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314 articles on addiction, recovery, family healing, insurance, and what actually helps.

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How do you feel about Ben coming out again?
San Diego4 min read

How do you feel about Ben coming out again?

2 times may be a charm, but likely "it" could happen again... I too, similar to Ben, have struggled with...

Mark GladdenMarch 18, 2017
Let's take charge of our healthcare!!!
San Diego6 min read

Let's take charge of our healthcare!!!

Treatment vs. Healing David M. Reiss, M.D. Present Moments Recovery "It is much more important to know what sort...

Mark GladdenMarch 11, 2017
There are providers out there that have space to treat you.
San Diego1 min read

There are providers out there that have space to treat you.

https://goo.gl/wteBSV Many providers and sitting and waiting for clients to come into their programs. The moments a person is ready...

Mark GladdenFebruary 20, 2017
Heather Locklear: We Care
San Diego1 min read

Heather Locklear: We Care

We salute those celebrities embracing the hard path of drug rehab recovery compounded by the expectations of society, media and...

Mark GladdenJanuary 19, 2017
As a parent, my healing needs to come first
San Diego2 min read

As a parent, my healing needs to come first

AL-Anon reminds me that as a child, I took the plunge for the sake of fun...What I know now as...

Mark GladdenDecember 5, 2016
Task Force - Insurance Coverage for Treatment and Sober Living
San Diego1 min read

Task Force - Insurance Coverage for Treatment and Sober Living

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/10/27/fact-sheet-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorder-parity-task-force They are making it harder and harder for the Insurance industry to drag their on approvals for Drug and...

Mark GladdenNovember 23, 2016
US Surgeon General Report is HERE!!!!
San Diego3 min read

US Surgeon General Report is HERE!!!!

This is a historical event. The Surgeon General of the United State of America has taken notice of the growing...

Mark GladdenNovember 18, 2016
NO DRINKING house is starting to get the attention it deserves....
San Diego1 min read

NO DRINKING house is starting to get the attention it deserves....

Ohio codifies recovery residence principles in groundbreaking legislation \| Addiction Professional Magazine Many States believe the a Sober Living Environment...

Mark GladdenNovember 10, 2016
SUD Treatment has to move non-profit ideals
San Diego7 min read

SUD Treatment has to move non-profit ideals

....thank you David, it was truly a manifesto of sorts. I can say that I have been relentlessly pursued by...

Mark GladdenOctober 31, 2016
Issa Holds Public Forum on Sober Living Homes Reform
San Diego2 min read

Issa Holds Public Forum on Sober Living Homes Reform

Sober Living is Drug and Alcohol free housing. The population that needs this type of structured environment are those that...

Mark GladdenOctober 26, 2016
Darryl Stawberry says enough is enough regarding friends #addicition
San Diego1 min read

Darryl Stawberry says enough is enough regarding friends #addicition

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/darryl-strawberry-leading-fight-doc-gooden-save-life-article-1.2760189 Thanks Mr. Darryl for keeping up the fight. The ONLY TIME I started to get better was when...

Mark GladdenAugust 29, 2016
Why are we still slapping the hand?
San Diego1 min read

Why are we still slapping the hand?

It is heartwarming to see the changes from punitive attention towards behavioral treatment, we are not alone in the struggle...

Mark GladdenAugust 18, 2016

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