I don't know how else to begin this, other than to say I was inches from death before I finally got help for my heroin addiction. I graduated to heroin from OxyContin and quickly fell apart...
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April 12
I'm the walking embodiment of a second chance. For about three years, heroin was my entire world. During this time I was content with the fact that heroin was going to kill me. The pain and...
March 28
I know that there are different ways to cope with the stresses in one's life. Some avoid their problems. Some confront them head-on. Some, however, don't recognize them until it is too...
March 26
Last night was my 1 year anniversary since I stopped using crystal meth. I got sad as I reflected on all the damage I had caused everyone that I loved and cared about during that time period. In...
February 29
Anyone who has ever tried to make a living as an artist knows how difficult it can be. One year could be the best one of your life; the next could be a constant struggle. I was fortunate enough to...
February 7
After I retired, I wasn't prepared to handle all the downtime I would have and I started getting really depressed. It went from a simple case of me having trouble filling the...
January 11
I never realized how quickly my life could change. After working hard and saving money my entire life, I'd finally gotten to a place where I was comfortable and had a...
January 7
A Cottages of the Palm Beaches patient, Tyler B., expressed his internal struggle with drug addiction in an creative and therapeutic way through an original poem he wrote after a one-on-one...
November 30
I experienced a perfect storm of bad luck around 2008 when the economy collapsed. In less than two years' time, I lost my job, developed a meth habit, and was inches away from going to...
November 10
I never had much money. I'd spent basically my entire life living paycheck to paycheck, and was never really able to get ahead. My first child came when I was nineteen, and I...
October 20
I've been a substance abuse counselor for 13 years and can say, with no hyperbole, that addiction is a largely economic problem. While it's true that people of all income-levels succumb...
August 19
In the early days of my recovery, in my affordable alcohol rehab and once I returned home, I found that I had a lot of trouble sleeping. I couldn’t rely on my trusty...
July 28
Before we sent my daughter to an affordable drug rehab facility, I catered to the needs of my addict . . . my daughter. We gave her anything that she asked for, doling out money for her rent,...
June 29
The most valuable lesson that I learned, after my daughter finally agreed to go to an affordable alcohol and drug rehab, was that addiction is a family disease. Everyone...
June 20
Since I successfully finished my affordable substance abuse treatment, I wanted to get involved in joining a recovery organization. I decided to join AA and also signed up...
June 13
It was not until my first summer back from college when drugs started taking over my life. I had dabbled in recreational drug use throughout high school, but almost overnight it...
June 8
My affordable alcohol and drug rehab facility gave me a new life. Not only did I learn new ways to live my life sans drug and alcohol, but I feel more physically confident too. I...
May 24
I never thought an affordable alcohol treatment would have been the answer to my emotional problems too. I did not have my first drink until I went away to college, and even then showed no sign...
May 19
I’ve often been referred to as having an “addictive personality.” Friends, family, teachers, police, almost everyone in my life has judged me as not being...
April 25
Before my affordable alcohol treatment, my relationship with God was pretty strained. Nonexistent may be a better word to describe it,...
April 21
I needed to get help for my drinking, the only problem was that I had nowhere to turn – or at least it seemed that way at the time. I knew that I had...
April 8
Since my affordable alcohol treatment at the Cottages of the Palm Beaches, I’ve talked with many people about addiction, people who are recovering themselves, people who are friends or...
March 31
Many, many years ago, many lifetimes ago it seems, I began my treatment at an affordable alcohol rehab. Since, I’ve...
March 28
So many times I heard my friends and family that I needed to go into treatment. Someone actually knew someone who went to an affordable alcohol rehabs in Florida and...
March 22
I have always prided myself at being a stay at home mom, living the simple life with my husband and our two kids. In this technology driven day and age, it’s becoming...
March 17
The background story to my alcohol addiction, and my subsequent affordable alcohol rehab, is not one that I’ve gotten too comfortable repeating just yet. But today I will...
March 6
I used to think I would not be able to afford any “affordable” addiction treatment programs. I admit I thought “affordable addiction treatment” was...
February 23
Since admitting myself into an affordable alcohol rehab, I’ve learned an assortment, alphabet soup if you will, of key words and phrases....
February 15
Affordable substance abuse treatment sounds like an oxymoron on the surface. I used to dismiss the possibility of admitting myself into any type of alcohol and drug...
February 1
There is a period of time that marks my abstinence from my main addictive behavior (alcohol addiction). It amazes me how easily the memories of my substance abuse...
January 18
Date: February 12th 2011
Time: 12 noon til 4:30 pm
Location:
John Prince Park
2700 Sixth Ave South
Lake...
August 24
My friend sent me an article this week titled "Can 30 days Without Drinking Make You Feel Better?"
The guy who wrote the article made me reflect on the times when drinking still occurs to...
May 14
Let me start out by saying I am not writing to knock any of the higher cost rehab centers. Many of them (especially those located in Palm Beach & Malibu) provide first class treatment with...
My experience at The Cottages has helped me more than I ever expected. Everyone was so accommodating and kind to me. Your treatment program provided me with a realistic experience of what it to...
- -Lauren B., Boynton Beach, FL
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