Deciding to go to rehab is the first step in a chain of actions aimed to solve the most profound problems that triggered your addiction in the first place.
Both outpatient and inpatient treatments are helpful. La Jolla Recovery´s staff can assess an individual´s situation and help you decide the kind of rehab most suitable for you or your loved one.
Reluctance to go to rehab is very well rooted in popular culture. Amy Winehouse´s famous song is an excellent example of a tragic outcome for following its lyrics advice, as we all came to know.
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Looking outside for what’s inside: a dangerous habit We often consider traveling great roads in search of what we want, desires, or needs through which we think our happiness passes. So we immersed ourselves with great enthusiasm in the investigation. Thus, we move forward with the hope of finding the solution to what happens to us. But we do not…
The Relationship with an Addict Maintaining a relationship with an addict is not easy. The drink or drug they are hooked on becomes the center of their life, and their partner and family eventually take a back seat, along with anything other than the addiction. As the addiction becomes more intense, the addict is no longer able to take care…
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Dogs as emotional support Animals play an increasingly important role in people’s lives, including being required as “emotional support”, that is, those pets that help their owners regulate and modulate any fear or emotional or mental imbalance. Caring for a dog is a laborious but rewarding task. It implies love, care, time and responsibility. However, when you have love,…
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Living with a drug addict If you are living with a relative or loved one who is addicted to drugs, you must be prepared to face any type of situation that may occur along the way. Drug addiction is unbearable and harmful not only for the addicted person, but also for the family and friends around them. The emotional and…
Tom Brady, American Presidents, The Pope and Age How come an athlete 15 or 20 years older than his peers triumphs year after year, becoming an unbeatable legend? We just witnessed that at the LV Super Bowl. Mahomes’ mother is only a couple of years older than Brady. Nevertheless, experience beat extreme youth. He has publicly thanked his fitness guru,…
