CHOOSING THE RIGHT ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM
Choosing the right addiction treatment program for yourself or a loved one can be tricky business. Visiting the Internet brings a flood of information, much of it well-crafted marketing with pitches...
PTSD AND ADDICTION IN MILITARY VETERANS
Our veterans are special in many ways. They have made contributions to our safety and freedom in ways that are impossible to calculate or appreciate. Exposure to the trauma
of mayhem and...
A Disease That Needs Healing
One year after the most tragic event in our country took place, I experienced a moment of blissful laughter that I did not know I was capable of feeling without the...
PARENTS SURVIVING THE DRUG EPIDEMIC
We are in the middle of a national crisis, a drug epidemic that is killing our children at an extremely rapid rate. Your average parent doesn’t know anything about opioids, addiction,...
Drug Treatment And The Evolution Of The Soul
You are not who you think you are. Most of us identify with our ego, the self that is attached to everything around us. The self that takes offense to others...
Tja Ki: Trauma And Addiction
Tja Ki was discovered by Catholic nuns in an empty Korean clinic early one morning. She had been left there by her mother the night before, apparently because her mother knew...
FLORIDA’S FUTURE IS NOW
The FARR brand is now comprised of two distinct organizations. Each has a unique mission and is served by an independent Board of Directors. The Florida Association of Recovery Residences (FARR,...
The Truth Is Relentless
We don’t aspire to tell another they’ve got life wrong. We desperately hope they see what a mess they are making of their life—our life. We hint at them to reverse...
BEING THERE FOR YOUR KIDS IN RECOVERY
On December 31, 1996, the day after I got sober, the last thing I wanted to face was what I had done to my kids. Prior to sobriety, as a father,...
Trauma And Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder And Adolescent Substance Use Disorder
There is a growing recognition of the extent of exposure to psychological trauma among substance using adolescents and its potential to compromise the effectiveness of treatment for substance use disorders. This...
