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Welcome to the Harmony Place addiction treatment and addiction recovery blog. We understand you have choices; we are here to help you choose the right path to recovery by informing and educating you on all things related to addiction, treatment, mental health, industry news and other information and tips on recovery and sober living.

Monday, January 21st, 2019
How Wellness Helped Me Recover From Addiction and Mental Illness
Over the last six and a half years, I’ve found that my life has been catapulted into the deepest, darkest depths of despair, only to find myself emerging more resilient, hopeful, and grounded than ever before. In 2011, I...
Monday, January 7th, 2019
Dealing with Dual Diagnosis: When Sober Isn’t Good Enough
Although the definition of dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders is technically “the coexistence of both a diagnosed mental disorder and a substance use disorder” I believe that we all lie somewhere along the dual diagnosis spectrum. I believe that...
Monday, December 31st, 2018
You baby them… You bury them…
“Ding-dong…” that doorbell was music to my ears that bright and crisp Easter Sunday in early April of 1987. My sister and I raced downstairs and opened the front door to find two humongous Easter baskets filled to the...
Monday, December 17th, 2018
The Secret to Sober Dating
While I am neither an accredited expert in the field of “sober dating” nor am I an expert on dating in general for that matter… I can, however, attest to the fact that I have probably gone on over...
Monday, December 10th, 2018
Does Rehab Work?
Simply put, YES. Rehab does work (for some people), and for others… maybe not so much… or maybe… just not right away. I know from my own personal experience that I neither found a quick fix from a 30-day...
Thursday, July 26th, 2018
Can Alcohol Induced Heart Murmurs and Palpitations be Reversed
Heart disease risk increases with both smoking and alcohol use – certainly you have heard the warnings, but most people don’t understand just how much of an effect alcohol really has on the heart and the cardiovascular system. Binge...
Wednesday, June 27th, 2018
Why Harmony Place Utilizes Medication Assisted Therapy and Evidence-Based Treatment for Addiction Recovery
Visibly shaking, shivering with goosebumps and dripping sweat, a young man wraps himself in his arms while bent over the toilet. Meanwhile, in Woodland Hills, California, another young man also detoxing from narcotics sleeps well, eats well and regains...
Saturday, June 23rd, 2018
Opioid Epidemic: Doctors Charged with Taking Kickbacks for Fentanyl Prescriptions
Opioids, in particular the synthetic opioid fentanyl, is a serious problem all over the United States. Though most medical professionals have adjusted the way they prescribe these drugs to prevent the opioid epidemic from growing, a handful of doctors...
Thursday, June 21st, 2018
California Alcohol Statistics: How Alcohol Use Disorders Affect Los Angeles County and Central California
Los Angeles County is one of the most densely populated areas of California, with more than 10 million residents. Citizens of Burbank, Glendale and the communities in the San Fernando Valley must contend with the usual struggles of living...
Wednesday, June 13th, 2018
Methadone Detox: Get off Long-Term Methadone Use
If you’ve been using methadone for opioid replacement therapy or have been on long-term methadone use, it IS possible to get off this highly addictive pharmaceutical drug. If you are a parent or loved one of someone whose life...
Friday, June 8th, 2018
Severe Depression and Suicide Adds to the Nightmare of the Opioid Crisis
Substance use disorders interact with mental health disorders in many ways, but one of the most troubling trends is the number of deaths resulting from depression combined with substance abuse. Depression can feed into substance abuse and vice versa,...
Thursday, May 31st, 2018
How Long After Rehab Should I Wait to Get a Job or Change Jobs?
Addiction can affect so many aspects of life, including one’s job or career. Often, work pressures can build, or a social drinking culture among co-workers (or even drinking in the workplace) can lead to or compound an addiction problem....

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