SSH has relaunched their monthly “Alumni Night.” Come join us for snacks and support! Alumni Night is a monthly get-together for all Support Systems Homes alumni. We stopped the event in 2020 due to the pandemic. Now the time’s right to reopen! We’re hosting Alumni Night every 3rd Tuesday of the month, at 7:00pm. If...Read More
Adult children with parents suffering from addiction can and should offer help. But be prepared for pushback. “Dad drinks too much. What should we do?” “I think Mom’s using pills. She needs help.” Sound familiar? If so, we’re sorry you’re in this situation, but we’re glad you’re reading this. When adult children see their...Read More
Sleep & Addiction intersect in all sorts of ways. Good and bad. Poor sleep makes addiction more likely to start. Poor sleep can worsen the problems associated with addiction. Poor sleep makes relapsing after treatment more likely. On the other hand… Good sleep can keep addictions away. Good sleep helps us fight addictions. Good sleep...Read More
(Guest Post from Nicky Sarandrea) A traumatic event is one of the biggest catalysts for a relapse. A death, accident, breakup—these events can send a recovering addict into a whirlwind of anxiety, depression and anger, leading them to relapse and undoing all that hard work. Recovery takes time and life never runs smoothly, so these...Read More
Why Californians use Fentanyl, and What it Does to Your Life In January of 2019, the U.S. Border Patrol seized 254 pounds of fentanyl and 395 pounds of methamphetamine at the Arizona border. Street value of the fentanyl totaled about $3.5 million; the meth, $1.1 million. They found the drugs in hidden compartments of a...Read More
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