Sobriety and Holiday Well-being Tips Sober Holidays During COVID-19 • Socially Distanced Holiday Season Stress Management • COVID-19 Stress Management Tips • Stress Reduction with Conscious Breathing • Dr. Andrew Weil, How to Do the 4-7-8 Breathing Technique, Video • Resources for Reducing COVID-19 Stress • Resources for Reducing #WFH Stress • Coping With Spending […]
Veterans: Tips for Staying Sober Holidays
Veterans Experience Holiday Season Sobriety Challenges Tips for Staying Sober Holidays • Happy Holidays Basic Requirement: Staying Sober • Tips for Civilian Life Reintegration • Veteran Reintegration Common Issues • COVID-19 Stress Challenges • Alcohol Free Winter Holiday Drinks • Uncovering Holiday Myths and Adjusting Expectations • Holiday Sobriety Planning Tips • Using Mindfulness to Maintain Emotional Balance • Mindfulness […]
Addiction Recovery Personal Growth, Positive Changes
New Year Positive Growth Potential Whatever the Cause of Personal Trauma – New Year Growth Wishes Posttraumatic Addiction-Related Growth Individuals recovering from substance abuse report both negative outcomes (posttraumatic stress symptoms requiring dual diagnosis treatment) – as well as positive changes. The positive changes resulting from addiction recovery are described as posttraumatic addiction-related growth. ‘Addiction-related growth’ […]
Staying Sober Holidays 101
Protecting Sobriety, Avoiding Triggers Preventing Relapse Holiday Sobriety Tips for Successfully Managing Holiday Stress With planning, self-care, seeking support and mindfulness – Holidays can be successfully navigated. For the average person – holidays can create enormous stress and emotional upset. For the newly sober and those in recovery – holidays can create overwhelming emotional upset […]
Veterans Day 2018 – Thanks to All Who Have Served!
Veterans Day Sun Nov 11, 2018 | Holiday on Mon Nov 12, 2018 National Veterans and Military Families Month – Nov 2018 This year 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The WWI armistice (cease of fighting) went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the […]
Memorial Day – Honoring the Fallen and Those Who Served
To All Veterans – Thanks for Your Service! Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday for remembering the servicemen and servicewomen who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. Memorial Day is celebrated at Arlington National Cemetery each year with a ceremony in which a small American flag is placed on each grave. […]
Casual Drug Use Leads to Addiction
“I Can Quit Any Time I Like” The Myth of Casual Drug Use Very few individuals start out using drugs intending to become a drug addict. Perhaps the user intends to try it just once. This may involve ‘borrowing’ a prescription Adderall from a friend to get through the work day after an all-nighter. Or […]
Dual Diagnosis Addiction Rehab Treatment
Northern California Dual Diagnosis Treatment (Co-occurring Disorders) Addiction Recovery Treatment New Start Recovery Solutions specializes in dual diagnosis addiction recovery treatment. We provide trauma-informed and evidence-based dual diagnosis treatment for the whole person. What is Dual Diagnosis (Co-occurring Disorders)? Medical and clinical professionals have a term for people who have both a mental heath issue […]
Redding Veteran’s Resource Center Awards Ceremony
Redding Chamber of Commerce Greeters & Award Presentation | The Redding Veterans Resource Center (RVRC) hosted a special Chamber Greeters event on Wed. Feb. 21st. There was a donation of a $15,000 check by Pam and Mike Dahl, from the Nick Dahl Memorial Veterans Fund. The funds will be used by the Redding Veterans Resource […]
Addiction Recovery Resources
Addiction Recovery Resources Northern California and U.S. Abuse Child Abuse Hotline www.childhelp.org ~ 800-422-4453 Domestic Abuse Hotline www.thehotline.org ~ 800-799-7233 Alcohol Abuse Alcoholics Anonymous www.aa.org ~ 212-870-3400 AA Sacramento aasacramento.org ~ 916-454-1771 or 916-454-1100 AA Sacramento County www.simeetings.com/LA/SAC/SacCtyMtgs.html Mothers Against Drunk Drivers www.madd.org ~ 800-438-6233 National Drug and Alcohol Info Line www.samhsa.gov ~ 800-729-6686 National […]
Northern California Veteran Drug Addiction and Alcoholism Rehab
Substance Abuse and Dual Diagnosis Treatment Needed High Suicide Rates Among Veterans Make an Appointment at Northern California VA for an Addiction Assessment. If you are a veteran located in northern California – click to scroll down to Veteran Resources One study of military personnel found that close to 30% of completed suicides were preceded […]
What is a High Functioning Alcoholic?
