by creatcareinc | Dec 9, 2020 | Blog Parent, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehab, Recovery Skills, Sober Living
When Creative Care accepted its first clients back in 1989, the mental health industry was still in the dark ages when it came to co-occurring disorders. Patients would go to separate doctors for their substance use and other mental health disorders, ignoring the...
by creatcareinc | Sep 4, 2020 | All Categories, Drug Addiction, Sober Living
Learning a New Way of Life Look, we get it. Your counselors are getting on you to make it to group on time. The house manager is banging on your door before your alarm has even gone off, yelling about getting your chores done. And your sponsor keeps going on about...
by creatcareinc | Mar 12, 2015 | All Categories, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehab, Sober Living, Treatment
It’s going to be one of the most important decisions of your life. You know you have to go, and the only reasons for not going are the ones you’ve made up…and you can always think of another one. Getting yourself into treatment is a heavy resolution. In one moment you...
by creatcareinc | Mar 2, 2015 | All Categories, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehab, Sober Living, Treatment
Going into inpatient treatment can be a scary time. For most addicts, although the necessity of rehab may not be a surprise, tearing themselves away from the world of drugs and alcohol is shocking and uncomfortable. Not only do you have to get through everyday while...
by creatcareinc | Feb 26, 2015 | All Categories, Drug Addiction, Sober Living, Treatment
We’ve come a long way in 100 years, and no I’m not just talking about the invention of the internet. It is easy to see this progress when one looks at the ways in which we treat addiction and alcoholism. A century ago it was seen as nearly incurable. Men and women who...
by creatcareinc | Feb 25, 2015 | All Categories, Drug Rehab, Sober Living
For most, one of the first orders of business after treatment is to secure some form of employment. Depending on the financial situation, this varies significantly from one person to another. But whatever is needed in that regard, nearly everyone needs to find some...
