A Recipe for Holiday Success for 2020 If you are wondering how to navigate the holidays safely this year, you are not alone. Even in the best of times, holidays can be daunting with the logistical challenges of getting everyone around the table, avoiding ...
Extended Care Recovery: The Key to Recovery
We would like to reach out to those who may be looking for ways to beat their addictions. Here at NSR of Asheville, we recommend an integrative treatment model called Extended Care Recovery, a method which has been found to be more effective than other mo ...
10 Tips for Families in Recovery: Steps to Whole-Family Recovery
At NSR of Asheville, we believe recovery is a family journey that should include family recovery support. Addiction takes a tremendous toll on families who often struggle for years with the emotional, financial and physical consequences of untreated addic ...
When Parents Relapse: Why Whole-Family Recovery Is Crucial
Dear Friend, You may have heard that relapse is part of the recovery process. In our last newsletter, we explored how relapse may be part of someone’s recovery journey and also why relapse doesn’t have to be a given, especially when t ...
What’s Your Next Step?
We are in the middle of a national health epidemic, one that takes another life every 19 minutes. Young men and women are dying at alarming, never before seen rates from drug overdoses. In fact, the death rate from overdoses has now surpasse ...
When Helping Hurts: Breaking the Chains of Codependency to Help Your Son Thrive
You’ve gotten your son through detox. He’s completed his inpatient treatment. Now you’ve found him a safe and sober place to live, maybe even one that includes lots of structure and support like we have here at NSR of Asheville. He’s going to 12 ...
Celebrating Our 12th Year of Recovery Support in Amazing Asheville, NC
In May 2018, we celebrated the anniversary of our founding and the beginning of our 12th year supporting men in early recovery from alcohol and substance abuse through highly structured recovery programs that include an intensive outpatient program and a ...
New Year’s Family Resolutions for Recovery
When someone we love embarks on a recovery journey, it represents a unique opportunity for everyone in the family. It opens the door for not just one recovery, but many. But where does this door lead? And what exactly does recovery mean? ...
Who Is REALLY Recovering Here? Families, Addiction and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
We now know that addressing trauma, like we do at NSR of Asheville, is critical for healing from addiction. In fact, trauma is a risk factor for addiction. Those who have experienced five or more adverse childhood events are seven to 10 time ...
Hidden Signs of Addiction: How to Recognize Addiction in Those We Love
According to a Columbia University study, more than 40 million Americans meet the clinical criteria for addiction, and another estimated 80 million are considered to be “risky substance users,” making addiction America’s most neglected disea ...