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The drinks look good: vibrant reds and greens; fresh mint and crushed ice bursting from the glass; petals; a rim of salt. The drinks taste good, too. But there is something missing. The soporific burn of alcohol. As anyone coming to the Redemption bar in east London is warned on arrival, these drinks are dry.

Meet Clayton White, a 44 year old man from Conway, SC. Before his surrender to police, he owned and operated as many as four treatment centers, over the course of three years, in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, all under the name Oceanside Recovery Center. The purported substance abuse treatment facilities offered group therapy

Addiction Treatment Providers – CARF Accreditation Matters! CARF Accreditation is a sign of quality and is a public seal of trust and commitment to quality. CARF International, founded in 1966, is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services. CARF is The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. The goal of CARF is that the

Never judge books by their covers. Chris Bathum started his professional career as an Emergency Coordinator for Synergy, an advertising firm, in 1979. Four years later, Bathum became a manager for the SYDA Foundation, which promotes yoga culture. After being the CEO of both Seasons Recovery Centers and Walking Miracles, Chris Bathum founded Community Recovery Inc.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse states that addiction is chronic, relapsing brain disease. It is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. When an addict is using they are not thinking of the repercussion of their actions, they are only thinking about getting high. As our understanding of addiction grows it

It does not matter if you are one of the biggest names in Hollywood or out of work and down on your luck, the chance of becoming addicted to drugs and/or alcohol is very real. Robin Williams, one of the top comedians of all time, was known to have struggled with alcohol and other addictions

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 3.3 million deaths in 2012 were the result of the harmful use of alcohol. Not only can alcohol abuse lead to death, but it can also increase the risk of developing more than 200 diseases, including but not limited to some forms of cancer, cirrhosis, tuberculosis, and

Do you have a mental health or substance use disorder? Are you interested in seeking professional care, but unsure if your insurance policy will allow you to get the help you need? If you find yourself in this position, you are in the same group as millions of others. Fortunately, recent changes will go a

Does the phrase parity legislation mean anything to you? If not, it is time to pay attention to how this has impacted millions of people throughout the United States. In short, parity legislation disallows insurance companies from limiting coverage related to substance abuse treatment, when compared to other conditions. Subsequently, the number of people seeking

Overview Beginning in the late 1900s with laws which outlawed opium smoking, popularized in the U.S. by Chinese railroad workers, state and federal governments have instituted various laws and policies meant to curb drug and alcohol abuse  within the nation. Since the late 1800s to today, laws and policies have been developed to stem both