by admin | Mar 10, 2021 | Therapy
A common misconception about addiction is if the addict would just stop using, everything would be ok. Lived professional and personal experiences tell us this is not the case. Addiction is a family disease. The idea that the addict is the only person who needs to...
by admin | Feb 17, 2021 | Alumni Story
As a mother watching my son on his journey of recovery and working my own recovery program in Al-Anon and ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics), Alpha 180 has been the guide to catapult our family’s healing: My son has found his home at Alpha 180. A place where fellow...
by admin | Dec 1, 2020 | Therapy
Who has been with us from the very beginning? Who knows us better than most people in the world? Who can get on our nerves better than anyone else? Our families. You may look at the title of this post and think, “I’ll just skim this one. I am not the problem; my son,...
by admin | Dec 1, 2020 | Alumni Story
I arrived at Alpha 180 on a cold December day in 2017. This was to be an important stop on my journey, but I did not quite know it at that time. For years previous I went around and around on the treatment carousel, occasionally stopping for food and water, but never...
by admin | Nov 2, 2020 | Alumni Story
My name is Joseph and I am a born-and-raised Austinite. My struggles with drug and alcohol began at age twelve. Though I didn’t know it at the time, I believe I was just trying to find a place to fit in and feel okay, something that didn’t come easily due to being...
