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Deborah Thomas
January 26, 2017
Family, Health, Treatment, Recovery

How to Support Your Loved One During Recovery

Deborah Thomas
January 26, 2017
Family, Health, Treatment, Recovery
How to Support Your Loved One During Recovery

When someone is beginning their road to recovery, family and friends often feel unsure how to help in the process

Tagged: Support Your Loved One, Understanding their experience, support groups, home

Deborah Thomas
January 26, 2017
Treatment, Withdrawal, Recovery

Detox and Withdrawal: Stages, Symptoms & Mental Recovery

Deborah Thomas
January 26, 2017
Treatment, Withdrawal, Recovery
Detox and Withdrawal: Stages, Symptoms & Mental Recovery

Detoxing is a challenging process on every level: physically, emotionally, and mentally. Detoxification is defined as “a set of interventions

Tagged: Emotional challenges., Mental recovery, Physical symptoms of withdrawal, Stages of Detox, home

Deborah Thomas
January 24, 2017
Treatment, Addiction, Recovery

Making help affordable: Ways to pay for addiction treatment

Deborah Thomas
January 24, 2017
Treatment, Addiction, Recovery
Making help affordable: Ways to pay for addiction treatment

When you are considering addiction treatment, cost can feel like a prohibitive factor, preventing you from reaching out for help. Even though your health matters most

Tagged: addiction treatment, insurance, road to recovery, home

Deborah Thomas
December 20, 2016
Treatment, Addiction, Recovery

Navigating Addiction Treatment: Finding the Best Option for You

Deborah Thomas
December 20, 2016
Treatment, Addiction, Recovery
Navigating Addiction Treatment: Finding the Best Option for You

Once an addict has chosen to look into addiction treatment, trying to find the right addiction program in Los Angeles can feel daunting and overwhelming.

Tagged: Identifying treatment centers, Addiction Treatment, outpatient, Inpatient, home

Deborah Thomas
December 7, 2016
Stories, Addiction

Real Addiction Stories: Becky

Deborah Thomas
December 7, 2016
Stories, Addiction
Real Addiction Stories: Becky

Becky MeadFrom: Boise, IDAddicted to: AlcoholBECKY’S BACKSTORYBy the numbers, Becky Mead’s chances at sobriety and happiness didn’t look too good

Tagged: Addiction Stories, WALKER CENTER, BACKSTORY, BECKY GOING FORWARD, home

Deborah Thomas
November 30, 2016
Family, Addiction, Recovery

The Role of Family in Addiction Recovery

Deborah Thomas
November 30, 2016
Family, Addiction, Recovery
The Role of Family in Addiction Recovery

When someone we love is struggling through recovery, it’s easy to feel intimidated or unsure how to help. Our intentions are to offer support, but we don’t know how to express it.

Tagged: Addiction Recovery, Al-Anon Family Groups, Codependency, help others, home

Deborah Thomas
November 18, 2016
Avoiding Relapse, Treatment

Addiction Relapse Symptoms Checklist

Deborah Thomas
November 18, 2016
Avoiding Relapse, Treatment
Addiction Relapse Symptoms Checklist

Recovery from addiction is a life-long journey. All recovering addicts face tough decisions every day. Once someone has completed a treatment program,

Tagged: Addiction Relapse, Relapse Symptoms, home

Deborah Thomas
November 14, 2016
Sobriety, Health, Recovery

Forming Healthy Habits: How to Manage Risky Situations

Deborah Thomas
November 14, 2016
Sobriety, Health, Recovery
Forming Healthy Habits: How to Manage Risky Situations

With the holiday season approaching, we often talk about traditions that shape our plans over the next few months. While holidays can bring favorable events, we know…

Tagged: Addiction Relapse, Tradition, Reap the rewards, Adopt a new activity, home

Deborah Thomas
November 2, 2016
Avoiding Relapse, Recovery, Addiction

Relapse and Addiction - The 4 Factors of Relapse

Deborah Thomas
November 2, 2016
Avoiding Relapse, Recovery, Addiction
Relapse and Addiction - The 4 Factors of Relapse

When recovering from substance addiction, addicts are most successful when they understand the factors that lead to relapse. People recovering from addiction go through

Tagged: Relapse, Addiction, home

Deborah Thomas
October 19, 2016
Family, Addiction, Drugs

Parenting & Addiction

Deborah Thomas
October 19, 2016
Family, Addiction, Drugs
Parenting & Addiction

One of the most challenging things a parent could go through is watching their child battle addiction. What was once an innocent child is now an addict fighting a tough disease.

