While addiction rehab family programs are often staffed with professionals who manage family interventions skillfully and with great compassion, the family’s role in enabling addict’s behavior is a real phenomenon with real consequences to the addict and, in fact, the entire family. Key Elements of Addiction Rehab Family Programs Because addiction is a family disease,...Read More
The terms “alcoholism” and “alcoholic” are used frequently to describe all manners of alcohol addiction, often times inaccurately. Is there really a difference between problem drinking vs. alcoholism? There is; it’s not just semantics. The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) says that alcohol is the most commonly used addictive substance in the...Read More
According to a report released in 2016 by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States; in 2015, 52,404 overdoses resulted in death. Considering these statistics, it is vital to know the warning signs of addiction. Sure, there are the stereotypical signs of addiction,...Read More
Fair Oaks Recovery Center in Sacramento, CA is Proud to have Earned the Prestigious Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospital (CDRH) Status from the State of California Created by: MJF | January, 2024 Through meticulous efforts and sheer hard work from our committed staff and leadership, Fair Oaks Recovery Center achieved the prestigious status of a Chemical Dependency...Read More
Check out Fair Oaks Recovery Center’s Alumni April Newsletter for all the latest happenings, alumni news, what’s to come, and more. April NewsletterRead More
It’s not uncommon for people new to recovery to think that once they leave rehab, they can go back to their old lives. Unfortunately, this kind of thinking disregards the underlying reason that led them to become addicted in the first place.Completing Drug and Alcohol Rehab is just the beginning…Completing in-patient rehabilitation is a major...Read More
While it’s easy to understand codependency when it comes to substance abuse, it’s sometimes much harder to recognize codependency when it occurs in our relationships. Say you’ve just gotten clean and now you’ve met someone else in recovery who has your world spinning to a new rhythm. The love feels so intense that you wonder...Read More
