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Lindsay Lohan’s Dad Back In Trouble

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Lindsay Lohan’s Dad Back In Trouble	The Celebrity Rehab alum continues to battle his demons.

For those battling addiction, the same issues seem to crop up again and again unless they’re dealt with thoroughly. When Michael Lohan was on Celebrity Rehab last season, his fellow treatment patients ominously predicted he’d end up arrested shortly after the program ended. Within a week, their prediction came true. Now, the father of troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is back behind bars.

The other celebrities Lohan sought treatment with didn’t have any kind of psychic powers. Anyone who watched the show could see his anger issues and misguided desire to rescue others would land him in trouble. Dr. Drew and others who oversaw his treatment also voiced concern over his aftercare plan and busy travel schedule that kept him from checking in regularly with a sponsor or mentor. (more…)


Avoiding Relapse When Disaster Strikes

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Avoiding Relapse When Disaster StrikesA painful loss has you feeling the urge to use again, but that doesn’t mean relapse is a foregone conclusion. You have the tools to stay sober get through the trauma.

You’ve completed treatment, you’ve done the hard work, and you’re on track in your recovery. Everything is going great. Then you’re hit by something that threatens it all. Maybe it’s a death in the family, a serious illness, a job loss or a divorce. Whatever the personal trauma, it has you ready to run back to your old habits in order to numb all those unwanted feelings. How can you possibly cope with something this big and remain clean? (more…)


Managing Threats to Sobriety

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Managing Threats to SobrietyGetting clean is one thing, staying clean is another. But there are concrete ways to avoid the people places and situations that can lead to relapse.

Once you’ve completed treatment, your journey of recovery is only beginning. In the protected environment of drug and alcohol rehab, it’s easy to avoid triggers and to avoid the people who would threaten your sobriety. Once you’re back in your everyday life, it will take a more proactive plan to avoid friends and acquaintances who are still using. (more…)


Steps for Avoiding Relapse

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Steps for Avoiding Relapse There’s no magic cure for staying clean post-rehab, but there are ways you can ensure the best possible chance of healthy, long-term recovery.

Everyone who gets caught up in addiction is a whole person with talents and gifts and unique traits. Despite your recovery status, you don’t need to be defined by your addiction. You are so much more! In addition, letting your addiction define you is unnecessary and can be a barrier to your long-term recovery.

Changing Your Future

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Ted Williams Leaves Rehab

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Ted Williams Leaves Rehab Homeless man Ted Williams was given a second chance, but the road to redemption isn’t smooth, with him entering – and leaving – treatment within weeks.

It’s an inspirational story: A homeless man with a golden voice is plucked from the streets and whisked to New York and Hollywood where he fields dozens of life-changing job offers. He’s reunited with his family – including his mom and nine children – and appears on morning talk shows, late night TV and Dr. Phil.

Who doesn’t deserve a second chance, right?

Life is rarely that easy, though, and such radical changes can be hard to handle for the healthiest individual. It didn’t take long in the spotlight for the addiction issues of homeless former radio voice Ted Williams to surface. (more…)


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