Guest blog: Interagency communication is a facet of substance abuse treatment that has waned over the years. There was a time in this industry when one facility would communicate with another and the main focus was on the client success in recovery. Today things look much different. There are many clients utilizing, what I call,…
A Word From Justin’s Family: We are so grateful our son had the opportunity to be at Serenity Lodge. Justin struggled for the last couple years with alcohol and substance abuse that led to a failing relationship, alienation from his family, and destructive behavior. He truly had lost his way in life. Our son tried…
You stare into your own living room and ask yourself “How did I let this happen?” Your son is passed out on the couch, surrounded by paraphernalia. In the past, you never even imagined your son would be living with you again into his 30s or 40s, let alone tolerating drug use in your own…
The greatest influence in a person’s life is usually their family. You can and do have the power to help your loved one change, whether that’s getting them into treatment in the first place or helping them sustain recovery after. Support at home can actually make or break a recovery. And this support doesn’t have…
Serenity Lodge would like to introduce a guest blog by Garrett Braukman: The Fear of Detox I think my first memory of seeing what detox was like was the film Trainspotting where the character played by Ewan McGregor is having an intense, scary and close to death experience as he’s cradled in his bedroom.…
When you leave a rehab facility after being treated for drug abuse, you may wonder what happens next. The first thing you should know is that drug rehab treatment is not a fix-all, one-and-done kind of recovery. Your recovery journey will be ongoing. The time after you leave a residential inpatient treatment facility is a…