Dual Diagnosis Trauma and Anxiety Treatment • Whole Person Addiction Recovery • Emotional stress and trauma have been associated with the development and progression of chronic medical conditions; including alcoholism and substance abuse. The uncertainty and stress of the current COVID-19 event is creating psychological trauma on a massive scale. Trauma ...
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Sobriety and Wellness During COVID-19 Relapse Prevention, Intervention, Medical Detox Contents • Developing a Self Care Practice for Relapse Prevention • The Power of Mindfulness • Mindfulness Guided Meditation Video, 6:43 minutes • Mindfulness Guided Meditation for Anxiety, 10:20 minutes • Chico Recovery Center Professional Interventions • What is an Intervention? • What ...
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To All Veterans – Thanks for Your Service! "This Memorial Day weekend, let us reflect on the tremendous price that was paid by the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Through the sounding of Taps, members of The United States Air Force Band ...
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Preventing Relapse and Staying Sober You don’t have to relapse to work your Relapse Plan. In relapse prevention, it is critical to identify high stress and high-risk situations. And then, create a plan to manage them. We all have “self-talk” in our head. This can lead to positive - or ...
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Concierge Addiction Treatment for Private Clients Discreet, Confidential and Always Professional • Sober Companions • High Profile Client Addiction Recovery ~ A high profile-public status can make addiction recovery that much more of a struggle. When clients come to us from a higher social economic or celebrity status - their ...
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Alcoholics Leading a Double Life - Not as Thrilling as a Spy Movie Functional Alcoholics - Masters of Deception High Functioning Alcoholics are masters of deception. Friends, co-workers and extended family may see 'just an average person'. High functioning alcoholics live in denial and point to their career successes. But ...
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Northern California Addiction Recovery Treatment • Drug and Alcohol Drug Rehab Centers • Whether a loved one is suffering with a behavioral health disorder or mental health issue, eating disorder, process addiction or other addictive disorder - navigating the large network of treatment providers can be extremely overwhelming. There are ...
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Addiction Counseling for Individuals Tele-counseling or In-Person • There are Solutions for Addiction • Regardless of the substance you are using - whether it is it alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana, prescription medications, designer recreational drugs or any combination - there is a solution to your problem. Addiction Counseling for ...
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Chico Recovery Center Intervention Process The most common intervention response we get from intervention clients: “I wish we would have done this a couple years ago!” Working with Chico Recovery through the intervention process - is how it looks to be “doing everything you can” to help someone struggling with ...
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When to Have an Addiction Intervention Are you concerned with the health of a friend or loved one? Have drugs or alcohol taken over their life? If these questions resonate with you, then it may very well be time for an intervention. But when should you have a professional intervention? ...
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How Alcohol and Drug Addiction Affects an Entire Family Part 1 Alcohol and drug addiction can destroy all areas of a person’s life. The destruction also seriously impacts the lives of family and loved ones. Addiction can create long-lasting damage to family dynamics if not addressed quickly. A person who ...
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Alcohol and Drug Addiction Affects the Entire Family Part 2 Alcohol and drug addiction affects entire families, not just the addicted person. An addicted person can cause financial strain on his or herself as well as family and loved ones. When money funding a drug or alcohol habit runs out ...
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Is Addiction Rehab Really Needed? Why Check into Rehab? • Something happened that indicated a drug and alcohol problem has gotten bad. • Starting to realize that problems have gone from bad to worse. • There is no sign of the addiction stopping or slowing down. Is it time to ...
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Checking into Rehab, Part 2 Why Consider Going to Rehab? As discussed in When to Check into Rehab Part 1 - it is very difficult for anyone addicted to recognize there is a problem with drugs or alcohol. After all, no one wants to overreact. Below, more scenarios that could ...
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Mindfulness in Addiction Recovery Sobriety with Focus and Less Cravings Mindfulness is a term we hear a lot about these days. What is it? Mindfulness is having the internal focus to be quietly aware of your own thoughts and impulses - without judgment or acting on the impulses. It is ...
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There is No Safe 'Extra' Amount of Prescription Painkillers Have you ever taken an extra dose of a painkiller to help with aches and pains? Have you taken an antidepressant or a sedative for sleep from someone else's prescription? Prescription Drug Misuse is Deceptively Addictive Prescription drug misuse is a ...
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