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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 »

The students of Sober College young adult rehab recently participated in the San Fernando Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Convention. This event provided them with an opportunity to network with other members of AA and to socialize in an alcohol-free environment. Not only did students attend marathon meetings but they also enjoyed themselves at the convention dances. Something as simple as a sober dance impacts Sober College students because it shows that they can have fun without substance abuse. Aside from the sober dances, students were able to fellowship in an environment 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 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 »

This past week our students and staff took part in Community Day, where both staff and students participated in experiential therapy and bonding activities, designed to develop trust and camaraderie within the young adult community at Sober College. Sober College’s treatment program requires a certain level of trust between students, and between students and their staff.  Getting to know each other during activities, like those at Community Day, helps ensure that the level of trust and communication within the Sober College community can be fostered. Throughout their time at Sober 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 »

Sober College, the leader in addiction treatment for young adults, is proud to announce that one current student has been accepted to the University of Alabama. Most of the students who come to Sober College have been struggling with drugs and alcohol as a result; they where failing out of school, couldn’t keep their grades up, or even dropping out completely. That’s why Sober College partnered up with Woodbury University. This partnership allows students in treatment at Sober College to not only get their lives back on track, but also Continue Reading »

For many young adults, the idea of leaving a lifestyle of drugs and alcohol is scary. Man young adults that com into Sober College are hesitant to change because of many reason but one is that they are afraid a life in sobriety may be more boring than the life they where living. It’s a common factor in someone’s willingness to find recovery and for young adults is especially hard to break that wall down after they enter into substance abuse treatment. There are many reasons for this hesitancy toward Continue Reading »

CORE Newsletter – February 2012 It’s that time again… Time to see how the residents of Sober College have been giving back to their community. February February 3, 10, 17 & 24: Our animal loving residents spent some quality time with homeless cats and dogs at the Pet Adoption Fund. (www.petadoptionfund.org)                       “It felt good to walk dogs and make them happy” – Nicole L.       February 6: We continued our monthly trips to the Union Rescue Mission and fed Continue Reading »