What About My Job and Reputation—How Much Will I Lose?

Sometimes, we’re fearful that admitting our dependency will interfere with our jobs, careers, relationships, and reputation. While entering a rehabilitation center will cost you some level of money and time away from work and family, the advantages and support from making this decision often outweigh the hesitancies. Consider for a moment, a somewhat-dependent-on-alcohol man, Joe. Read more…

Can I Afford Rehab?

Drug and alcohol treatment is not cheap, so you would not be the first one to wonder how you will be able to afford rehab. Before we start comparing prices, programs, and packages, though, let’s take a few minutes to complete a Cost of Addiction Balance Sheet. Addiction Cost Balance Sheet: What Does My Addiction Read more…

Which is Better: 28 Days or 90 Days?

Discovering Which Drug Rehab Treatment Plan is Best for You So you have taken the first strides on the road to recovery–you have made the decision to stop your addiction, chosen to get professional help, and are now seeking treatment options. Rehabs generally offer both longterm (90+ days) and shortterm treatment options (28 days)—but which Read more…

Do I Need Help? How Do I Know If I’m Addicted?

About a month ago I found myself walking through the “birthplace” of California—Old Town San Diego. Home to America’s first brick courthouse, California’s first sheriff, and our country’s very first cobblestone jailhouse—Old Town is rich with history. But more interesting than the town’s history was something I saw: a tiny prison cell. No more than Read more…

I am Ready for Help, What Now?

What started as an experiment in a college dorm room escalated into a lifestyle that would follow Chris for more than a decade. Division one college basketball, the NBA, overseas professional ball, and finally the front seat of a crunched mini-van—drugs had plagued his thriving basketball career… and eventually ended it. Chris Herren, author of Read more…