If you are someone who has completed a drug rehab program and are well on way to full recovery, then we trust that your mindset right now is in a positive state. It may, however, also be a time of conflicting emotions where your happiness of beating your drug addiction is tinged by sadness and …
How To Rediscover Joy In Your Life After Beating Drug Addiction Read More »
It is important to understand that no two people who enter a drug recovery program will go through the same experience, encounter the same hurdles, have the same feelings and sensations, nor will the environments be the same when they return home. This is one of the reasons that the best drug rehabilitation programs are …
Why Structure And Routine Are Vital In Recovering From Drug Addiction Read More »
One thing you can be certain of is that there are as many myths and untruths in circulation about drug use recovery as there are facts. How these myths originated is anyone’s guess, and why they have been perpetuated is also open to question. It could be ignorance, confusion, or sadly even nefarious intent. Whatever …
David Rowe often wakes up early, brews a strong coffee and if the surf is rolling, he drives his scooter complete with his board on a rack down to Berawa Beach to catch a couple of waves before heading to SivanaBali drug rehab. Starting the day, the right way is an important aspect of drug …
A Day in the Life of David Rowe, the Program Manager at SivanaBali Drug Rehab Read More »
If you or someone you love has a problem with drugs or alcohol and you are thinking about rehab as an option, there are a few things you really need to ask. This can be a distressing time for people and when you are upset and under pressure the ability to ask the right questions …
Students using ADD drugs like Adderall or Ritalin to focus and study is nothing new. These stimulant drugs, give learners a powerful mental & physical boost when pulling an all-nighter to study or sitting down to write an exam. These drugs make them feel as if they have the competitive-edge. Ritalin—a prescription drug that stimulates …
Can students using “smart pills” to study, become addicted? Read More »
Meth is an extremely dangerous drug that has been on the streets in America, Australia and other countries for many years. This highly addictive drug has caused devastation around the world. The recent statistics for crystal meth abuse are staggering. In Australia, ‘Ice’ has become the most popular version of this methamphetamine. When snorted, smoked …
It’s a families’ worst nightmare – realizing a loved one is abusing drugs or alcohol. Figuring out if this is the case, can often be challenging. It’s important to figure out if changes in behavior are due to substance abuse or one of a number of mental health issues such as: anxiety, depression, ADD or …
15 Warning Signs your family member is abusing drugs or alcohol Read More »
I’ve been around people in recovery for about 17 years. I’ve been in a lot of recovery meetings in that amount of times, and I’ve heard plenty of people talk about depression in these meetings. There are some polarizing views on this subject, some of which can prove to be pretty harmful to those of …
When people begin thinking about getting sober, one of the topics that regularly comes up is how boring they think it is to be sober. A person facing the idea of getting sober is still living with the fantasized idea that somehow, one day, their drinking or using will be fun again. Many alcoholics and …
