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What Do I Need to Consider when Looking into Treatment Centers?
What Do I Need to Know About Treatment Centers? If you have realized that you are an alcoholic or an addict and are ready for help, you have made a difficult but life-changing decision. This is the first step into recovery and you likely have many questions about your...
Do I Need to Go to a Detox Facility?
How do you know if you need to go to detox? If you have come to a point in your life where you are ready to ask for help with a drinking or drug abuse problem, there are likely many questions going through your mind. Treading the path of sobriety is a...
Staying Sober During the Holidays
The holidays can be so stressful! How can you stay sober? The book of Alcoholics Anonymous promises that recovered alcoholics can go anywhere and do anything that regular people do, with the exception of drinking, provided that they are indeed recovered and have a...
Things to Consider When Approaching the Alcoholic in Your Life
Have you noticed that a loved one may be drinking or using drugs a lot? If a loved one’s drug or alcohol use is beginning to affect the family unit, you may have decided you are ready to take some action to try and help the alcoholic. If you still are not sure if your...
What to Avoid During an Intervention
“All members of the family should meet upon the common ground of tolerance, understanding, and love.” This is from “The Family Afterward” chapter in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. If you begin any conversation, whether it be an intervention or an informal chat, with a...
Have You Tried to Stop Drinking On Your Own and Couldn’t? Pt. 7 of 7
At Heartland House, we have learned a lot about substance abuse disorder over our many years of serving men in recovery. Throughout our history, we have utilized an array of recovery tools that have their roots in 12-step programs, government initiatives, and studies...
Do You Have a Habit of Drinking or Using Alone? Part 6 of 7
At Heartland House, we have learned a lot about substance abuse disorder over our many years of serving men in recovery. Throughout our history, we have utilized an array of recovery tools that have their roots in 12-step programs, government initiatives, and studies...
Have You Ever Felt Guilty or Ashamed About Your Drinking? Part 5 of 7
At Heartland House, we have learned a lot about substance abuse disorder over our many years of serving men in recovery. Throughout our history, we have utilized an array of recovery tools that have their roots in 12-step programs, government initiatives, and studies...
Do You Need to Use Drugs or Alcohol to Feel “Normal”? Part 4 of 7
At Heartland House, we have learned a lot about substance abuse disorder over our many years of serving men in recovery. Throughout our history, we have utilized an array of recovery tools that have their roots in 12-step programs, government initiatives, and studies...
Has Substance Use Caused Problems in Your Personal Life? Pt. 3 of 7
This is another question that one would find in many quizzes aimed at answering the question: Am I an Alcoholic? It has been our experience that lack of ability to control one’s drinking or drug use, despite all desire to do so, may be indicative of the disease of...
Is it Hard for You to Imagine Life Without Drugs or Alcohol? Pt. 2 of 7
At Heartland House, we have learned a lot about substance abuse disorder over our many years of serving men in recovery. Throughout our history, we have utilized an array of recovery tools that have their roots in 12-step programs, government initiatives, and studies...
How Do I Know if My Loved One is an Alcoholic?
There are times when we sense that something’s just not right with a family member or other loved one, but we can’t put our finger on it. If you're wondering if someone close to you is an alcoholic or has a substance abuse problem, this article is intended to shed...
How Do I Know if I’m an Alcoholic? – Part 1 of 7
Could I Be Alcoholic? Our clients come from various backgrounds, communities, and perspectives before entering our program at Heartland House. Before embarking on their journey toward recovery, they are first in need of an answer to the question, “Am I an alcoholic?”...
Announcing Hearts for Heartland House
Hearts for Heartland House is a new program that we are launching to support our clients during the critical period when they are transitioning between residential treatment and functioning in society. We need your help! Your recurring monthly donation in any amount...
Heartland House Featured in The San Diego Union-Tribune
Executive Director of Heartland House, Robert Cook, was recently interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune in an article regarding methadone as a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) option. Methadone and other MAT options such as buprenorphine or Suboxone have gone...
Shifting the Culture of Substance Abuse Recovery
Substance abuse disorder treatment has come a long way and has gone through a great deal of evolution in recent decades. Heartland House has continually worked hard to adapt to this dynamic environment. In this article we cover how two important acts of the last...
Announcing Recovery Supportive Services
Announcing - Recovery Supportive Services Heartland House is pleased to announce the opening of our new building, which is right next door to our current location. We purchased this building in April of 2017 and have been working hard with our community...
Breaking Away from the 28-Day Treatment Model
History of 28-Day Treatment Programs Surely you’ve heard of the movie “28 Days” or generally heard about 28 to 30-day alcohol and drug treatment programs. This is a “one-size-fits-all” model that has existed in the substance abuse treatment industry since the 1950s...