Freeman House Recovery Blog

Plenty of people arrive at rehab already wary of the twelve steps. They have heard the language of meetings, the talk of a higher power,

By the time a family reaches out to us, the situation has usually been building for a long while. Sleep is broken, money has gone

By the time most families reach out for help, they have already tried almost everything else. Promises have been made and broken. Money has gone

Most people don’t wake up one morning and decide to stop drinking forever. It usually starts smaller than that. A quiet realisation after a rough

The lawyer who pours her first glass before the kids are in bed. The surgeon who needs a drink to switch off after a long

A man keeps drinking long after it has cost him his marriage, his licence and most of his friendships, and everyone around him calls it

The day someone walks out of a rehab centre is usually filled with relief and pride, and a quiet worry underneath it all. Family members

Most people who are caught in addiction have already tried to stop. Often many times. They have promised themselves Monday would be different, poured the

Most people who reach out for help with drug or alcohol addiction have already tried to stop on their own, often many times. They have

Most people who reach out to a rehab centre are not asking for a brochure. They want to know one thing: what actually happens once