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Strength Through Uncertainty: Building Resilience in Challenging Times
Uncertainty is a part of life. Whether it’s navigating career challenges, personal struggles, or global events, life is often unpredictable. But here’s the encouraging truth—while you may not be able
Medical Model of Substance Abuse Treatment?
The reason for this article is to stimulate thought about where a pure medical model of substance abuse treatment seems to be taking us. The medical model of substance abuse treatment
Substance Abuse Treatment: Treating Chronicity of Disease
The media reports an argument, and we believe is true, that there needs to be more high quality substance abuse treatment available. There are too few quality programs available to meet the
Daily Gratitude Journal
A daily gratitude journal can be surprisingly beneficial. If done daily, the results can be almost magical over time. It is a great supplement to treatment, or a recovery program
First Step Services, LLC, A Brief History
First Step was created in by Henry Tarkington in 2001, in Garner, NC as a single-therapist mental health and family counseling practice on June 12, 2001. In April 2002, Henry opened
A Few Words about Treatment and Recovery
A Few Words About Treatment and Recovery What is treatment? Treatment for alcohol and drug abuse is learning about chemical dependency, how it has affected the substance user (alcohol and/or
What is a DWI Treatment Group?
ADETS: Alcohol/Drug Education Traffic School If you are assigned to an ADETS class as a result of your DWI assessment, you must complete 16 hours of alcohol, drug, & DWI