Cornerstone of Southern California is currently treating a client from Phoenix, Arizona in our Extended Care Program. This client is doing exceptionally well, working intensely with an individual case manager, attending required groups and one-on-one sessions, enjoying our new Native American Healing Circle workshop, working out at LA Fitness, assisting with the day to day activities and chores in the recovery home the client resides in, and speaking daily with a local [...]
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A recent study published in the 2010 American Society of Addiction Medicine, Volume 4, Number 2, has concluded that there is a ‘substantial and rapidly growing proportion of college students’ who use energy drinks and that this growing group tends to have a greater chance of using drugs and [...] For those who are early in recovery and even for those who have years of sobriety under their belts there is always a possibility of relapse. When someone first enters into treatment, life can be put on hold and the outside world is kept at bay slightly during this time spent away from their normal [...] According to a new report in the Harvard Mental Health Letter women are more likely to become addicted to drugs and alcohol than men and also have more difficulty in achieving successful recovery from serious addiction. It has been found that women generally move more quickly into addiction from their first use of an addictive chemical [...] In the past, most people had a primary doctor who they visited for all their health issues and who would prescribe appropriate medications or antibiotics to their patients as needed. Recently there has been a large increase in “doctor shopping” by patients who may feel that they need more medication than they were originally prescribed [...] I have a friend. A good friend who I see on a regular basis. Until very recently I did not have any idea that he had a drinking problem. He is married with kids and his wife seems happy all the time as do his children. He makes it to work on time, is productive, [...] Alcohol Anonymous has a spiritual approach to living – not a religious [...] This drug, when taken by the addict prevents overdose and the ‘high’ that the addict is expecting. This medication is best used in a controlled and monitored environment such as the one Cornerstone of Southern California [...] |
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