Tagged: Parenting, Addiction, Stress levels reduced, Improved quality of life, Expectations, home

Deborah Thomas
October 5, 2016
Stories, Addiction

Explaining Your Addiction

Deborah Thomas
October 5, 2016
Stories, Addiction
Explaining Your Addiction

Overcoming addiction is a challenge in itself. Battling the stigma of addiction is an entirely separate—and potentially rough—battle. How can a recovering addict get

Tagged: Addiction, Character Issue, Less Is More, The Stigma, home

Deborah Thomas
September 26, 2016
Stories, Addiction, Alcohol

Real Addiction Stories - Teresa H.

Deborah Thomas
September 26, 2016
Stories, Addiction, Alcohol
Real Addiction Stories - Teresa H.

The Walker Center treats those from all walks of life and various types of substance addiction. Because we treat addiction as a disease and address the problems

Tagged: Addiction, Addiction Stories, alcohol, struggles, alcoholism, Walker Center, treatment, inpatient, home

Deborah Thomas
September 9, 2016
Addicts, Recovery

Understanding Addicts: How Boundaries Set You Free

Deborah Thomas
September 9, 2016
Addicts, Recovery
Understanding Addicts: How Boundaries Set You Free

According to most medical organizations, addiction is defined as a disease. Similar to diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease,

Tagged: Addiction By the Numbers, Setting Boundaries, Enabling, home

Deborah Thomas
August 11, 2016
Resources, Addiction, Addicts

The Science of Addiction

Deborah Thomas
August 11, 2016
Resources, Addiction, Addicts
The Science of Addiction

What’s going on in an addict’s mind? Why would a friend or loved one continue to use excessively, knowing it was affecting their life? 

Tagged: Addiction, trajectory, reward circuitry, structure, home

Deborah Thomas
August 1, 2016
Sobriety, Recovery, Avoiding Relapse

10 Ways to Stay Sober During the Summer

Deborah Thomas
August 1, 2016
Sobriety, Recovery, Avoiding Relapse
10 Ways to Stay Sober During the Summer

Summer poses a special challenge for recovering alcoholics. There are family reunions, vacations, social engagements, weddings, and a host of other potential pitfalls

Tagged: Stay Sober, relapse, recovery, 2020, home

Deborah Thomas
July 13, 2016
Treatment, Recovery, Health

Symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal

Deborah Thomas
July 13, 2016
Treatment, Recovery, Health
Symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal

It can be extremely difficult to come to terms with the idea that you or a loved one might be an alcoholic. Often times, admitting or recognizing the problem is the hardest part

Tagged: Alcohol, Symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal, Alcohol withdrawal, .Causes & Risks, Nightmares, Extreme confusion, Extreme dehydration, 2020, home

Deborah Thomas
July 7, 2016
Sobriety, Treatment, Recovery, Health

Your Personal Independence Day

Deborah Thomas
July 7, 2016
Sobriety, Treatment, Recovery, Health
Your Personal Independence Day

Summer is a time of celebrations, and for a recovering addict that can become a slippery slope. Living an addict’s life means being a slave to powerful and destructive forces.

Tagged: recovery, treatment, home

Deborah Thomas
June 17, 2016
Stories, Sobriety

Real Addiction Stories - Sarah Funkhouser

Deborah Thomas
June 17, 2016
Stories, Sobriety
Real Addiction Stories - Sarah Funkhouser

The addicts that we treat at The Walker Center come from all walks of life and suffer addiction to various types of substances, sometimes multiple substances at once. 

Tagged: abusing alcohol, Addiction Relapse, Addict, home

Deborah Thomas
June 10, 2016
Treatment, Recovery

The First 30 Days of Outpatient Treatment

Deborah Thomas
June 10, 2016
Treatment, Recovery
The First 30 Days of Outpatient Treatment

Considering treatment for addiction can sometimes be an overwhelming prospect. Treatment at The Walker Center begins with addressing the core issue that addiction is not a moral problem

Tagged: Complete Abstinence, Attend Meetings Regularly, Outpatient Treatment, home

Deborah Thomas
June 10, 2016
Treatment, Recovery, Health

The 12 Step Process – Why This Program Works

Deborah Thomas
June 10, 2016
Treatment, Recovery, Health
The 12 Step Process – Why This Program Works

The 12 Step Program Principles are founded in a long history of “Things That Do Work” and are strongly suggested to be implemented in conjunction with outpatient

Tagged: Acceptance, Surrender, Involvement, Honesty and Hope, Structure, Support, home

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