Veterans Day Mon Nov 11, 2019 National Veterans and Military Families Month - Nov 2018 Click to scroll down and view: • 2019 Veterans Day Free Meals and Discounts • History of Veterans Day • Veterans and PTSD National Veterans and Military Families Month November 2019 November is National ...
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Military Veteran PTSD Dual Diagnosis Residential Rehab • VA Mission Act: Community Care • What is VA Community Care? • VA Community Care Process • Northern California Veteran Services • Bay Area and Northern California Dual Diagnosis Rehab Locations • What is PTSD? • PTSD Symptoms • Veteran PTSD Dual ...
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PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome PTSD Causes and Symptoms Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that is triggered by the trauma of experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. PTSD symptoms can include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety - as well as uncontrollable or intrusive thoughts about the ...
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September is National Recovery Month • National Recovery Month 30th Anniversary • In 2019, Recovery Month celebrates its 30th anniversary. Every September, SAMHSA sponsors Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover. The 2019 theme is Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Are ...
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Rehab for Union Members Concord, CA Bay Area Drug and Alcohol Recovery We Work with Employee Assistance Programs and Insurance • Union Members Addiction Recovery FAQs • Substance Abuse Among Professionals • High Stress Professions • Functional Alcoholism and Addicts • Medical Detox • Dual Diagnosis Addiction Rehab Treatment Need ...
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Functional Alcoholics Do Not Hit Rock Bottom · High Functioning Alcoholics Rarely Seek Help on Their Own · Impaired Professionals Treatment What is a Functional Alcoholic? Bay Area High Functioning Alcoholic Rehab High Functioning Alcoholics Stereotypes Family Members Experience Trauma Functional Alcoholic Characteristics

• Functional alcoholics excel in their ...
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Northern California Drug and Alcohol Residential Rehab Dual Diagnosis Treatment Medical Detox and Whole Person Addiction Recovery Questions? Call Admissions at 866-303-6275. Medical Drug and Alcohol Detox You (or your friend or loved one) have resolved to stop using drugs or alcohol. Congratulations! This is the first step to regaining ...
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New Start Recovery Solutions - Bangor CA Photo Tour Our Bangor facility is located on 15 acres in a tranquil and scenic Northern California rural estate. At the Bangor location - we have equine therapy with horses and stables on-site. This location has a large outdoor swimming pool with hot tub ...
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New Start Recovery Solutions - Concord CA Addiction Rehab New Start Recovery Solutions rehabs are located in the East Bay and Northern California and provide holistic addiction recovery services for a return to wellness. We serve the East Bay, Bay Area, Silicon Valley, San Jose and Northern California areas and ...
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New Start Recovery Solutions Residential Rehab - Substance Abuse and Dual Diagnosis Treatment Medical Detox, Whole Person Recovery, Family Program, EAP Programs New Start Recovery Solutions 2449 Pacheco Street, Concord CA 94520 Serving Northern California and the U.S. Verify Insurance For Questions, Professional Interventions or Immediate Help - Call ...
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Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention Mindfulness is Key to a Wellness Lifestyle Mindfulness meditation research shows that Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention is effective. Jump to Northern California Evidence-Based Whole Person Addiction Rehab Study results find that mindfulness interrupts reactive behaviors and encourages thoughtful and skillful responses to relapse triggers. Studies have also ...
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Memorial Day is Monday May 27, 2019 Paying Respect to the Fallen “Make up your minds that happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.  Let there be no relaxation in fact of the perils of the war." Pericles 431 B.C. Scroll to Content How Veterans Can ...
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Medical Detox and Dual Diagnosis Addiction Rehab New Start Recovery Solutions Serves Northern California and the U.S. Medical Detox    Dual Diagnosis    Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) Family Systems Therapy   Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)   Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) New Start Recovery Solutions Addiction Treatment Northern California and the US Bay Area, East Bay, ...
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Northern California Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Trauma and Dual Diagnosis - Co-occurring Disorders Integrated Treatment New Start Recovery Solutions Addiction Treatment Northern California and the US Bay Area, East Bay, Silicon Valley, Northern California Dual Diagnosis Holistic Addiction Recovery Call Admissions at 877-367-9930 for assistance. Verify Insurance Intervention, Medical ...
