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 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...
Recovery Stories – How Drug Rehab Changed My Life
How Drug Rehab Changed My Life I would never agree to drug rehab, I never wanted to get help. This is my personal recovery story, this is how I found...
Live Like You are Recovered
Many people strive for sobriety and work for months and years to achieve a recovered life. But what exactly does that mean? How can you tell if you’ve achieved recovery,...
Drinking and Driving: Why Partying without a Plan is Dangerous
How many times has it happened that you and some friends went out for a drink or two, not planning on getting drunk, but not planning on how to get...
Sobriety Presents New Opportunities
After living a life of drug or alcohol use and being controlled by substances, it is refreshing to consider living a life of sobriety. On the other hand, it might...
Do New Year’s Resolutions Help or Hurt during Recovery?
At this time of year, everyone is vowing to lose weight, be kinder to others, do something better with their lives, or work toward some sort of renewal. For many...