by OTR Staff | Jan 27, 2023 | Rehab Programs
In an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), individual and group therapies help individuals with their mental health issues. Individual therapy allows individuals to explore their thoughts and feelings, learn new coping methods, and improve communication. In group... 
by OTR Staff | Dec 12, 2022 | Self Care for Addicts
Change is a major aspect of recovery. Changing our behavior, changing how we interact with others, turning and facing the strange (ch-ch-changes), not wanting to be a richer man, just gonna have to be a different man. Time may change me, but I can’t trace time.... 
by OTR Staff | Sep 25, 2022 | Addiction Recovery, Self Care for Addicts
Fentanyl is all over the news. If the media isn’t talking about deranged Russian tyrants (who look like what would happen if Dobby the house elf started injecting Botox) invading neighboring countries and threatening nuclear war, they are probably fear-mongering about... 
by OTR Staff | Aug 28, 2022 | Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment
There are many things that go hand-in-hand with addiction. Depression, anxiety, shame, and wondering why you keep drinking even when it’s ruined your relationships, among others. Among the many issues that often run alongside addiction is codependency. This is a... 
by OTR Staff | Aug 15, 2022 | Addiction Recovery, Self Care for Addicts, Sobriety
It’s one of the classic denial statements among alcoholics. “I’m a functioning alcoholic”. To an extent, it is a statement of denial for all of us. But for many of us, there is some level of truth to that statement. Not every alcoholic ends up in a tent in Old...