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When a rehab moves into the neigborhood

Here is a letter we recently posted to social media regarding the kerfuffle surrounding our move into a new community in Eldersburg MD. There was a lot of misunderstanding about who we are and what rehab is and the move spawned some initial backlash due to rumors and...

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The Tipping Point of Treatment and Recovery

If drinking “adult beverages” consistently makes a person act like anything BUT an adult, they may need to reconsider their relationship with said beverages. Signs begin to present themselves when a person’s relationship with alcohol and other drugs progresses into...

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Celebrating success at the Judicial Institute

Last Friday we had the pleasure of presenting at the Judicial Institute in Annapolis. Special thanks to Judge Patti Mitchell for inviting us to speak to some 50 judges about our treatment protocols. In our presentation, we gave a brief history of Right Turn and spoke...

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Is addiction really a disease?

Drugabuse.gov defines addiction as “a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain; they change its structure and how it works.”...

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What Recovery Really Means

People “in recovery” know what recovery means and how important it is to them — and how important it is to society. But what if society doesn’t fully grasp what recovery means? The term is sometimes couched in the idea of “struggle” and is understood as “someone who...

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The Truth about Addiction

Yesterday a friend said, “I have a disease that tells me that I need to feel better than the way I feel right now, all the time.” Think about the strength of that statement: Feel better. Right now. All the time. There is a phenomenon in recovery known as “euphoric...

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Effective and Affordable

Treatment is an event that takes place in time. It has a specific start and end point. Recovery, on the other hand is not an event, but a lifestyle. A lifestyle of recovery requires continuous effort, commitment, and support. Substance abuse treatment can be very...

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Recovery and the Decisions We Make

Usually these questions involve the three things we’re often told to be wary of: People, places, and things. Potential triggers. Since people need to draw their own lines and make their own decisions, the way I usually answer these questions is with another question:...

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