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Residential vs. Outpatient Treatment

January 12, 2022

Every day, people across the United States live with addiction. Finding the right addiction recovery can be daunting. Foreign terms, complex timelines, and medical jargon can be hard to understand. Deciding between the different levels, programs, and benefits of addiction treatment programs can be overwhelming. Today, most programs include residential and outpatient programs. Here we […]

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Recognizing Addiction in the Workplace

January 6, 2022

Addiction is increasingly common in the workplace. Stigmas, assumptions, and misinformation lead many to believe addiction occurs outside of professional and successful workplaces. However, drug and alcohol addiction is common among working professionals. Societal pressures, fear of failure, and company culture can lead to self-soothing with substance use. For many, casual or habitual substance use […]

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8 Reasons Exercise Helps in Maintaining Sobriety

October 29, 2021

Addiction recovery can be difficult and leave you feeling debilitated. Staying focused on your health and putting substance abuse behind you needs effort. When it comes to strategies and lifestyle choices that can help, exercise is one of the best.Exercising and making choices to incorporate it into your life can do wonders for your health. […]

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Inpatient Detox Facility Myths, Debunked

July 2, 2021

Inpatient Detox Facility There are so many rumors about drug use. In 2018, more than 67,000 Americans died because of a drug overdose. That number includes hundreds of Georgia residents.One reason why the death toll is so high is that people believe time in an inpatient detox facility won’t work. That’s the biggest misconception of all. An […]

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What is the Continuum of Care or Levels of Care for Addiction Treatment?

January 23, 2020

Substance abuse treatment is not a one-size-fits-all proposition and that is why a needs assessment is always the first step. Call today 706-389-5157 to schedule a NO COST evaluation to determine a personalized treatment plan so you can start on your path to rediscovering life. During your discussion about options with a treatment professional you will hear terms: continuum of […]

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Why the name Serenity Grove for a treatment center in Athens, GA?

January 4, 2020

What’s in a name? Serenity Grove is our name, but why?  What does a “peaceful garden” have to do with drug and alcohol treatment in Athens, GA?Serenity means peaceful, calm, or tranquil. According to Webster’s dictionary it is the quality or state of being serene; marked by or suggestive of utter calm and being unruffled […]

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Rehab for the holidays?

November 27, 2019

Rehab for the holidays? Are you serious? Yes, drug and alcohol treatment for the holidays is a great gift to yourself and your family! This was going to be the year you beat addiction. This was going to be the year you rediscovered life. Yet, here we are entering the holidays and it hasn’t quite […]

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Administrator Attains Special Certification

November 26, 2018

Athens Addiction Recovery Center, L.L.C. is proud to announce the designation of Jerry Veal, MS, APRN as a member in good standing of the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA). As a result of meeting the educational and practice requirements for certification, Mr. Veal may now use the professional designation of Certified Addictions Registered Nurse […]

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Coan Earns Advanced Counseling Designation

Amanda Coan conducts a full-time practice as a member of the clinical team at AARC. In December 2017, she earned the designation, Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC), from the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia. The CAADC certification process was developed in 1999 from the standards set forth by the International […]

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