| They ditched hooch for health
Many stories on rehabilitation focus on an alcoholic's downward spiral before finding new life in sobriety. But with that new life comes a quandary — how to fill time once occupied with a bottle with time dedicated to health.
"You have to have something to replace that time, said Lawrence Houston, 48, who once abused alcohol and drugs but today lives clean and sober in suburban Lancaster. "Idle time is the devil's workshop!"
"Go for a walk," agreed Dr. David Hill, a Millersville University professor of psychology, who has also served as an addictions consultant for area treatment centers. "Go to the gym; go to something self-enhancing."
Like Houston, others who have battled addiction have taken up that mantra. They work out, golf, swim, coach, take up yoga, read, meditate and/or pray.
St. Joseph’s hosts Russian specialists
SARANAC LAKE � St. Petersburg, Russia�s House of Hope on the Hill, is the country�s only free alcohol treatment center that uses the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous in a 28-day program.
The Center has served approximately 2,500 people from 110 cities across Russia as well as patients from a few of the former Soviet states.
To further strengthen their programs, three addiction specialists: Board member and well-known Russian artist Dmitri Shagin; Senior Counselor Sergei Agafonov; the Center�s Director Dr. Svetlana Moseeva, and their translator, Alexander Alexandrov have spent 10 days studying St. Joseph�s Rehabilitation Center�s recovery programs and business practices.
The group is particularly interested in the Family Services Session, which serves as an intervention technique to educate family members and the resident about the destructiveness of the disease.
Drug Rehab Leading Public To New Way of Thinking
Unique medication-free program is getting results in 2007. Canadian, OK (PRWEB) November 4, 2007 -- Anyone caring for or treating an addicted person knows that depression and drug or alcohol addiction frequently go hand in hand. Some traditional medical and psychiatric based programs diagnose and treat the depression an addict is experiencing as the root cause of the person's drug or alcohol problem. Narconon Arrowhead, one of the country's leading drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers, has taken a new position that depression is more often a symptom that shows up after a person becomes addicted. "Most addicts are in a deteriorating or poor state of health. While high, they are in a euphoric, painless state of mind, numb to the damage drugs or alcohol are doing to their bodies.
Addiction treatment called life’s most difficult challenge
Ed. note: This is the fourth instalment of a five-part series tracing a tale of drug addiction and rehabilitation in recognition of National Drug Awareness Week (Nov. 18-24). Addiction treatment goes on behind closed doors and becomes a cocoon for addicts to become wrapped up in affirmations, 12 steps, and of course, their demons. �It�s the most difficult thing you�ll ever do,� says Dale Gordon, director of treatment for the territory�s Alcohol and Drug Services unit, and a recovering addict himself. �There�s probably as many ways to recover as there are addicts, he said. �There�s no one way to recover, but a good way to recover is treatment.� Recovery is a process by which first, one goes through a physical detoxification where the body rids itself of the substance. The harder part, Gordon said, is learning how to handle all the pain that the user has typically masked with drug highs �You have to want to stop, and you have to stop believing drugs are the answer to your pain,� he said.
Cousins admits to drug problem, banned one year
BEN Cousins has admitted for the first time to battling a drug addiction and has been banned from playing AFL football for a year. The disgraced former West Coast star was last night found guilty by the AFL Commission of bringing the game into disrepute, after a boardroom meeting at AFL headquarters lasting nearly eight hours. A remorseful Cousins emerged from the hearing to finally admit he has a substance abuse problem. "Firstly I'd like to address the fact that I am overcoming drug addiction, which is an ongoing process," said Cousins, who read from a prepared statement. "Contrary to media reports I am a lot further down the track in my rehabilitation than what has been reported." The Brownlow medallist, who was flanked by parents Bryan and Stephanie, QC David Grace and manager Ricky Nixon, said he was sorry for his actions and thanked the eight AFL commissioners for a fair hearing.
Ben is receiving treatment in LA, says dad
The father of former West Coast star Ben Cousins says his son is fine and receiving treatment in Los Angeles for drug addiction. Bryan Cousins read a prepared statement to the media in Booragoon a short time ago. He said he had spoken to Cousins overnight and denied reports he was missing.
HAVE YOUR SAY: Is Ben Cousins too much trouble? Click here He said his son had been receiving treatment in Los Angeles, but not at The Summit, a $3300-a-day Malibu drug rehabilitation centre. Bryan Cousins said his son would check into The Summit at a later date and his health appointments at other facilities had been booked in advance, in accordance with a plan determined by his doctors and health workers. He said Cousins' would stay at The Summit until health staff decided he was well enough to be released.
Ben admits drug addiction
BEN Cousins has admitted for the first time that he is battling a drug addiction after the AFL banned him from playing football for a year. The disgraced former West Coast star was last night found guilty by the AFL Commission of bringing the game into disrepute after a boardroom meeting at AFL headquarters lasting nearly eight hours. A remorseful Cousins emerged from the hearing to finally admit he is a drug addict. "Firstly I'd like to address the fact that I am overcoming drug addiction which is an ongoing process,'' said Cousins, who read from a prepared statement. "Contrary to media reports I am a lot further down the track in my rehabilitation than what has been reported.'' The Brownlow medallist, who was flanked by parents Bryan and Stephanie, QC David Grace and manager Ricky Nixon, said he was sorry for his actions and thanked the eight AFL commissioners for a fair hearing.
Group home status questioned
Residence or rehabilitation is the question looming over a dispute between the Borough of Swissvale and Pyramid Healthcare. Pyramid Healthcare, an addiction, mental health and adolescent behavioral treatment provider, has moved 25 of its patients into what it calls "supportive housing" in apartment buildings in Swissvale. The company has housed 20 men at 1901 Hanover St. since Aug. 15 and five women at 1935-1937 Delaware Ave. since Sept. 5. Swissvale officials argue that the facilities are illegally established group homes, though no one from Pyramid has been cited. "They just came in without asking for permission, ignored our ordinances and moved right in," said Swissvale Councilman Jim Bonacci. Swissvale officials say that Pyramid is in violation of several of the borough's codes regarding group residences.
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