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LAS VEGAS, NV – October 28, 2016 – Living Free Health & Fitness, a Las Vegas-based non-profit addiction recovery organization, announced today that it has launched a funding effort to expand its recovery programs throughout Las Vegas-area communities to cover a broader segment of the population. “The tough road to recovery is crowded,” commented Shelley Poerio, president of Living Free. “But...
Living Free of Addiction
I know what you're thinking - "People bring addiction problems upon themselves. It's hardly worth the effort. Why waste my money?" There is a great deal of chronic relapse - no doubt. That is the problem we are addressing! You see, for those who get treatment, the duration of time is not nearly enough to effect permanent change. It takes more than detox or a few weeks rewire our brains and...
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DEMOCRATIZING QUALITY TREATMENT AND LONG-TERM CARE A message regarding the importance of our sober living enrichment project. Doing research yesterday, I saw places that utilize some of our principles. But they are for-profit and charge $15-25,000 per month. We have a different approach. We help the sober living houses dotted all around our community and country provide a clinical quality...
Choices
Reflecting on Recovery One day, over 15 years ago, I pointed a gun at myself and prepared to pull the trigger. Thankfully, I chose not to. Instead I made the harder choice — to stay alive, and do it without alcohol and drugs. I made more choices. I went to rehab, got a job and started working with troubled teens. I earned a masters in counseling, and wrote a book, based on my research...
It Takes Practice
Keep Coming Back Clients in treatment constantly complain about the repetitiveness of treatment programming. Even post-treatment people attending 12-step meetings will whine about "hearing the same stuff over and over again." In fact, the "boredom" or "repetition" factor is ready-made defense mechanism (elaborate excuse) to not pay attention, not go, not engage. But there is more to it than...
Supporting the Salvation Army
Today we delivered $2,801.85 worth of quality men's, women's, children's, and toddlers' clothing. Additionally we received shoes, linens, Fall/Winter outerwear, kitchen items, games, books, and hygiene products. The Salvation Army provides long term substance abuse rehabilitation at no cost to its clients. These clients can stay in the program for up to 9 months. The idea is to get people back...