Drug Rehab | Young Adult Rehab Center | Substance Abuse | Drug Addiction | Sober College

Stress can be a leading factor in drug abuse and relapse.  Studies have shown that stress may induce relapse to cocaine, heroin, alcohol, and nicotine self-administration. Stress is part of everyday life; it’s important for individuals to learn how to cope with stress where and when it is needed. An overwhelming part of life that may easily cause stress is thinking about the past and future. Thinking of all the things that need to get done or all of the problems that one may have, and doing this all at Continue Reading »

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 »

Heroin being a widely used drug in the young adult community today is a danger to the lives of many. Heroin is an extremely addictive drug that creates a physical dependence early on in use. Heroin abuse can lead to a decline in responsibility, interests, relationships and most importantly, death. In addition, it is a dangerous drug to detox from; oftentimes addicts relapse before obtaining a sober life. Sober College young adult treatment program seeks to help young addicts obtain and sustain recovery by providing the Core Competencies a stepping 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 »

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 »

A 38–year NIH–funded study, published this year in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that people who used cannabis heavily in their teens and continued through adulthood showed a significant drop in IQ between the ages of 13 and 38—an average of eight points for those who met criteria for cannabis dependence. Those who used marijuana heavily before age 18 (when the brain is still developing) showed impaired mental abilities even after they quit taking the drug. These findings are consistent with other studies showing a link Continue Reading »

Fitness is one of Five Core Competencies of the Sober College young adult drug treatment program because of the benefits it has on a young adults recovery process. A great fitness activity that has been enjoyed by many young adults is skateboarding. Skateboarding is not a usual rehab activity, but Sober College adapts to individual residents abilities or interests to help allow them to more thoroughly enjoy fitness on a personal level. There is a resident who despises the gym. Him and his treatment team worked together to agree that 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 »

On any given day, when you walk through the doors of the Sober College addiction treatment center, your going to find young adults exploring new outlets and pathways of self discovery through innovative and creative ways. The program at Sober College has taken real life experience and combined it with innovative and traditional treatment methods. One of the components of what makes Sober College so different is the importance of physical fitness during a young adults stay. Each student works closely with Ken Neimman, Sober College Fitness Director, to develop Continue Reading »

“The sober fun our young adults are experiencing while in treatment is not just sober fun, it is life skills training on a larger scale. Our young adults are learning first hand that anything they used to do when they were in active addiction, they can also do sober.” Last Thursday and through out the holiday weekend, Sober College students, like other college students, were on Thanksgiving Break were there unknowingly practicing life skills like communication and cooking, and knowingly having a great time. Like other colleges, the Sober College Continue Reading »