase her self-esteem
Well I want to know what’s going on with my body right now. I’ve seen some changes on me and people say that I’ve changed and I got uglier. Well my story is I’m 18 now, but last year when I was in high school I met new people and what not. So I met [...]
Further commentary on the three reality tv shows planning to enter eating disorder treatment facilities. I do believe these programs can serve the ED community in a positive way if produced right, and if backed by a higher goal (similar to the Jamie Oliver show, where he is on a mission to fight the USDA). [...]
www.SafeHarborHouse.com Safe Harbor Treatment Center for Women is nationally recognized as the premier Women’s Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility in Southern California. The Power of Positive Thinking 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 [...]
Facebook is on fire today over a new reality show Inside Rehab scheduled to air on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The program will go inside Eating Disorder Treatment Centers to follow patients as they go through therapy, and the ED community will have none of it. Heres the weird thing; E! announced a similar program, [...]
There is no substitute for getting to one of the best beaches in the world and then being treated by the best addiction treatment staff in the world. See www.soberliving.com. When men and women come here addicted to substances from marijuana to OxyContin to inhalants to cocaine to good old fashioned alcohol, they will be [...]
How does it affect their Personality, Cognition, Emotions, Learning, Stress-coping, Self Esteem, Self Efficacy, Values, Developmental History?