The Key to Recovery? Commitment!

March 22, 2008

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Commitment is the key to recovery. You can’t “give recovery a try”. It must be something you are going to do. Your commitment has to be, stand on a rooftop and let the whole world know, strong. This is not a place to come because your friends are giving rehab a try, or because your favorite celebrity is doing it. The work that goes into recovery is hard work and it is serious work. It is also work that is often done in groups with you peers in recovery. They deserve to work with addicts who are just as serious as they are about recovery. Read more

Facts About Methadone

March 17, 2008

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Methadone has been used in the treatment of heroin addiction for almost half a century. It was discovered as an alternative to morphine in the 1940’s, and it’s affect on opioid addictions was found in the 1960’s by Drs. Marie Nyswander and Vincent Dole. Since then, millions of people have recovered from heroin addiction with the help of methadone. Read more