Freeman House Recovery Blog

Deciding that rehab is the right move is hard enough. Then you open a search tab, type in something like “rehab near me”, and you

When a family in South Africa starts looking at rehab, the word “holistic” comes up almost straight away. Some people hear it and feel reassured,

Most people start looking for a rehab centre on one of the worst days of their lives. Someone they love is in trouble, or they

The decision to look into rehab rarely arrives in a calm moment. It usually comes after a frightening night, a missed deadline that should have

Plenty of people who walk through the doors of a rehab in South Africa aren’t struggling with one substance. They’re struggling with two or three

When someone you love is in active addiction, you rarely get to fall apart quietly. You are answering phone calls at odd hours, smoothing things

By the time most families start looking into addiction treatment services, things have usually been hard for a long while. There have been broken promises,

The first weeks of sobriety rarely feel like a triumph. They feel like sleep that finally comes without a bottle, a morning without dread, a

By the time most families start phoning around for help, they’re exhausted. Someone they love is in trouble, the situation has usually been building for