I grew up in the church. I felt I have been brutally burned by religion over the years, so I was quite hesitant in choosing to join the Christian Track at The Recovery Place. However, choosing to make that first step to join the Christian addiction program was, without a doubt, the greatest decision of my life. I h more...

I vividly remember the time my mom dropped me off for my first year of college. I can still picture her tear stained face as she drove away after the speech she gave me in hopes of helping me avoid the many pitfalls that can happen the first year of college." - Jenna For many, the first year of college is a time to more...

Sometimes individuals trapped in an alcohol and drug addiction don't realize the damage they are causing themselves or their loved ones so they don't seek help. Other times they do, but the substance abuse has clouded their judgment enough to not try and change. But it every now and then it happens that an individua more...

July signifies the first full month of summer. The sun shines a little more and getting together with family and friends for beach barbecues or weekend camping adventures are of the norm. July is also home to Independence Day—a holiday that each American citizen has personal attachment to. Of course this holiday s more...

With Father's Day just around the corner we wanted to share our appreciation for all the fathers around the world that are the inspiration in their children's lives. We all make mistakes and we all have the capability of learning from those mistakes, but sometimes it takes the guidance of a good dad to really grow more...

Bath Salts, which first emerged in Europe, have risen as a new threat to American streets already ridden with an array of drug addictions. Recent headlines have been coated with what seem like completely unrealistic stories; like that of Rudy Eugene, who was fatally shot after he refused to stop eating another man†more...

It’s no secret men and women are different—they think differently, learn differently, feel differently, react differently, etc. This difference is extremely prominent when a man or a woman is struggling with substance abuse. Did you know that women are the fastest growing segment of substance abusers in the Unit more...

A mother of three unintentionally became addicted to narcotics prescribed to her for a back injury. Although she had sworn to herself that she would never forsake her children because of the drugs, it was the fate they eventually suffered. She was no longer the attentive, loving and responsible mother she once was and more...

Megan was just 12-years-old when a close relative first sexually abused her. Left feeling alone and helpless, she felt that overcoming this trauma was an impossible task and needed to find a way to cope. In her mind, life was simply becoming too much. She was offered help to begin a healing process, but she refused. Sh more...

I recently read a story about a man named Jeff; who after a long struggle with alcohol addiction, finally made the decision to enter alcohol and drug rehab and has now been sober for ten months. While he was no longer drinking, Jeff had yet to update his kitchen setup to reflect the fact that alcohol is no longer in more...