"It's a crisis here," said Doug Naselroad, who runs a Knott County rehab program for former drug users. The program has about a dozen employees, all recovering addicts. Naselroad takes addicts in and teaches them woodworking, specifically how to build guitars and how ...
During the day, you will have the opportunity to partake in things like nature hikes with spiritual sessions, sober yoga, exercise gym, team building exercises, recovery meetings, and the list goes on. A mandatory part of the recovery program for addicts is Life coaching workshops, which help...
Karen chose to work in this field because it helps her in her recovery. Having recovery be a part of her home and work life creates a strong foundation for her sobriety. Karen has a sponsor in a 12-step Program and sponsors other women. She has a husband and three children who have ...
against us is a strong, natural desire to want to believe that we've been fully cured, that we can now handle "just one" or "just once." But just one puff, dip or chew and "do not pass go, do not collect $200." Go directly to the addict's prison and surrender your freedom....
In the 12-year Drug Abuse Reporting Program (DARP) followup, major reasons attributed to sustained recovery after treatment included the adoption of more conventional lifestyles and better psychological support systems (Joe, Chastain, Marsh, & Simpson, 1990). The self-reported reasons for change ...
Can you think of a more tightly controlled environment than a prison? Is there drug use in prison? Of course, there is! Can you think of a stricter institution than the military? Is there drug use in the military? Of course, there is (and there is government data to prove it). How...
Counselling and peer support groups were implicated as a mechanism for this in a number of cases. Improved cognitive processes were also indicated as participants felt they had an increased understanding of addiction and had come to a realisa- tion that drug use was a choice. The timing of ...
Drugs and prison. In society, there are still disputes about the legality of the isolation of drug addicts with the help of penitentiary institutions. Some believe that drug use is criminal behavior and should be punished for it. However, this technique does not solve the problem but only exac...
Halfway houses are transitional living spaces for sober individuals who have either completed an addiction treatment program or finished serving time in prison. While it isn’t common for a newly sober person to live at a halfway house, it isn’t impossible. Someone committed to sobriety can ...
THE GEM 29 NOV 2018 : “THE MOST REMARKABLE THING ABOUT MY MOTHER IS THAT FOR THIRTY YEARS SHE SERVED THE FAMILY NOTHING BUT LEFTOVERS. THE ORIGINAL MEAL HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND.” CALVIN TRILLIN “Preparing food is not just about yourself and others. It is about everything!” Shunryu Suzuk...