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How Creativity Can Help With Recovery
People often labor under the delusion that using or abusing substances like drugs or alcohol help them “open their mind” or help them be “more creative”. Unfortunately, this is not true. For instance, the quote “write drunk, edit sober”, erroneously attributed to Ernest Hemingway, is not actually at all what the famous writer even said.…
Read MoreHearst Connecticut Media Group Names High Watch Recovery a Winner of the Hearst Connecticut Top Workplaces 2020 Award
(Kent, CT) – High Watch Recovery Center has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honor by Hearst Connecticut Media Group. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC, a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment,…
Read MoreIncorporating Creative Activities in Recovery: Getting Back to the Basics
When we’re kids, we’re much more open to exploring the world with curiosity and wonder. Vince Gowmon, a life coach, counselor, author and more, emphasizes that it’s because children are still connected to their body rather than strictly through their mindset. They’re able to move much more fluidly – and with little association to place…
Read MoreNavigating Summer Parties and Picnics in Recovery from Substance Abuse
As summer arrives, so do the invitations to parties, BBQ’s, after-work drinks outside and picnics on the beach or in the park. It is not unusual to associate these events with drinking and using. Navigating the challenges summer brings to us in early recovery can be a difficult and sometimes it’s best to avoid these…
Read MoreThe Addictive Qualities of Fortnite
Fortnite is one of the most popular video games in the world with over 125 million members playing. There have been reports of parents sending children to rehab as a result of their non-stop playing. In order to better understand what makes Fortnite so addicting, you should know the qualities that are in a video…
Read MoreHow Weather Can Affect the Severity of Alcohol
If you are too hot or too cold and you are drinking, you will not be aware of your own body’s temperature. This can cause you to develop a lot of health problems whether it is heat stroke from being in the sun for too long or you freeze to death. It is important that…
Read More7 Reasons You Shouldn’t Hide Your Depression
Depression is the number one cause of disability worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. In America, an estimated 16 million adults suffer an episode of depression every single year. Symptoms of a depressive epsiode can include persistent sadness, fatigue, disturbed sleep, physical aches, poor concentration, loss of appetite, slow movements, and thoughts of death,…
Read MoreReasons to Stop Drinking Today
For some people, the reasons to stop drinking are obvious. They may have a health problem such as liver disease or heart disease and their doctor has advised quitting. They may have had a brush with the law, such as a fight or DUI. It may be obvious that drinking is hurting them in other…
Read MoreIs There Any Such Thing As an Addictive Personality?
The idea of an addictive personality is misleading. There are many aspects to addiction and so far no one has identified a single personality profile for people who develop substance use disorders. What’s more, only about half of people with a substance use disorder have more than one addiction, excluding smoking. If an addictive personality…
Read MoreAddiction Treatment Center in Kent, CT Successfully Bucks Treatment Trend
In a treatment world long-dominated by medication assisted treatment, High Watch Recovery Center in Kent, CT has bucked that trend and focuses its treatment on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. There is finally a broad consensus that the opioid crisis has reached epidemic proportions. Lawmakers are responding with myriad proposals to stem the tsunami of tragedy…
Read MoreHigh Watch Annual Picnic 2018
Date: Sunday, September 9 Time: 11AM – 4PM Price: $20/person, children under 12 free Where: High Watch Recovery Center 62 Carter Rd, Kent, CT 06757 The annual picnic is a “don’t miss” event scheduled for Sunday, September 9th, 2018. Please join us for a fun day of inspirational speakers, raffles and delicious homemade picnic foods…
Read MoreRich History of High Watch Recovery
Hill of Hope: High Watch Recovery Center
Oxford Faces Crisis As Opiate Overdoses Kill Young Men
Read the article here: Oxford Faces Crisis As Opiate Overdoses Kill Young Men
Read MoreHigh Watch Celebrates New Treatment Living Center
11/16/16 New Milford Spectrum: “Our new Treatment Living Center allows us to provide high quality, effective care to our visitors who are battling a wide range of complex addiction issues,” Walton said. Read the article here: New Treatment Living Center
Read MoreNew Year Often Ushers in Pledge to Quit Drinking
12/31/14 New Year Often Ushers in Pledge to Quit Drinking
Read MorePhilip Seymour Hoffman dead at 46 – NY Daily News
02/04/2014 Philip Seymour Hoffman dead at 46: Actor may have miscalculated dosage, expert says
Read MoreThe Elderly and Addiction – Healthcare Financial News
10/04/11 The elderly and addiction
Read MoreLegalization of Recreational Marijuana: Profits Before Safety? – Forbes
07/26/14 Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: Profits Before Safety?
Read MorePhilip Seymour Hoffman’s Death Spotlights Dangers of Heroin Addiction – CBS News
02/03/14 Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death spotlights dangers of heroin addiction
Read MoreHigh Watch Celebrates Its Expansion
07/27/2011 High Watch celebrates its expansion
Read MoreHigh Watch Expanding Its Treatment Facility in Kent – Litchfield County Times
07/15/2011 High Watch Expanding Its Treatment Facility in Kent
Read MoreKent Drug Treatment Center Expanding – Hartford Business Journal Online
06/21/11 Kent drug treatment center expanding
Read MoreHigh Watch Picnic a Success – Litchfield County Times
08/19/2010 High Watch Picnic a Success
Read MoreHigh Watch Picnic – Litchfield County Times
08/12/2010 Read the article here (external PDF): High Watch Picnic, Mark Lundholm
Read MoreFolk Music Set at High Watch – Litchfield County Times
08/13/2009 Read the article here (external PDF): Folk Music Set at High Watch
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