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World Class Private Addiction Treatment

Serenity Vista Private Addiction Treatment for alcohol & drug addiction in Panama

Serenity Vista Featured as World Class Private Addiction Treatment Center The mountainous highland region of Boquete, famous for rainbows, flowers, birds, and coffee, is home of Serenity Vista, World-Class Private Alcohol & Drug Rehab Addiction Treatment Center. The mountainous highland region of Boquete, famous for rainbows, flowers, birds, and coffee, is home of Serenity Vista, World-Class Private Alcohol & Drug Rehab Addiction Treatment Center. For the past 8 years, Serenity Vista has helped numerous people from all over the world to recover from alcoholism and other forms of addiction. Boquete, Panama, was carefully chosen as the ideal world setting for Serenity Vista Boquete, Panama, was carefully chosen as the ideal world setting for Serenity Vista. Today, Serenity Vista is supported by an outstanding staff of highly skilled addiction & holistic professionals. They offer a complete life changing program for people…

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My Husband Drinks Too Much – Help!

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I love my husband, but he drinks too much. What do I do? Are you concerned that your husband drinks too much? Maybe when you got married, his drinking still seemed fun – maybe you were even attracted to his seemingly harmless antics. Maybe you even drank with him at first.   The trouble is, if your husband is an alcoholic, the fun never lasts. Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive and ultimately fatal disease. Untreated, it gets worse, never better. If you are worried that your husband drinks too much now, chances are pretty good things are going to get worse. Much worse. Click here to learn about the progressive nature of alcoholism. My husband drinks too much, is he an alcoholic? The hallmark symptom of alcoholism is denial. If your husband drinks too much, he will probably deny it. The fact…

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Where to Go For The Best Drug Rehab Addiction Treatment

Panama, Central America Treatment for Alcoholism

The Best Drug Rehab Addiction Treatment “How does it matter where my drug rehab is located?”  You are getting ready to make a decision about where to go for the best drug rehab addiction treatment, and realize that there are 100’s, if not 1000’s of choices out there. How do you decide on the best place and environment for your drug rehab addiction treatment? There are lots of excellent choices, but all other things being equal, the physical surroundings of your drug rehab addiction treatment center can make a huge difference in your recovery.  One new normal for many drug rehabs in Florida, California and Texas, is that residents stay in converted motel rooms or budget apartment buildings and are bused to lecture halls. The residents are generally surrounded by a lot of concrete and traffic. Recover in natural beauty There…

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What are the Best Addiction Treatment Centers?

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Best Addiction Treatment Now Reopened Post Covid Quarantine I think I am ready for treatment for my addiction. Where are the best addiction treatment centers for me? If you are asking yourself this question – Congratulations! Admitting there is a problem with alcohol or other drugs is the first step in recovering. Now that you have decided that you need help to recover from using alcohol, nicotine, cocaine or opiates, it is time to find out the best drug rehab for you. When you type in “What are the best addiction treatment centers” into your search engine, you may be overwhelmed at the choices. Relax, it is not so difficult to find the right fit for you. Click here to learn about the best addiction treatment centers options. Best Addiction Treatment Centers The best addiction treatment centers may not be…

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When Is It Time To Go To Rehab?

Alcoholism Treatment

‘Now’ is Always The Best Time If things start to go wrong – you don’t have to go with them The Best Time to go to Rehab is Before it is REALLY bad There is a saying in the rooms of recovery that a smart person can learn from their mistakes, but a wise person can learn from other people’s mistakes. When we are talking about the life threatening disease of addiction, we would all be wise not to make the fatal mistakes. The course of alcohol, nicotine and other drug addiction has been well charted over the centuries. Right now in Anytown, Anycountry, you can see the progression of the disease in the newspapers, on the streets, or maybe even in your own bedroom. Addiction is a chronic and progressive disease; untreated it never gets better, always worse. The three places…

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Treatment for Alcohol, Nicotine, Drugs, Ludopathy and other Addictions in Panama

Panama, Central America Treatment for Alcoholism

Quality Addiction Treatment for Alcohol, Nicotine, Drugs, Ludopathy and other forms of Addiction in Panama Discovering that you or a loved one have a problem with alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, other drugs, or behaviors involving sex, ludopathy (gambling) or codependency can be very upsetting. Most likely you never imagined in your wildest dreams that you or your loved one would become an addict. You have seen success in so many other areas of life, right? A ‘take charge’ kind of person: work hard and play hard. But, little by slowly this picture of success has become a little shabbier at the edges. Secrets. Shame. Guilt. Remorse.  Living a double life, fear of being caught, perhaps feeding the fire of organized crime? What? That’s not what you signed up for! You just want to have a good life! You love your family.…

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One Day at a Time: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow This prose is a nice reminder to live one day at a time: There are two days in every week about which we should not worry. Two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed. We cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone. The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow. With its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow’s sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will…

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High-Functioning Alcoholism and the Dangers of Denial

High Functioning Alcoholics

The High-Functioning Alcoholic High-functioning alcoholism is harder to identify because it doesn’t fit the “drunk” stereotype. When people say the word ‘alcoholic,’ they instantly have a vision of an old man sitting in a park with a paper bag, with a can in it. Suzi MacDonald, Addictions Counsellor They don’t think of suburban moms or people with high-powered careers – but often, these people are fighting an internal battle with alcohol addiction that no one, including themselves, can clearly see. A high-functioning alcoholic, or HFA, is someone who is psychologically dependent on alcohol but able to live a normal life, continuing to perform in their social, professional and familial roles. While on the surface this type of alcoholism appears to have less impact, it presents its own set of dangers, including a more deeply entrenched denial and stronger resistance to…

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Play the Tape Through

Play the tape through

Play the Tape Through: A Strategy To Prevent Relapse Newcomers to recovery need all the help they can get! There is a little gem of a relapse prevention strategy we find especially helpful. We call this strategy, “Play the Tape Through”. A Kit of Spiritual Tools There is a shining promise made in the 12 Step recovery literature. Well, there are a LOT of promises throughout the literature. But, one promise is about being able to access a kit of spiritual tools. When, therefore, we were approached by those in whom the problem had been solved, there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet.   p. 25 Big Book Okay, that may sound kind of esoteric. So, let’s get right down to it. In very practical terms let’s talk through…

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