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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 »

Sober College young adult drug treatment program encourages students to explore their interests and talents. Many students have past sport experience and are able to exercise their abilities in sports that they enjoy during their stay at Sober College. Recently there have been students interested in tennis, lacrosse and golf and have been offered opportunities to participate in leagues outside of treatment to excel at their hobbies. Having many different interests in sports, creates the challenge to offer more options for students and this young adult treatment program does a Continue Reading »

Cocaine addiction has been researched by many people in the medical field. The University of Cambridge has found a difference between recreational cocaine users, and cocaine addicts. Dr Karen Ersche and her team acquired results of brain scan tests that indicates recreational users have a larger “frontal lobe” in the brain which serves as the decision and self-control center. Having a difference in their brain structure shows that cocaine addicts are not at fault for their use and proves that it is a “disease”. Dr. Ersche says that “…preventative strategies might Continue Reading »

Ken Niemann, Sober College Athletic Director, is always looking for new ways to get Sober College young adults involved in athletics, engaged with their peers, and excited about sobriety and the unique drug treatment program at Sober College. For the past seven years he has involved the Sober College Men’s Treatment Program in YMCA basketball tournaments. On December 15, Sober College’s extramural basketball team, the East Coast Ballers, participated in the season playoffs starting the day off with a 4pm game against Beast Mode. The men played hard and successfully Continue Reading »

What can be more helpful in your growth, Narcotics or Alcoholics anonymous? They are very similar, but their program is based around a different substance abuses: Narcotics Anonymous focuses on drugs and Alcoholics Anonymous on Alcohol. Sober College, being a substance abuse treatment program, utilizes the 12 steps throughout their program. This helps students to build a strong sobriety added to their program here at Sober College. Six days a week, every week, students are given the opportunity to attend AA and NA and learn not only from people at 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 »