Aversion therapy sounds like a plan for sobriety. It also sounds like an excuse to get drunk. A lot drunk. Yet that’s exactly what aversion therapy calls for. Drinking and drinking and drinking some more. Until you’ve gotten drunk enough to never want to drink again. Could be fun. Ugly fun. It also could be dangerous. Can you really drink… Read More
Each and every day millions of Americans ask: Is there a sober home near me? It’s not just a great question, but it may just be the best question any of them ever asked. It’s certainly among the most important. Think about it. Why does anyone ever ask such a question? Sure, it’s to find out the location of the… Read More
What happens when you take common sense out of its box? Well, you wind-up with uncommon ideas. More often than not, those ideas are ground-breaking. They’re also almost always very much welcome. Especially when it comes to addiction treatment. Because new ideas can mean the difference between life and death. This hypothesis is surely what drives the good folks at… Read More
Each and every day untold millions of Americans ask the same simple question: Is there a halfway house near me? Turns out it may just be the best question any of them ever asked. No foolin.’ Think about it. There’s really only one good reason anyone ever asks such a question. Yes, it’s to find out the location of the… Read More
Friendly House certainly has some high profile friends. Then again, when you’ve been successfully operating in Los Angeles for nearly 70 years, you’d better have some high profile friends. This year, those friends joined Lena Dunham as she emceed a fundraiser for the recovery center. The cause couldn’t have been more worthy. Neither could the gathering. The friends of Friendly… Read More