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After Addiction - Jump Back into Your Life with the Knowledge: Your Life Can be Restored! Breaking the Chains of Addiction - CCAPP Workshop Organized by David Burke and Tommie Trevino June 14, 2019 | 9am - 3pm UC Davis, Education Building | Lecture Hall, Rm 1222 | 4610 X ...
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Sober Recovery is 'Hip' In 2019 • Culture Shift: 'Booze Culture' Losing Popularity • Mindfulness and Health Consciousness are Making Sobriety Cool A major obstacle for relapse prevention in alcohol use disorder has always been the pervasive nature of alcohol in our culture. And the social stigma of drinking non-alcoholic ...
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Moving Forward with Relapse Prevention and Mindfulness · March 20 First Day of Spring 2019 · The first day of spring 2019 is finally here! After a long winter of rain, cold days, winds and low sunlight - rays of hope (and sunshine!) are appearing. Spring - Time of New ...
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Paradise CA Recovery Resources • Butte County Residents Camp Fire Recovery Resources • PTSD with Substance Abuse Help and Interventions Click links below to jump to Article Sections: Escape from Paradise – The Day Paradise Burned Down What Causes PTSD? PTSD Symptoms PTSD with Addiction Professional Interventions Dual Diagnosis ...
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Drug Dependence Recognized as a Chronic Medical Illness • Opioid Addiction is Treatable • Addiction Treatment as a Medical Illness · ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) and the NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) acknowledge that addiction is a chronic medical illness. Effective opioid addiction treatment includes medications, psychosocial ...
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High Functioning Addicts - The Invisibly Addicted Silicon Valley and High Pressure Careers Downside Functional addicts in Silicon Valley are often found in high stress and highly paid careers and professions. The drug or alcohol use of High Functioning Addicts (HFA's) may not be a secret - but signs ...
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Northern CA Evidence-Based, Whole Person Addiction Recovery Rediscover Wellness and Feeling Good - Sober! Sobriety and wellness are joyful experiences! It is possible to make a new start at any time. Our whole person addiction recovery treatment options include intervention, individual assessment, medical detox, individual counseling, group counseling and individualized ...
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Co-occurring Disorders Integrated Treatment · Dual Diagnosis Integrated Treatment - Key to Achieving Lasting Recovery According to the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) - about 45% of Americans seeking substance use disorder treatment have been diagnosed with a co-occurring mental disorder. Anxiety and substance use disorders are ...
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New Year Positive Growth Potential Whatever the Cause of Personal Trauma - New Year Growth Wishes Posttraumatic Addiction-Related Growth Individuals recovering from substance abuse report both negative outcomes (posttraumatic stress symptoms requiring dual diagnosis treatment) - as well as positive changes. The positive changes resulting from addiction recovery are described as ...
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Protecting Sobriety, Avoiding Triggers, Preventing Relapse Holiday Sobriety Tips for Successfully Managing Holiday Stress With planning, self-care, seeking support and mindfulness - Holidays can be successfully navigated.

• For the average person - holidays can create enormous stress and emotional upset.
• For the newly sober and those in recovery - ...
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Certified Case Manager Interventionist (CCMI) Training Presented by Ken Seeley, Intervention911.com Family Systems: How to Intervene and Support Families David Burke, New Start Recovery Solutions, attended advanced professional CCMI Training last week. The training was in Palm Springs, CA; presented by Ken Seeley and Intervention911.com. As a professional interventionist - ...
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Veterans Day Sun Nov 11, 2018 | Holiday on Mon Nov 12, 2018 National Veterans and Military Families Month - Nov 2018 This year 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The WWI armistice (cease of fighting) went into effect on the eleventh hour of ...
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Bay Area Intervention, Detox, Drug Rehab, Alcohol Recovery Affordable, Confidential and Effective Addiction Rehab New Start Recovery Solutions is located in the East Bay Area and other Northern California locations. We provide screening and addiction assessments, drug and alcohol interventions, medical detox, whole person drug addiction treatment and ongoing aftercare ...
