TREE HOUSE BLOG

Taking responsibility for one’s own life in recovery means taking responsibility for one’s own health. This year, start the lifelong trend of regular doctor visits

Though high-functioning addiction and alcoholism can keep a man in check with his medical health, the chronic abuse of drugs and alcohol can still create

January is the month where fitness dreams are born. As quickly as they are created, they can be lost. Most people write something vaguely hopeful

Choosing to work with an interventionist is choosing to invest in a personal relationship and a distinctly important professional service. Your investment should be put

Hiring an interventionist means hiring a professional who you will be welcoming into one of the most emotionally vulnerable and intimate area of your and

The media has largely focused on the opioid epidemic in the last two years as the number of overdose deaths caused by opioids has dramatically

Men who need to recover from drug and alcohol addiction take time off from work to enter a treatment program for rehabilitation. After their course

Families face one of the greatest burdens that addiction to drugs and alcohol has to offer. Watching a loved one transform under the influence of

The prospect of losing a job for taking time off is intimidating enough to inhibit potentially millions from seeking the care and treatment they need

Sober living is a unique time in any man’s experience of treatment and recovery for drug and alcohol addiction. Living within the safety and security

Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the leading evidence-based therapies being used in the treatment of addiction and alcoholism. Perform a “Google” search for cognitive

Helping helps, it is said. Enabling hurts. When we see a loved one struggling with addiction to drugs and alcohol, we want to help in

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome can become dangerous, even life threatening, when it is not properly managed. Medically assisted detox is the safest way to stop drinking

You’ve been away from home for quite some time. With great difficulty, you made the decision to leave your hometown, perhaps your home state, to

By Keith W Tree House Staff I had been sober for two months and still felt awful. I woke up hungover and sick every morning.

Valium, Xanax, Klonopin and Ativan are some of the most common names associated with benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines are a class of prescription drugs used to depress

In 2016, over 60,000 people are estimated to have lost their lives to overdose on opioid drugs. Opioids are the class of drugs which are

Simply and plainly stated, drugs and alcohol can kill you. Dating, or not dating, can not. If you make the decision to start dating too

Marijuana legalization is spreading. With the growing trend of consuming marijuana for medicinal purposes in addition to recreational purposes, there is a growing concern for

“Am I an alcoholic?” Many a drinker, alcoholic and not, have asked themselves this question. Commonly, the question comes on the tail end of a

People who live by the beach have an interesting relationship to the winter. Some beaches get cold. Other beaches get what their locals and natives