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Every year addiction treatment professionals and advocates honor and celebrate National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in September.  This is supposed to be an observance for the successful actions done by drug rehab programs and the accomplishments of those … Continue reading →

If you’re like millions of other people out there searching for a drug rehab program that actually works, you’ve probably run into thousands of web pages and have become possibly even more confused than before. We can help.  Our team … Continue reading →

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”. … Continue reading →

Most of the calls that we get from family members of addicted people tell us that their loved one was put on an antidepressant at some point to try and treat the symptoms of their addiction.  Time and again we … Continue reading →

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 JoinTogether discussed the issue of performance-based contracts … Continue reading →

Celebrity drug use and subsequent addiction treatment center visits have become so popularized that people have decided to cash in on it with shows such as “Celebrity Rehab” with Dr. Drew.  The problem is that the publicized failures of most … Continue reading →

It seems that yet again billions of dollars have been wasted on drug replacement therapy as a viable solution for drug addiction.  Even worse is that it is yours and my tax dollars (that could otherwise actually help someone). What … Continue reading →

Earlier this year, a report from Join Together sharted statistics about who is bearing the cost of drug rehab.  A study funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) found that 77.4 percent of treatment in 2003 was paid for … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

Over the years I have come to find a very disheartening observation.  There are often parents who contact us to find effective drug rehabs for their son or daughter, and after they are referred to a successful center, and realize … Continue reading →