Alcoholics Leading a Double Life – Not as Thrilling as a Spy Movie Functional Alcoholics – Masters of Deception High Functioning Alcoholics are masters of deception. Friends, co-workers and extended family may see ‘just an average person’. High functioning alcoholics live in denial and point to their career successes. But in private, the alcoholic behavior […]
Merry Christmas from New Start Recovery Solutions!
Wishing You All the Best this Holiday Season! Joyful Christmas and Sober Holiday Season New Start Recovery Solutions wishes you a sober and happy holiday season 2017! We hope that you have a New Start in the New Year and are ready to begin new ventures. Your Life Awaits – Happy New Year! New Start […]
Thanks for Your Support at our Holiday Party!
Our Party Charities Received Donations And a Good Time Was Had By All! Thanks for Your Participation! Reviewing ‘Kickin Off the Holidays’ Event Activities Our activities included networking, dinner, raffle, an oil painting auction and a silent auction. Guest speaker Steve Redmond from Code 4 Northwest was the opening speaker. We welcomed special guest speakers […]
Kristina Letson Creates Original Painting of Clint Malarchuk
Original Oil Painting of Clint Malarchuk by Kristina Letson Where: Kickin’ Off the Holidays Party, Charity Auction When: Dec 1 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST | RSVP Here | We are excited to kick off the holiday season with a fun spirited Christmas party for all our friends and colleagues to meet and […]
Clint Malarchuk, Mental Health Advocate
Former Hockey Pro Helping Others with PTSD and Depression Clint Malarchuk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1981 and 1992. Malarchuk is best known for having survived a life-threatening injury during a 1989 NHL game when a skate blade sliced his carotid artery and […]
Steve Redmond, Code 4 Northwest
Free Crisis Line and Referral Service for All NW First Responders Steve Redmond is one of the founding members and volunteers at Code 4 Northwest. He is currently serves on the Board of Directors as President of Code 4 Northwest. Code 4 Northwest is an RCW 43.101.425. protected free crisis line and referral service for all Washington […]
Addiction Treatment for First Responders
Why Support and Addiction Treatment for First Responders? See October 2020 Update at: https://newstartrecoverysolutions.com/first-responder-substance-abuse-trauma-rehab-bay-area First responders are first on the scene of disasters and emergency situations. The general public sees first responders as a kind of Super Hero. And they are: but even super heroes need support to continue their mission. As most everyone is […]
Happy Veterans Day 2017 – Thanks for Your Service!
Thanks to All Who Have Served! National Veterans and Military Families Month – November 2017 For 98 years, Americans have remembered those who served our country in uniform on 11 November – first as Armistice Day, and then, since 1954 as Veterans Day. In this 99th year of commemoration, the Department of Veterans Affairs is […]
Addiction Affects Entire Family, Part 1
Addiction Harm Not Isolated to the Addict | Alcohol and drug addiction can destroy all areas of a person’s life. The destruction also seriously impacts the lives of family and loved ones. Addiction can create long-lasting damage to family dynamics if not addressed quickly. A person who is addicted to drugs will not stop to […]
Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse
There is No Safe ‘Extra’ Amount of Prescription Painkillers | Have you ever taken an extra dose of a painkiller to help with your aches and pains? Maybe you’ve taken another person’s prescribed antidepressant to help with anxiety, or a sedative for sleep? Did you ever drink alcohol with a drug you weren’t supposed to? […]