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Is Good Nutrition Key to Addiction Recovery? Healthy Food Supports Addiction Recovery Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. — Hippocrates, Father of Medicine, 431 B.C. Your Brain - on Food In a recent article in the Harvard Medical School, Nutritional Psychiatry: Your Brain on Food, the ...
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To All Veterans – Thanks for Your Service! Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday for remembering the servicemen and servicewomen who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. Memorial Day is celebrated at Arlington National Cemetery each year with a ceremony in which a small American flag ...
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Drug and Alcohol Intervention, Medical Detox • Northern California Rehab Centers in East Bay and Bangor • Why Addiction Intervention? At New Start Recovery Solutions drug and alcohol rehab centers in East Bay and Bangor - we work very closely with the family and their loved ones in drug and alcohol ...
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"I Can Quit Any Time I Like" The Myth of Casual Drug Use Very few individuals start out using drugs intending to become a drug addict. Perhaps the user intends to try it just once. This may involve 'borrowing' a prescription Adderall from a friend to get through the work ...
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Northern California Dual Diagnosis (Co-occurring Disorders) Addiction Recovery Treatment New Start Recovery Solutions has very successful dual diagnosis addiction recovery treatment options. We provide trauma-informed and evidence-based dual diagnosis treatment for the whole person. What is Dual Diagnosis (Co-occurring Disorders)? Medical and clinical professionals have a term for people who ...
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Preventing Relapse, Staying Sober | It is important to remember: With a relapse prevention plan - you don’t have to relapse to work it. The main things we are trying to identify are high-risk situations and how to manage them. We all have “self-talk” in our head and it can ...
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Can Cognitive Enhancers Lead to Addiction? The Dark Side of Smart Drugs Nootropics (English pronunciation: noh-ə-TROP-iks), also known as smart drugs and cognitive enhancers, are drugs, supplements, and other substances that are believed to improve cognitive function. Particularly targeted are executive functions such as memory, creativity, or motivation. The use ...
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Redding Chamber of Commerce Greeters & Award Presentation | The Redding Veterans Resource Center (RVRC) hosted a special Chamber Greeters event on Wed. Feb. 21st. There was a donation of a $15,000 check by Pam and Mike Dahl, from the Nick Dahl Memorial Veterans Fund. The funds will be used ...
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Addiction Recovery Resources Northern California and U.S. Abuse Child Abuse Hotline www.childhelpusa.org ~ 800-422-4453 Domestic Abuse Hotline www.thehotline.org ~ 800-799-7233 Alcohol Abuse Alcoholics Anonymous www.aa.org ~ 212-870-3400 AA Sacramento www.aasacramento.org ~ 916-454-1771 or 916-454-1100 AA Sacramento County www.simeetings.com/LA/SAC/SacCtyMtgs.html Mothers Against Drunk Drivers www.madd.org ~ 800-438-6233 National Drug and Alcohol Info ...
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Substance Abuse and Dual Diagnosis Treatment Needed High Suicide Rates Among Veterans Make an Appointment at Northern California VA for an Addiction Assessment. If you are a veteran located in northern California - click to scroll down to Veteran Resources One study of military personnel found that close to 30% ...
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Alcoholics Leading a Double Life - Not as Thrilling as a Spy Movie Functional Alcoholics - Masters of Deception High Functioning Alcoholics are masters of deception. Friends, co-workers and extended family may see 'just an average person'. High functioning alcoholics live in denial and point to their career successes. But ...
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Mindfulness in Addiction Recovery Sobriety with Focus and Less Cravings Mindfulness is a term we hear a lot about these days. What is it? Mindfulness is having the internal focus to be quietly aware of your own thoughts and impulses - without judgment or acting on the impulses. It is ...
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Only 365 Days Available for Change - Let's Get Started! 2018 - A Year for Inner Transformation "You have to believe in yourself."  Sun Tzu A New Year always brings unlimited opportunities for change. However, because of the multitude of possibilities, many of us start out strong - and then ...
