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
Believe it or not, there is such a thing as life after meth. Sure it can be lonesome and devastating and full of heartbreak. But it can also be the most triumphant and fulfilling life imaginable. Really. Unfortunately few folks get to see the positive life after meth. Way too few. Heck, most folks don’t even know there’s a positive… Read More
Folks sometimes forget that sober support is crucial throughout recovery — and that includes even before it begins. In fact, sober support is often what makes recovery possible to begin with. A fact too few stakeholders acknowledge. HOPE Sheds Light aims to change all that. The New Jersey-based non-profit has tasked itself with providing de facto sober support whenever it’s… Read More
Count Denver’s Jefferson Park neighborhood as being Awake. Wide Awake. In name and in fact. Why? Awake sober bar and coffee shop. That’s why. And the timing couldn’t be better. Indeed, with the pandemic wreaking havoc in the world — and substance abuse rising accordingly — it’s most definitely an apropos moment to launch a sober hangout. That’s the feeling… 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
