Entries by Fresh Start of California

The Advantage of Medical Detox

Choose Medically Supervised Detox for Increased Chance of Success The process of detoxing from alcohol or drugs is not easy. It is strenuous, painful and stressful on the body and mind. Depending on the severity of your addiction, it can even be life threatening. With a medically supervised and assisted detox, your chances for success […]

The Difference Between Drug Detox and Rehabilitation in Residential Treatment

The Physical and Psychological Aspects of Addiction Treatment Treatment of addiction is so much more than ending drug use and breaking the physical dependence. Recovery from addiction entails ridding the body of a physical dependence through detoxification and studying, understanding and treating the psychological addiction and the psychological causes that the addiction stems from. When […]

5 Ways to Prevent Relapse

Avoiding Temptation After Rehabilitation It is a huge accomplishment to complete a treatment program and it’s a chance at a new life. After successfully graduating from rehabilitation for drug or alcohol abuse and addiction, it is a time of celebration and a time to put to use all of the tools you were provided for […]