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Substance Abuse Treatment: What Level of Care is Right for You?

The Pros and Cons of Inpatient and Outpatient Substance Rehabilitation.
If you have made the difficult decision to seek professional help for a drug or alcohol addiction, congratulations! The struggle with substance abuse can be a dark, hopeless and isolated place. Unfortunately, only a very small percentage of those struggling ever find their way to the much needed professional help that a quality drug and alcohol treatment center offers. Fortunately, your decision to seek help has you beautifully positioned with one foot already moving towards a solution. There is hope. It is possible to live a peaceful, happy life, free from the obsession and compulsion to drink or use drugs.

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From the Heart: Supporting Your Loved One Battling Addiction

Addiction affects everyone in a family, here are things you can do.
When someone close to you suffers from addiction, it can be difficult to know what you can do to improve the situation. Addicts’ behaviors can isolate and put distance between them and you, which may leave you feeling isolated, frustrated, and angry. But even though addiction can affect everyone in a family, there are things you can do. You are not helpless in helping your loved one overcome addiction.

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Understanding the Non-12 Step Approach to Addiction Recovery

A Non-12 Step Approach to Addiction Recovery reveals your natural wellness and strength.
At Gulf Breeze Recovery, our holistic, non-12 step addiction recovery program (called THRIVE) works to reveal the natural wellness and strength we all have, and with which we all are born. This approach to rehabilitation stands in stark contrast to traditional 12-step recovery programs and is one of the reasons why our program can work for people when conventional methods have not.

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Non-12 Step Treatment and Rehabilitation Explained!

Here’s a basic explanation of the difference between Non-12 Step Treatment and traditional alcohol and drug rehabilitation. In 1935, in a culture absent of treatment or solutions for those addicted to alcohol or other drugs, an alcoholic named Bill W. experienced a self-proclaimed “spiritual awakening” while lying in a hospital bed. At that moment, he…