New Year’s Eve is one of the many holidays during the year when alcoholic indulgences are not only expected but encouraged. With all the New Year’s imagery filled with smiling faces and sparkling champagne glasses, it’s hard to separate the two things. And for those who are just beginning their quest for an alcohol free…
Read More
Opiate’s Are Getting Dangerous And Addiction Is Escalating There are many reasons that you may want to chose to go into an addiction recovery center. Each and every one of these reasons are good. Whatever the cause is that makes you want to live substance free is a good cause. However, if you are still…
Read More
No matter what the source of an individual’s addiction, all addicts must take the first step toward their recovery by admitting that they have a problem. While this may seem cliché, it is still the absolute truth. The process of recovery has to start with the individual recognizing their addiction as a problem. All too…
Read More
The Holidays and Drug Addiction The holiday season is a mixture of joy and stress for most of us but, for those struggling with alcohol and drug abuse addiction, or are in recovery, the stress of the holidays can be overwhelming. The Holidays Statistics show that Thanksgiving to New Year’s is a critical time for…
Read MoreAlumni Weekend – April 22-23, 2016 We are pleased to Welcome all alumni and friends of Palmetto back to Rayville for an exciting weekend of fun, fellowship, and FOOD! Please view the attached schedule for important events and times, and if there are any question please call our main facility at 318-728-2970. Hope to see…
Read More
In 1958, Bill Wilson wrote, “I think that many oldsters who have put our AA “booze cure” to severe but successful tests will find that they lack emotional sobriety. Perhaps they will be the spearhead for the next major development in AA – the development of much more real maturity and balance (which is to…
Read MoreEating Disorders and Unrealistic American Beauty by: Layne Cook Roland, LMSW Over 5 million Americans suffer from eating disorders (ED), which include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Millions more display ED or disorder eating symptoms without meeting the diagnostic criteria for a full-blown disorder. EDs adversely affect both physical and psychological functioning,…
Read More
Opiate Addiction And The Devastating Facts In 2017, over 72,000 people died from drug overdoses according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). This was the worst year ever for this type of death. Nearly the same amount suffered from non-fatal overdoses during the same period. Of these over doses, two-thirds of them were directly…
Read More
Vicodin and Teenagers Vicodin addiction among teens is an increasingly prevalent problem in the United States. Whether you live In a rural area, the suburbs or in the cities, Vicodin, as well as other other prescription drugs, are becoming more and more popular among our teenage population. Why is the problem exploding Because, Vicodin and…
Read More
The Destructive Nature of Alcohol Addiction Millions of people across the world are suffering with alcohol addiction every single day. Now, it’s easy to assume that it’s a result of exceeding your limit due to carelessness and having fun, but the problem is much more complex than first meets the eye. There are a variety…
Read More