Here at Alpha 180, as sunny Texas slips into its short winter, I’m filled with nothing but gratitude for everything that’s happened this past year. Having this community, one...

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Here at Alpha 180, as sunny Texas slips into its short winter, I’m filled with nothing but gratitude for everything that’s happened this past year. Having this community, one...
Addicts and alcoholics are good at hiding their addiction from the people around them, but they can’t hide it from themselves. When do you know it is time to seek addiction help?...
Addiction is a serious problem that can have devastating consequences and the causes of addiction are often difficult to detect, even for trained professionals. However, one of...
How Alcoholism Impacts Family Dynamics Family members must learn how to deal with each other in a healthy way. A large percentage of addicts relapse because they are not...
The road to recovery is long and hard, which is why we believe that learning recovery skills/coping skills will help our patients to create a new life. With IOP Austin at Alpha...
Alpha 180 supports our clients in developing and implementing healthy routines that are tailored to each resident’s unique recovery journey and stage of life. For most students,...
My name is Amanda Allard, and I am a Master of Art Therapy student intern, completing coursework at Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana. I joined Elizabeth Bickel Rolfe,...
After we have acknowledged that we are not the ultimate power in the universe and, thankfully, there is a higher power that can help us, we may ask, “How do I now rely on this...
In the Big Book Step 2 states that, “We came to be aware that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” There is essentially one chapter that is completed...
“I just want to help people.” For many, this phrase begins a career as a mental health professional, and I was no different. An amalgam of optimism and newfound self-belief,...
When discussing the 12-Step program it is important to start at the beginning, which of course means we must start with Step one. So, what is step one? Step one as it appears in...
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....