God Is Enough
Why do we suffer? Over the years working in substance abuse and mental health one of the first questions I ask is “what do you want out of treatment?” and...
A Guide to Understanding the Opioid Epidemic
Opioids are a wide class of drugs that contains everything from highly illegal heroin to commonly prescribed hydrocodone. More and more people are becoming concerned about the effect of these...
Counting Spoons
Counting Spoons: When Your Loved One is an Addict I remember when I was first exposed to the insane lifestyle of an addict. I was completely lost. There was...
Understanding Addiction
The Other Side of the Looking Glass: Understanding Addiction from a Different Perspective Have you ever tried to look through a telescope that was out of focus and all...
JC Recovery Center Christmas Scholarship
JC Recovery Center is happy to announce we will be offering a full treatment scholarship to someone struggling with addiction. This scholarship will include our full partial hospitalization program. We...
The Saint Francis Prayer
The Saint Francis Prayer The St Francis Prayer is a beautifully written prayer for people from all walks of faith. This is a great prayer for all people, especially those...
Jesus Heals Drug Addiction
Jesus heals Drug Addiction Often times I go to the Bible for faith and inspiration. I can often draw inspiration and guidance to help me through our day to day...
The Four Absolutes – The Oxford Group
The Four Absolutes – The Oxford Group What are the four absolutes? The “Four Absolutes” of Alcoholics Anonymous were considered “yardsticks” in earliest days of the recovery program...
Fun in Recovery
I’m sober. Now what? – Ways to have fun in Recovery. Some people think that to get clean and sober will be the end of their social life. Some people...
Dealing with Co-Occurring Disorders
Mental health and wellness is an important matter in today’s world because everyone knows and loves someone who has a mental illness. Mental illness is common, it is very real,...