Is there really no substitute for abstinence?
Is There Really No Substitute for Abstinence? When it comes to addiction recovery, the debate around abstinence versus moderation often takes center stage. For those considering their path to sobriety, a key question arises: *Is there truly no substitute for abstinence? At Sober Services, we explore this question with clarity, compassion, and a commitment to […]
What to look for in a Sober Companion
When we meet with families and concerned parties, one of the questions we ask is “What would be your very best possible outcome for your loved one or colleague?”
6 ways to convince an Alcoholic / Addict to accept help
Over my professional career as an Addiction Consultant, I’ve talked with thousands of family members about their loved one, who more often than not doesn’t have the same desire to change their drinking or drugging habits as the rest of their family would prefer.This has meant that over the years and indeed generations, far too […]
12 Step Meetings – uncovered
There are few places in the world where you’ll find more honesty, vulnerability, courage, and mutual support than in a 12-Step Fellowship Group meeting. The 12 Step meetings are an extremely important resource of someone’s recovery for two reasons. First, they’re effective. Millions of people have recovered through them. Second, they’re free and available around […]
3 common excuses addicts / alcoholics use to justify avoiding addiction treatment.
Witnessing a family member or someone you care about succumb to an addiction of any kind – alcohol, narcotics, gambling, shopping / spending, sex / love / food, etc can be one of the most heart breaking things to witness, leaving you feeling powerless and hopeless…
Residential Alcohol or Drug Rehab Centre Questions
The Sober Services Team have been researching and evaluating residential rehab centres for alcohol and drugs all over the world for well over 10 years, and we only work with clinics that we’ve visited and approved based on…
What You Need To Know About an Alcohol Detox
It is crucial that you seek advice from a medical advisor when you are going through a detoxification practice so as to guide you in the correct path and helping you get rid off alcohol. It is understood that a detox program is just the first step of many that an alcoholic has to take […]
Getting The Right Help To Overcome Drug Or Alcohol Addiction
Drug and alcohol addiction can ruin lives, and affect not only the person with the addiction, but also their family and friends. Knowing someone close to you has a serious problem with drugs can be soul destroying, particularly when you feel helpless, but getting the right help for your family member or friend can help […]
7 Reasons for a Sober Intervention
The usual rhetoric that people who have a loved one who is currently in the grips of their addiction, be that alcohol, narcotics, eating disorders, gambling, or any other behavioural or process compulsion, is to wait until they are ready to have help and any interfering with just prolong their determination to engage with their […]
Tough Love Tactics for Addicts
Using “Tough Love” tactics to help treat Addiction In a world moving closer to nurture and farther away from nature, concepts like unconditional love are being shelved and replaced with things like “tough love”, with most addiction therapists, counsellors and practitioners proclaiming expressing that the former “unconditional love” model just doesn’t work. This is because […]
