Sober Living & Drug Addiction Blog

If you are new to South Florida area and are looking to become a member of the sober living community, you are in luck. Florida Recovery Group is a recovery center that specializes in helping people lead sober lives. FRG provides outpatient substance abuse treatment as well as sober living housing. Located in Delray Beach, 2 miles from the beach and 4 blocks from the heart of downtown Delray, you will find FRG’s modern sober living units. If you are looking for a good environment with structure and security you will definitely want to check out this sober living property.
While it’s recommended that if you have a severe substance abuse problem you attend an inpatient program, there are alternatives out there that are less intense and aggressive that are more suited for those who are just in the beginning stages of their addiction and need support. This is where the term “outpatient” is thrown around.
Diving right back into your old routine after completing substance abuse treatment is not something recommended by anyone who has either been through treatment or works at a treatment facility. When you're coming up on your final days of rehab in Florida, it will begin to set in that you are indeed getting ready to leave the only structured environment that supports your recovery. That’s when sober living homes come in handy.
If you're suffering from alcoholism or substance abuse, one of the biggest mistakes you can make is not setting up an aftercare plan for when you leave treatment. During treatment, you'll create a plan of action for your post-rehab life, but without dedication, you're setting yourself up for failure. It's crucial that the person leaving rehab sets up some type of plan to ensure they'll stay on that road to recovery.
Within a new report released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the number of heroin overdoses in the United States between 2010 and 2013 has nearly tripled effectively causing an increase in Florida as well. However, if you look at the opposing side of how addicts treat chronic pain, the number of overdoses from prescription painkillers has decreased.
So you've completed your rehab program in a designated treatment facility, but now what? Submerging yourself back into the real world after being surrounded by such a positive environment for a month or more can be an intimidating and scary time, there's no hiding that fact. However, there are ways to better prepare you for moving on after rehab.

In a terrifying new statistic, the Centers for Disease Control reports that every day, six people die from binge drinking. However, it's the age group that binge drinking is hitting the hardest that might surprise you. When people hear the term "binge drinking," they immediately...

When you look at addiction throughout the state of Florida, it's clear that over the past few years illicit drug use has become an epidemic regardless of the area. However, with that being said, there are some areas where certain drug addictions have reached epidemic proportions even with drug addiction continuing to be the forefront of making the public conscious and aware of the dangers.