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Holiday Sobriety is Possible

1. Maintain a Strong Intent to Stay Sober.
2. Avoid people, places and things that bring memories of previous drinking or drugging.
3. Maintain emotional balance; mindfulness is very helpful.
4. Whenever possible, limit exposure to stressful or triggering situations.
5. Have fun - sober! Find happiness in your life.
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Wishing You All the Best this Holiday Season! Joyful Christmas and Holiday Season New Start Recovery Solutions wishes you a sober and happy holiday season 2017! We hope that you have a New Start in the New Year and are ready to begin new ventures. Your Life Awaits - Happy ...
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Our Party Charities Received Donations And a Good Time Was Had By All! Thanks for Your Participation! Reviewing 'Kickin Off the Holidays' Event Activities

• Our activities included networking, dinner, raffle, an oil painting auction and a silent auction.
• Guest speaker Steve Redmond from Code 4 Northwest was the opening ...
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Original Oil Painting of Clint Malarchuk by Kristina Letson Where: Kickin’ Off the Holidays Party, Charity Auction When: Dec 1 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm PST  | RSVP Here | We are excited to kick off the holiday season with a fun spirited Christmas party for all our friends ...
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Former Hockey Pro Helping Others with PTSD and Depression Clint Malarchuk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1981 and 1992. Malarchuk is best known for having survived a life-threatening injury during a 1989 NHL game when a skate blade ...
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Free Crisis Line and Referral Service for All NW First Responders Steve Redmond is one of the founding members and volunteers at Code 4 Northwest. He is currently serves on the Board of Directors as President of Code 4 Northwest. Code 4 Northwest is an RCW 43.101.425. protected free crisis line and ...
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Why Support and Addiction Treatment for First Responders? First responders are first on the scene of disasters and emergency situations. The general public sees first responders as a kind of Super Hero. And they are: but even super heroes need support to continue their mission. As most everyone is aware, ...
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Thanks to All Who Have Served! National Veterans and Military Families Month – November 2017 For 98 years, Americans have remembered those who served our country in uniform on 11 November – first as Armistice Day, and then, since 1954 as Veterans Day. In this 99th year of commemoration, the ...
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Addiction Harm to Family As you read in Alcohol and Drug Addiction Affects Entire Family Part 1, alcohol and drug addiction affects entire families, not just the addicted person. The effects of a substance use disorder (SUD) are felt by the whole family. According to NCBI (The Impact of Substance ...
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Addiction Harm Not Isolated to the Addict | Alcohol and drug addiction can destroy all areas of a person’s life. The destruction also seriously impacts the lives of family and loved ones. Addiction can create long-lasting damage to family dynamics if not addressed quickly. A person who is addicted to ...
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There is No Safe 'Extra' Amount of Prescription Painkillers | Have you ever taken an extra dose of a painkiller to help with your aches and pains? Maybe you’ve taken another person’s prescribed antidepressant to help with anxiety, or a sedative for sleep? Did you ever drink alcohol with a ...
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What is Dual Diagnosis (Co-occurring Disorder)? If you think you may be suffering from addiction, as well as PTSD, depression, trauma or other mental health issue (dual diagnosis) - please know that seeking help is the first step to addiction recovery and regaining control of your life. We have very ...
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Checking into Rehab, Part 2 The decision to check into drug or alcohol rehab is not an easy one to make. Many people do not even realize they have a problem until it is too late. If a stay in the hospital or jail after a night of reckless behavior ...
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Checking into Rehab Something happened to tell you that your drug and alcohol problem has gotten bad. You’re starting to realize that your problem has gone from bad to worse with no sign of stopping or slowing down in sight. Do you check into drug and alcohol rehab in Sacramento ...
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How Alcohol & Drug Addiction Affects an Entire Family Part 2 As you have read, alcohol and drug addiction affects entire families, not just the addicted person. An addicted person can cause financial strain on his or herself as well as family and loved ones. When the well runs dry ...
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How Alcohol and Drug Addiction Affects an Entire Family Part 1 Alcohol and drug addiction can destroy all areas of a person’s life. The destruction also seriously impacts the lives of family and loved ones. Addiction can create long-lasting damage to family dynamics if not addressed quickly. A person who ...
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When to Have an Addiction Intervention Are you concerned with the health of a friend or loved one? Have drugs or alcohol taken over their life? If these questions resonate with you, then it may very well be time for an intervention. But when should you have a professional intervention? ...
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