Perhaps the biggest myth about drug and alcohol addiction , also called substance use disorder, is that those who are..
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The Value of 12 Step Programs
12 step programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA), have been helping people recover from addiction for over 80 years…
The Value of Self-Empathy While in Substance Use Treatment and Recovery
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How Trauma Can Lead to Substance Use Disorder
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Healing from Addiction
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The Magic of Peer Bonding
Parkdale Center conducts exit interviews with all its discharging Partial Hospitalization Patients. From these interviews, we have a consistent, reliable..
Recovery Real Talk: In Service
Service work is an important part of recovery – from our 12th step of carrying the AA message to our..