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It's the only kind.Dr. Peter A. Butkins (407) 786.1913P.S. Call at with any questions or comments....
View ArticleFantasyland: Addictive Living - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
The alcoholic/addict lives in a world blanketed with deception, minimization and rationalizations. Can you imagine the work needed to get and stay sober and clean over the years?Dr. Peter A. Butkins...
View ArticleNew Recovery - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
Whether you are returning after a relapse or a lapse or you are new to recovery, you have a great chance if you can follow in the footsteps of the people who came before you. This entails you...
View ArticleRecovery and Growth - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
Our self actualization does not stop. We are on a life long journey that gets better, then different, then better. Dr. Peter A. Butkins (407) 786.1913P.S. Call at with any questions or comments....
View ArticleChanging the Alcoholic/Addictive Brain - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
The brain changes from denial to acceptance when the addict talks to his or her sponsor.Dr. Peter A. Butkins (407) 786.1913P.S. Call at with any questions or comments....
View ArticleWhen Sober We can Tolerate Any Problem - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
When we are appreciative of our gift of sobriety, we can then have the tools needed to tolerate and even prosper during the 'low times'. Our gratitude gives us the motivation to 'work' our daily...
View ArticleCross the Line - Drug/Alcohol Treatent.
Cross the line to recovery. Do it because you want it desperately. You have crossed one line to addiction. Now move into recovery with all of your heart.Dr. Peter A. Butkins (407) 786.1913P.S....
View ArticleCharacter Building during Recovery - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
Recovery is about developing character, not being one. Dr. Peter A. Butkins (407) 786.1913P.S. Call at with any questions or comments....
View ArticleCo-dependence and Teen Recovery - Drug/Alcohol Recovery.
Parents are the 'key' to adolescent recovery. United parenting is hard to defy. The teen needs to know that you are together. This means the parents are a team and work as a team. This is easier...
View ArticleHoliday Recovery - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
Work a strong enough program that you don't have to worry about holidays. They become just another day. Dr. Peter A. Butkins (407) 786.1913P.S. Call at with any questions or comments....
View ArticleFamily Influence - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
The family has the most influence an can create a bottom by simply setting boundaries. For example, the rules should include a) no drug or alcohol use, treatment and another personal rule such as up...
View ArticleDrug/Alcohol Treatment should be Affordable and Effective.
At My Freedom Quest you can be assured that you will get treatment that is within your price range and that works. After 48 years in the field of addiction and mental health, I am convinced that I...
View ArticleMy Freedom Quest Works - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
We care and we know what we are doing!Dr. Peter A. Butkins (407) 786.1913P.S. Call at with any questions or comments....
View ArticleRecovery Should be Simple - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
When stuck in recovery, return to basics. Trust God and go to more meetings. Help another and be grateful...Dr. Peter A. Butkins (407) 786.1913P.S. Call at with any questions or comments....
View ArticleHappy New Year - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
Another holiday without obliterating intoxication!!! Any year or day is an ideal to getor stay sober and clean. Stick with the winners! Dr. Peter A. Butkins (407) 786.1913P.S. Call at with any...
View ArticleOngoing Recovery Resolutions - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
Our lives depend on a daily recovery program. Dr. Peter A. Butkins (407) 786.1913P.S. Call at with any questions or comments....
View ArticleReal Recovery - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
Real Recovery is the name of my drug/alcohol treatment Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). It symbolizes my belief in recovery that lasts a lifetime. The first year or two is the foundation period...
View ArticleDefiance -The Addict's enemy.
Our resistance can be capsulized under the guise of defiance. In order to get and stay sober and clean, we need to cooperate and not fight.Dr. Peter A. Butkins (407) 786.1913P.S. Call at with any...
View ArticleRecovery Requires Change and Adaptation - Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
Recovering from years of brain-altering alcohol and/or drug abuse requires 'cleaning up' the damage done to self and others. The first year can be your transforming period. You simply need to realize...
View ArticleFamilies get Addicts and Alcoholics Sober and Clean!!!
The family is the most effective influence on the addict/alcoholic. Love is the most influential source of motivation when used with commitment.NO ONE DOES IT BETTER!!!Dr. Peter A. Butkins (407)...
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