Alcoholism was declared a disease by the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association in 1955. But awareness of that concept grew slowly. People didn’t stop laughing at drunk acts like Dean Martin and Foster Brooks until after Betty Ford opened her chemical dependency treatment center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., in 1982. Ford, who died Friday at age [...]

Lindsay Lohan has once again checked out of a California alcohol rehab center. Only a few hours after finishing the drug rehab program, Lindsay was spotted at a party in LA. Journalists had reported seeing her at Allegra Versace’s birthday party. Of course we have no way to tell if rehab has really made her [...]

The big fuss today seems to be about which Alcohol Rehab Center Lindsay Lohan and other famous celebrities are attending.  However a more important question seems to be constantly overlooked. Who is providing these minors with alcohol?  Is it the parents?  Older friends? Siblings?  I think if law enforcement could trace the problem back to [...]

Recovery is possible and available! What does recovery teach us? The importance of connection. We recover through connection: connection with spirituality, connection with self, and connection with others. There are a variety of ways that we can do this. The 12 Step program is also a great way to do it. It’s about reconnection to [...]