by A Women in Sobriety | Mar 19, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
Written By: Fiona Stockard Delray Beach is The Recovery Capital of The World! Delray Beach, Florida, is known as the recovery capital of the United States. It’s also knows as the recovery capital of the world! It’s located in Palm Beach County, in...
by Sally Rosa | Mar 18, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
Written By: Fiona Stockard Why Go To An All Women’s Treatment Center? Laura suffers from heroin addiction and an eating disorder. She goes to a traditional treatment center and is placed in a male therapist’s caseload. Not only does her therapist have no...
by A Women in Sobriety | Feb 27, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Body Image / Eating Disorders
Help Spread Awareness About the Deadly Effects of Eating Disorders
by Sally Rosa | Jan 20, 2014 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles
The Invaluable Task of Making Amends When I think about the ninth step, I think about god. I can’t help it! During the ninth step is when god came to me. It says in the Big Book that god comes to some slowly and to some all at once. I was blessed to have a...
by Sally Rosa | Jan 14, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
My head hurt. I had staples in my forehead, dried blood above my eyebrow. I had a bike with a flat tire, one suitcase of clothes. That’s it. Did I turn to God? Did I get a sponsor? Did I go to a meeting? No, not on that first day. God I would find on day thirty. The...
by Sally Rosa | Dec 20, 2013 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Watch as Recovering Addict Matthew Perry Schools a Journalist Who Doesn’t Understand Addiction!
by Sally Rosa | Dec 18, 2013 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
What Exactly is a Halfway House? Simply put, a halfway house is a sober-living environment for addicts and alcoholics in early recovery. Halfway houses help people make the transition from active addiction to responsible member of society. This transition, from active...
by Sally Rosa | Dec 9, 2013 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
Well, Does It? I often wonder if there’s quality, effective, and impactful substance abuse and mental health treatment. What I’m asking is – do clinical philosophy and client-centered treatment count more than money? People are dying left and right...
by Sally Rosa | Nov 28, 2013 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
The holidays are stressful for a lot of people, especially those in recovery! Here are some great tips to make it through the holidays stress free and sober! 1) Don’t Test Your Willpower Get rid of all the alcohol in your house, including bottles “for guests.”...
by Sally Rosa | Nov 25, 2013 | Addiction Articles, Benefits of Sobriety
Sobriety For Women’s Favorite Rapper Macklemore Drops Recovery Knowledge!
by Fiona Stockard | Nov 24, 2013 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Meet Kratom a.k.a. Legal Heroin Illicit drugs like crack and heroin have been problems for years. Addicts are flooding into detoxes, treatment centers, and halfway houses all over the country. The substance abuse industry is flooded with people battling deadly...
by Fiona Stockard | Nov 22, 2013 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
What Happens When Heroin First Enters the Brain? After heroin enters the body and crosses the blood-brain barrier, it’s converted back to morphine. This morphine binds to cells called opioid receptors. There are a bunch of different types of opioid...
