There are many “Free To Play” casino and gambling apps available for smartphones. On the surface these seem like they might be a good way for someone struggling with gambling addiction to “scratch the itch” for gambling without any financial repercussions, but there is enormous potential for abusive behavior with these ... Read More
Easy Access Through Online Gambling Complicates Addiction Recovery
Until recently, gambling was a very geographically constrained practice - you had to know of and go to a game, or travel to a casino in order to gamble. With the advent of online gambling, there is now a casino lurking in every computer and smartphone. This kind of availability makes it much harder to remove the ... Read More
Take Your Down Time Seriously
You’ve been more than busy, you’ve been steeped in some of the hardest parts of the human journey that anyone can experience. Your time at the Deerfield Beach halfway houses led you to spending some time with us at FHE Health Deerfield Beach rehab, one of the best drug rehabs in South Florida. Throughout your drug ... Read More
Johnny Cash’s Long Struggle with Drugs and Sobriety
Updated March 30, 2019 “I was taking the pills for awhile, and then the pills started taking me.” - Johnny Cash Johnny Cash is one of the most recognized names in music. He was a country singer in the middle of the 20th century, but his name is recognized across musical genres. Cash sang such songs as Ring of ... Read More
Don’t Waste Time Feeling Sorry For Yourself
Self Pity is not only miserable for you, but it is also really bad for you. That kind of focus on how hard you have it, with a kind of hopeless underneath of it can be really damaging when you’re coming back from the medical detox center in Florida. Addiction treatment centers will teach you, through Florida ... Read More
Be Yourself in Spite of Hatred
Getting back from a Florida detox and wellness center, and transitioning back into your everyday life can be challenging. Sometimes the people you know make it even more difficult. There’s a stigma in our society that comes along with addiction and sometimes people are bullied because of that. I know no one wants to ... Read More
Being Grateful for the Good
As a kid in the church we sang this song, maybe you’ve heard of it. “Count your blessings, name them one by one.” It’s an old hymn. And I actually always thought it was kind of antiquated. As I got older it made me more than roll my eyes. I actually felt kind of angry about the way my family and the religious community ... Read More
Fight For Something Bigger Than Yourself
Have you sat around with friends in the past, worrying about the state of the world? Solving the world's problems via late night conversation? I don’t know about you but that’s when I drank the most. Those were the times I would put back glasses of wine while pontificating about all kinds of ways I thought the world ... Read More