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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 »

Family weekend is a fun event hosted during the stay of a student at Sober College and its young adult drug treatment program. It is a weekend for a student and their family to bond and learn more about the other during substance abuse in the past, and how life should be approached in the future. Having family therapy during family weekend is an important part of the process during young adult drug treatment. Family weekend consists of groups that give families and students the opportunity to talk through past Continue Reading »

Sober College young adult treatment program acknowledges the health problems associated with drug use. The different mental and physical side effects drug abuse causes varies between individual substances. Today there are many attempts by companies to circumvent the illegality of narcotics by creating products that are accepted legally.  Although “Synthetic Marijuana” and “Spice” are legally sold in shops around the country, they are quickly becoming illegal in 38 states due to health risks. Sober College educates its students regarding their urges and how these urges can cause them to look Continue Reading »

Sober College offers equine therapy as part of their young adult treatment program. Equine therapy uses horses to help students learn about and understand their emotions. Horses are able to sense a humans emotions in a way other humans cannot. If someone is nervous, anxious, or frustrated the horse will know even if the young adult seems calm and collected. Sober College uses equine therapy because of the benefits it has on young adults in recovery. It is an important part of the recovery process at Sober College because it shows the 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 »

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 »

The 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reported that approximately 6.6% of women aged 12 and older reported past month use of an illicit drug. Women are also at a higher risk for developing co-occurring disorders such as depression and anxiety. Sober College Women’s Program was designed specifically for young girls age 18-26. The program offers a comprehensive treatment plan that provides specialized therapies specific to their needs. Many of the young women who come through Sober College struggle with self esteem issues, relationship boundaries, and body Continue Reading »

Any study can show you the importance of having a support group during recovery. For young adults this especially crucial because of the large influences of drug and alcohol use they face every day. Sober College, the leader in young adult addiction treatment, has created a not only a program, but a community of young adults all trying to find recovery from drugs and alcohol One way Sober College promotes healthy social interactions with sober young adults is by creating an age specific treatment program. By having a program that Continue Reading »

For many young adults, the college lifestyle includes frat party’s, keg stands, and often drug abuse. While many young adults may view this as normal, what happens when substance abuse takes control of their lives. Young adults across the country are finding themselves failing out of college, making bad grades, or being kicked out of dorms all because drugs and alcohol, which once where part of the college lifestyle, are now controlling their every move. Sober College, the leader in young adult addiction treatment, has created a program that includes, Continue Reading »

It’s no surprise that for many college students the “college lifestyle” includes drugs and alcohol. While for some this is just an added extra curricular, many students find themselves struggling with substance abuse and end up with educational failure. Many of the young adults who enter the doors of Sober College, young adult substance abuse treatment, are on the brink or already have failed out of college because of their substance abuse. Our goal, is to help students find their path to sobriety while learning how to maintain a good Continue Reading »