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The electric cigarette or e-cig is a new tool used in order to quit smoking. While a helpful product, some people continue to argue it’s unhealthy, including the major tobacco corporations. Cigarettes have many dangerous carcinogens including acetone, carbon monoxide, and arsenic; therefore this e-cig technology that has become popular all across the United States is not nearly as dangerous as some argue it is. Smokersutopia.com states “the e-cigarette is from 100 to 1,000 times safer than tobacco cigarettes.” Yes, that means although it’s not 100% safe, it’s better than Continue Reading »

Physical fitness plays an important role in early sobriety because of its mental and physical benefits. For example, in physical fitness, the release of endorphins naturally helps students “feel” happier along with gain self-confidence. All of this provides a foundation to sobriety; therefore, it’s beneficial for students to find a physical activity that they enjoy so they can reap the natural benefits of exercise. Just recently, Sober College took a handful of its residents to Sky High Sports, a trampoline park located in Woodland Hills, CA. While a child-like, innocent Continue Reading »

During drug treatment it is important for students to register and confront behavioral problems that could potentially cause relapse. The goal is to acknowledge these behaviors and work to change them. “This has helped me be able to be comfortable with myself and not have to rely on how I act and other people’s reactions to be happy” says one Sober College Student. Sober College young adult treatment program provides students with individual therapy sessions, a counselor and weekly groups in order to process their emotional growth. The goal is Continue Reading »

Today, most young adults who enter in to drug and alcohol treatment have some type of pre-existing mental health problems either diagnosed or undiagnosed. For this reason, parents should seek a program that offers dual-diagnosis treatment. At Sober College,  a treatment program designed specifically for young adult, offers an extensive clinical program to help diagnose, and treat young adults with a co-occurring disorder, while helping them recover from substance abuse or addiction. Many clients at sober college enter treatment with mental health disorders such as depression or anxiety, in attrition Continue Reading »

Heroin, an opiate, affects the brain in a selected number of ways. It bonds to special chemical receptors in the brain that are in charge of pain signals, emotions, stress, impulses, and memory. The brain automatically notices the relief that heroin provides and re-wires itself emotionally to do what it needs to continuously achieve this result. When heroin replaces natural chemicals in the brain during usage, it becomes increasingly difficult for users to refrain from using the drug. Heroin abuse is becoming more and more prevalent and is incredibly dangerous Continue Reading »

Emotional intelligence and emotional well-being have many facets but in general it is about self-esteem – how you feel about yourself and how you interact with the world around. The Emotional Intelligence program at Sober College, young adult drug rehab involves a number of experiential therapy activities designed to help young adults in recovery gain self-esteem and get in touch with their emotions. One experiential therapy that clients look forward to is surfing. Surfing can be very challenging but it can also fun and incredibly rewarding. Whether or not the Continue Reading »

This year at Sober College students, guided by Film Director Colin P. created a video Intentions project for 2013. With the “intention” of both inspiring young adults in the new year, and teaching goal setting, Colin combined film, sobriety, and therapy into one project. ”I wanted to involve the Sober College students in this intention setting project because I thought it would be a good way of introducing them to the idea of setting an intention for themselves that isn’t the traditional clinical top down method,” explains Colin, “Rather than saying Continue Reading »

During Christmas break at Sober College, young adult drug rehab center, students traveled to the L.A. Food Bank to be of service to their community  and helped sort food for the families that needed food during the holiday season. Young adult in early sobriety are learning about the emotional benefits that being of service can have on an individual. By helping those less fortunate they learn to appreciate the things that they have to be grateful for that they may have taken for granted like food, water, and shelter. Being in drug rehab as a young adult is not Continue Reading »

 The Creative Arts Program at Sober College allows young adults that are struggling to overcome drug and alcohol abuse and addiction express themselves in a healthy creative way. Sarah Frank, the Creative Arts Director and Art Therapist at Sober College, has creative experience in a wide variety of visual arts and crafts and has stocked Sober College’s on-site professional art studio with a number of different mediums that students can use including a clay and a kiln. While Sarah does plan different Art Therapy Groups the Art Studio is left Continue Reading »

College-age drinkers average nine drinks when they get drunk, government health officials said Tuesday. That surprising statistic is part of a new report highlighting the dangers of binge drinking, which usually means four to five drinks at a time. Overall, about 1 in 6 U.S. adults surveyed said they had binged on alcohol at least once in the previous month, though it was more than 1 in 4 for those ages 18 to 34. And that’s likely an underestimate: Alcohol sales figures suggest people are buying a lot more alcohol Continue Reading »