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Sober College has created a clinical program that combines traditional therapy and counseling with experiential therapy. By combining these two therapy techniques, drug rehab Sober College gives students a way to learn therapeutic tools in relapse prevention and coping and then puts them into practice during experiential activities. Experiential therapy activities include surf therapy, wind tunnel therapy, indoor skydiving and equine. Each activity takes young adults out of  the office and puts them in new and sometimes stressful situations. A Therapist them helps the young adult uncover the feeling and Continue Reading »

Sober College is the leader in addiction treatment for young adults because of its innovative atmosphere that provides education, life skills transition and full emotional support during a students stay. Many of the young adults who enter the program at Sober College are coming from a college environment that promoted or allowed their substance abuse. The goal of the environment at Sober College is to provide a safe and sober environment that promotes the continuing of education and productivity for young adults. Through the partnership with Woodbury University, Sober College 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 »

This past week, Sober College headed out to Universal City Walk to have therapy at 600mph. The experiential therapy treatment program at Sober College was designed to create situations where student can learn and put therapy tools to the test. Activities like surfing, indoor skydiving, and trapeze therapy get students out of their comfort zone and out of the therapy office. The techniques used during experiential therapy are used to target stress situations where a student ‘s emotions are brought out. This allows for therapist and our young adults to Continue Reading »

Creative art therapies are known to be very helpful in the process of recovery from addiction. They can provide time for young adults to get in touch with the inner self and can provide a form of expression for feelings that cannot be easily identified or put into words. Through helping young adults in addiction treatment connect with his/her more authentic self, the expressive therapies can help raise self-esteem and provide an opportunity to create new experiences beyond habitual and painful emotional patterns. The creative arts foster a renewed ability Continue Reading »

Studies reveal that young adults who engage in regular exercise are less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol. These new studies revealed that exercises reduce self-administration as well as protective effects in substance abuse treatment. As a whole these studies have provided convincing evidence to support the development of exercise-based interventions to reduce compulsive patterns of drug intake in clinical and at-risk populations. At Sober College, substance abuse treatment, we believe in fitness as a core competency to maintaining long-term sobriety for young adults. Our students come in from colleges Continue Reading »

As a former college student, I have witnessed and experienced firsthand the detrimental effects of the common practice of abusing Adderall, Ritalin or other “smart drugs” in an attempt to gain an academic edge, study, or just veg out and stay up for days on end. With this knowledge, I can safely say that the results are impressively ugly. Many students plan their study sessions around how much Adderall they can acquire, and those with prescriptions become the most popular people on campus around finals week. Basically, on any college Continue Reading »

Synthetic drugs are becoming become increasingly popular among young adults, Chuck Matson, founder of Recognizing Impairing Drugs Training said during a public forum at the Summit Activity Center Thursday night explaining the rise in use of synthetic drugs among young adults. Jennifer Berg, prevention provider for Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health said the biggest problems are binge drinking and the use of marijuana. “We’ve seen problems with synthetic drugs recently, as well as cases of psychosis,” Berg said. Matson discussed the issue of synthetic drugs in his presentation and said Continue Reading »