5 Common Obstacles to Successful Alcohol Rehabilitation Alcohol AbuseBy Promises AustinFebruary 6, 2012Just ask anyone who’s gone through alcohol rehabilitation what is was like. You’ll be hard pressed to find anyone who will tell you that it was easy. Those who stick with it and stay sober will most likely tell you that going to rehab was one of the best decisions they ever made. Without treatment,… Details
An Interview with Betsy Spier, Executive Director at Promises West L.A. Staff StoriesBy Promises AustinFebruary 4, 2012Working at Promises is like “coming home” for Betsy Spier. She first stepped foot on Promises’ driveway in 1993 as a marriage and family therapy intern, where she met founder Richard Rogg and instantly had an “amazing feeling about the place.” In the past 20 years, she has worked in a variety of treatment settings,… Details
20 Tips to Help Improve Your Self-Esteem After Drug Rehab RecoveryBy Promises AustinJanuary 31, 2012It’s normal to feel pretty low immediately after drug rehab, but if you’re still struggling to regain your self-esteem and it’s been longer than you thought it would be before you felt somewhat normal again, don’t fret. While it does take time to heal from all the damage that drug and alcohol abuse does to… Details
Sex Addiction Basics Sex AddictionBy Promises AustinJanuary 28, 2012Sexual addiction is a compulsive preoccupation with sexual thoughts, the pursuit of sex or sexual behaviors, which the individual is unable to stop in spite of negative consequences to their life, career, relationships or health. Also known as an intimacy disorder or hypersexuality, sexual addiction can be considered a process addiction, similar to gambling, binge… Details
The Benefits of Residential Drug Rehab Addiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinJanuary 27, 2012Surveys conducted by our nation’s government report that over 2 million Americans stand in need of drug recovery treatment. Sadly, those same reports tell us that less than three percent of those who need it will actually ever set foot inside of a rehab facility. One might have sympathized with a person who faced hospitalization… Details
Group Therapy in Drug Rehab TherapiesBy Promises AustinJanuary 26, 2012Drug or alcohol addiction almost always leads a person to isolation. Isolation from a healthy community brings its own mental health problems. Given that the substance-addicted person is living this sort of detached existence, it ought not to be so surprising that re-connecting them to a group or community will help address several important issues… Details
How to Let Go of the Past and Move Forward Mental HealthBy Promises AustinJanuary 25, 2012Stuck in the past? Caught up in all the wrongs you have done to others and yourself while you were deep in the throes of your addiction? If you can’t seem to shake those depressing and distressing memories, you’re not doing your recovery any favors. Here are some tips on how to let go of… Details
Understanding and Overcoming the Shame of Addiction Personal ResourcesBy Promises AustinJanuary 22, 2012Shame and addiction almost always go hand in hand. If you’re struggling with an addiction of any kind, whether it’s to alcohol, prescription medications, sex, food, gambling, or street drugs, you likely have been feeling the shame of addiction for quite some time. Perhaps you’ve been trying to overcome it for years. One of the… Details
How Does Parental Drug Abuse Affect Children Family ResourcesBy Promises AustinJanuary 20, 2012There are no perfect parents. Even conscientious parents who seek to create the best possible home environment will make mistakes along the way and those mistakes will impact their children, just as they were influenced by their own parents. Does this mean that kids who grow up in a home where one or both parents… Details
“Huffing” Isn’t Just Kid’s Stuff: More Adults Are Now Abusing Inhalants Other AddictionsBy Promises AustinJanuary 15, 2012Illicit drugs offer a high to adults and youth that comes with a dangerous price. Drugs like marijuana and cocaine cost people physically, mentally, and monetarily. When teens can’t monetarily afford drugs to give them a high, or are worried about using illicit drugs, sometimes they turn to getting their high from inhalants. These kids… Details
