Programming Changes to Help Keep Patients Engaged

Serenity View Recovery Center strives to adapt and change with the growing needs of our patient community while maintaining integrity in working with the tried and true, evidenced-based and therapeutically sound methods, which we know have proven effective in addiction recovery. One trend we have recognized has been the “pink cloud” a patient will get […]

Addiction and Relationships: The Importance of Sober Respect

Think of substance addiction as a pebble flung into a puddle—its effects ripple outward to everything within its range. People with addiction believe they’re not hurting anyone but themselves, which isn’t true. So, when it comes to confronting someone about their own drug and alcohol issues, that conversation can quickly become radioactive. This fallout as […]

The Declining Age of Overdose and What It Means for Families

Drug overdose deaths have become such a serious problem that they are now cutting the nation’s life expectancy. Figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put drug overdose deaths at 63,600 in 2016—up from around 52,000 the previous year—with a full two-thirds of those occurring from opioid addiction. These are devastating […]