Addiction and Recovery with Alec

Today we talk to Alec, whose thirteen year stretch of drug use nearly ended in his own death. Two years hence, Alec discusses the pitfalls of relapse and recovery as well as shares tips for those trying to achieve recovery. 

 

My contact info:

benjaminrussack@gmail.com; 415.497.1908; benjaminrussack.com

Bay Area Recovery Resources:

(I'll leave the googling to you. Herein are the programs that I personally know of but there are, of course, many others. Feel free to contact me for more information about rehabilitation centers in your area. If I don't know of a program personally, I can definitely find someone who does.)

In-Patient:

High end: Bayside Marin; Reflections; Alta Mira;  (most take insurance)

Lower end: Olholoff Recovery Programs; New Bridge  Foundation, Salvation Army  (all amazing, despite the lower price point)

Intensive Outpatient Rehabs:

Foundations of San Francisco; Olholoff Recovery Programs, Reflections, Bayside Marin

Other resources:

AASF.ORG (AA is the single most amazing resource ever developed since the invention of the public library. I don’t care what anyone says)

al-anonsf.org (ALANON is another incredible resource for friends and loved ones of those suffering from addction.  

Charlie Van Luven: Recovery coach and interventionist. Google him or contact me personally if you want more information. Charlie is the guy I throw at problems I can't fix.   

Sober Living Environments: Gateway Sf, Monarch, Peter Hao (Again, email me) 

 

 

Shameless plug for my father's book on Animal Dream Symbolism: 

Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)