Promises Treatment Centers Finds Addiction Interventions Particularly Powerful Over the Holidays Promises NewsBy Promises AustinNovember 30, 2011Holiday music and films instill visions of what the holidays should be, but they aren’t the reality for the millions of families affected by addiction. As holiday celebrations approach, families are left with a series of less-than-ideal ways to approach the addict in their lives. Do they ban the addict from the holiday festivities? Should… Details
Stop Phoning It In – Learn To Walk The Talk In Recovery RecoveryBy Promises AustinNovember 29, 2011If you’re not seeing any forward momentum from your recovery efforts and feel like you’re stuck in neutral, could it be that you’re not really giving it all you can? Maybe you’re phoning it in. You could just be taking up space in the room and not really doing anything more than paying lip-service to… Details
Breakthrough Study Finds Heavy Methamphetamine Use Increases Risk of Schizophrenia SchizophreniaBy Promises AustinNovember 23, 2011Heavy methamphetamine users may be at a significantly higher risk for developing schizophrenia than others, according to researchers from Toronto’s Centre of Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The researchers’ findings-based on the world’s first expansive study on long-term methamphetamine use’s association to psychosis-have been published in advanced online in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Previous… Details
5 Steps to Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude in Addiction Recovery RecoveryBy Promises AustinNovember 11, 2011“I’m different from everyone else.” This belief lies deep in the hearts of most addicts. Believing that we’ve been wronged and viewing the world as a harsh, unfair place allows us to continue our destructive behaviors. And while addicts have faced a number of obstacles that others have not, we are more helpful to others… Details
Promises Addiction Treatment Centers Expands Holistic & Integrative Therapies Program Promises NewsBy Promises AustinNovember 8, 2011Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 08, 2011 – Two years ago, Promises Treatment Centers was among the first to introduce a comprehensive holistic addiction treatment program to its clients. What began as a pain management unit for opiate withdrawal quickly expanded to include tuina, cupping and other Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) techniques to address all… Details
Drug Addiction in the LGBT Community Drug Addiction InfoBy Promises AustinNovember 1, 2011People often use drugs and alcohol to cope with stress or emotional pain, escape from problems, or gain acceptance. Although anyone can become addicted, certain people are at greater risk, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals. What makes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals particularly vulnerable to drug and alcohol addiction? Emotional challenges, such… Details
More Negative Effects from Drinking Alcohol Alcohol AbuseBy Promises AustinOctober 29, 2011It is well-established that long-term alcohol abuse can cause serious health problems, including brain damage and various forms of cancer. It also destroys relationships, finances, careers and emotional well-being. A series of recent studies show that alcohol abuse does even more damage than was previously known. Technological advances in neuroimaging allow scientists to observe alcohol’s… Details
Traditional Chinese Medicine Promotes Healing in Early Recovery RecoveryBy Promises AustinOctober 26, 2011By Meghan Vivo As the health care system in the U.S. falters and more Americans embrace the concept of “alternative” medicine, acupuncture and other forms of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are becoming more widely used. Approximately 38 percent of adults and 12 percent of children in the U.S. use some form of complementary and alternative… Details
What it Takes to Be a Success in Recovery RecoveryBy Promises AustinOctober 18, 2011“Courage to start and willingness to keep everlasting at it are requisites for success.” – Alonzo Newton Benn Everyone has an idea of what it takes to be a success. This also applies to what it takes to be a success in recovery. There is no one way that is better than another, however, so… Details
An Interview with Ross Donahue, Residential Manager Staff StoriesBy Promises AustinOctober 17, 2011Relapse is a common part of the disease of addiction, but it is not inevitable. “You don’t have to cycle in and out of treatment before getting well,” advises Ross Donahue, the residential manager at Promises West L.A., who went through treatment five years ago and “got it” the first time. “If you give your… Details
