When you live with chronic pain it can become very frustrating when you aren’t getting the pain relief you want. I know that when I experience a pain flare up my first reaction is I want it to stop—now! Many of the pain medications were developed for acute pain conditions. It can soon become very [...]

Gratitude Cruises rock! Snowbriety Sea of Miracles, 2010 They found the two million year old skull of a 9 year old boy recently. They say he is a new species and perhaps defines the moment when we transitioned from ape to man. While that is astonishing, we’ve been prepped with these kinds of numbers from [...]

  Pat Moore Foundation is proud to meet ADA standards to help clients with special needs The Pat Moore Foundation has been providing medically managed detoxification services and residential treatment for more than 20 years.  Located in Costa Mesa, CA, its facilities now meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards for accessibility.  The design [...]

www.newport-academy.com Greetings! Newport Academy Monthly Educational Lecture Seriespresents “Gender-Specific Approaches for the Treatment of Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders” Presented by: Velvet Mangan, CADCI, NCRS Executive Director, Safe Harbor Barbara Nosal, PhD, MFT Clinical Director, Newport Academy This lecture will describe the relationship between psycho-social trauma and the early onset of addiction (particularly in young [...]

My idea of taking a good spiritual path and becoming a good spiritual leader is helping and supporting people to trust in themselves and their personal connections with a higher power. When we can find these connections, there are no more rules, as life is ever-changing and spontaneously evolving. We are always challenged to develop [...]

We are very excited to announce the opening ofInsight Intensive at Gold Lake, Young Adult Men’s Mentoring Program in Colorado. Insight Intensive at Gold Lake is a comprehensive residential mentoring program for young adult males ages 18 and over. Located 16 miles from Boulder, Colorado in the majestic Rocky Mountains, Insight Intensive is an individualized, [...]

Many people living with chronic pain with coexisting psychological disorders including addiction, are unwilling or unable to go into a structured treatment program.  Sometimes this is due to not having quality programs in their immediate area.  Other times it can be due to the financial commitment some of these inpatient or residential programs require.  While [...]