SouthCoast Recovery, a state-licensed California drug rehab center, is pleased to announce operation its own state-licensed drug and alcohol detox facility. Detox doesn’t have to be painful. Previously, clients admitted to SouthCoast Recovery were sent to an outside facility for detoxification procedures. With the addition of a state-licensed detox, clients are now admitted to a […]

SouthCoast Recovery, a state-licensed California drug rehab center, is pleased to announce the addition of a seventh home in the Dana Point highlands to its residential treatment facility. This 7,000 square foot upscale home adds a new dimension to the treatment program. SouthCoast Recovery has been experiencing tremendous growth over the past year and a […]

Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of reading about teen drug use. It surprises me that parents don’t do more to prevent teen drug abuse. What is more surprising is the lack of parents that actually know what is really going on in their teen’s life. According to an article on teen drug abuse I […]

Those who know will tell you that the effectiveness of a treatment center is invariably determined by the quality of its caregivers. The best facilities are those which employ the most qualified and empathetic experts, for the obvious reason that those experts are primarily responsible for guiding patients through the healing process. The bottom line, […]

For those in recovery from drugs and alcohol, living for the day means everything. Staying sober requires a daily effort to stay so. Individuals in recovery learn to manage the impulses of addiction in a daily effort. For most individuals in this situation, this begins in an alcohol or drug rehab program. Inpatient treatment for […]

It’s invariably hard for a mother to watch her son or daughter fall on hard times. For a mother to watch her son or daughter succumb to addiction, on the other hand, can be utterly devastating. The good news is that there really is help out there. Endless amount of help for that matter, its […]

A common mistake often made by families during the Holiday Season is to wait until after the first of the year to get help for their loved one. While it is with good intention, it is usually a destructive decision. The Holidays are a very difficult time for someone with a drug or alcohol problem. […]

The 12-step program has been the oldest and most prevalent group in the country for many decades when it comes to treating drug and alcohol addiction. The original purpose was for people to recover - not to stay “in recovery”. Free from drugs Throughout the years the ideas about drug rehabilitation and addiction recovery have […]

Finally somebody in a government position is starting to go down the right road regarding drug rehabs and their outcomes. A press release issued by the Treatment Research Institute in Pennsylvania posted on Join Together discussed the issue of performance-based contracts for alcohol and drug rehab programs. It read: “Paying substance abuse treatment providers for […]