AspenRidge Recovery’s Lakewood Open House
Join us on April 14th from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM for AspenRidge Recovery's Lakewood Open House and help us celebrate year number two!
AspenRidge Recovery has come to the end of another trip around the sun! Thank you from the bottom of our…
What Recent Stats in Fort Collins, CO Reveal About Addiction and Recovery
The World Health Organization has identified addiction as an international health epidemic. Substance abuse trends in Fort Collins, Colorado reveal the city of 161,000 is no exception. Drug abuse and alcohol addiction are very real problems…
Detox Handbook for Substance Abuse
Celebrity stays in drug and alcohol detox are blasted across the covers of smear magazines that line the checkout aisle at grocery stores. Someone you liked to watch on a reality television show might have gone to detox after a particularly…
5-Day IOP in Colorado – The Unique Drug Treatment Option You Should Know About
Intensive Outpatient (5-Day IOP) is available in Colorado as a unique drug treatment option. Many people avoid getting help for a drug or alcohol problem because they mistakenly believe their only option is to check themselves into a residential…
The Cycle of Shame and Addiction
Addiction and alcoholism rates in the United States are shocking and encourage a vicious cycle of shame and addiction. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted each year by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
“To Thine Own Self Be True” and other Recovery Sayings That Will Change Your Life
Ever since Alcoholics Anonymous started more than eighty years ago, the recovery culture has grown and expanded into a global movement that addresses a wide variety of problems. People have used their simple formula—namely, the 12 steps and…
Tips for Paying for Addiction Treatment in Colorado
“The Universe does indeed provide for your every need.”
~Ellen Peterson, Choosing Joy, Creating Abundance
Substance abuse is a major problem in Colorado. For example, in Denver, the rates of abuse for nearly every major type of drug…
Top Cities in Colorado Where Addiction is a BIG Problem
“I hate Colorado having to be the experiment… We should not try to get people to do more of what is not a healthy thing.”
~ Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, speaking against legal marijuana in the state
State-wide, Colorado has…
The 4th Step: The Importance of a Moral Inventory During Recovery from Addiction
“Made a searching and fearless moral inventories of ourselves.”
The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, the Fourth Step
The Twelve Steps can be thought of as your roadmap to recovery. When you get to the Fourth Step, you are starting…
Top Five Most Common Addictions in Colorado
"I'm spending time on the issue because here in Colorado and across the country people…don’t realize the cost in terms of lives, health, and economics. The number of deaths that come from overdose is greater than the number of deaths that…
