Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program's Assessment can help determine if Intervention is necessary, please call if we can help!

Abusing drugs or alcohol is not necessarily the same as being addicted to them. If people are abusing drugs, it is time to to undergo intervention so that they can stop before they become addicted. 

To determine whether or not you or someone you love is already addicted to drugs, you should look for the following symptoms:

• Increased tolerance, which leads to increased use to feel the same effects
• The use of drugs to avoid physical symptoms of withdrawal
• Uncontrolled use of drugs although you planned not to or even though you want to quit
• A life that seems too focused on finding drugs, using them and recovering from them
• The abandonment of activities that you used to enjoy so that you can use drugs instead
• The continuation of drug use in spite of acknowledging that it is hurting you.

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program will show how to live one day at a time, are you ready to try something new?

Day by day, your real self can emerged.  I got through unimaginably hard times without my liquid crutch.  More importantly, you learn to navigate everyday life totally present and sober through every emotion: boredom, resentment, anger, sadness, joy, celebration.

Please give Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program a call at 512/454-8180 or visit www.adaap.com and let us help.  It's time to try something new, you ready?

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program can help with Understanding Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, please call 512/454-8180.

Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are due to many interconnected factors, including genetics, how you were raised, your social environment, and your emotional health. Some racial groups, such as American Indians and Native Alaskans, are more at risk than others of developing alcohol addiction. People who have a family history of alcoholism or who associate closely with heavy drinkers are more likely to develop drinking problems. Finally, those who suffer from a mental health problem such as anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder are also particularly at risk, because alcohol may be used to self-medicate.

Do you have a drinking problem?

You may have a drinking problem if you...

• Feel guilty or ashamed about your drinking.
• Lie to others or hide your drinking habits.
• Have friends or family members who are worried about your drinking.
• Need to drink in order to relax or feel better.
• “Black out” or forget what you did while you were drinking.
• Regularly drink more than you intended to.

Since drinking is so common in many cultures and the effects vary so widely from person to person, it’s not always easy to figure out where the line is between social drinking and problem drinking. The bottom line is how alcohol affects you. If your drinking is causing problems in your life, you have a drinking problem.

Please call Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program 512/454-8180 if you can relate and need help! Jean G's Story Someone Actually Cared

I gave up hope of ever becoming sober. I decided to drink myself to death. It didn't work.

After destroying my kids' lives and losing our home, car and my job, I became temporarily sober for periods of 6 months or so -- never lasting more than a year on the wagon.

I gave up. There was no reason left to drink -- nothing left to lose -- everything was already gone.

After 12 years of off-and-on-again drinking (mostly on again), I entered treatment for the third time. This time, I had insurance so the facility was a bit up-scale.

Figuring I had a free three-week stay in a place with good food, air conditioning, and friendly counselors, I settled in for a vacation from the hell I'd been living.

At the end of week one, the counselor told me my insurance wouldn't pay for more time there. I figured, 'okay, it's been fun, now they're kicking me out.' I'm familiar with being thrown out.

Then, the counselor told me "we're keeping you, anyway."

Shocked, I decided to enjoy the ride. But, something happened inside me. These people cared. I was more than an insurance payment to them. They kept me three more weeks -- then insisted I continue in out-patient therapy with them, for the entire year.

It has been 10 years since I've had a drink. Someone actually cared enough to help when I could no longer care about myself.

Today, if I even think of alcohol, I remember, with gratitude, the people who stuck their necks out and stayed with me when all hope was gone from my heart.

Please call Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program at 512/454-8180 or visit www.adaap.com.  We can help and do care and know what you are going through.

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program can help, please call with any questions 512/454-8180 or visit www.adaap.com.

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program has a question: Does the CAGE test apply to you?

The CAGE Test for Alcohol Addiction

This simple test is surprisingly accurate. Answer yes or no to each question.

1. Have you ever felt you should Cut down on your drinking?
2. Have you ever been Annoyed when people have commented on your drinking?
3. Have you ever felt Guilty or badly about your drinking?
4. Have you ever had an Eye opener first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?

Your score:
Score one point for each yes answer.

If you scored 1, there is an 80% chance you're addicted to alcohol.
If you scored 2, there is an 89% chance you're addicted to alcohol.
If you scored 3, there is a 99% chance you're addicted to alcohol.
If you scored 4, there is a 100% chance you're addicted to alcohol.

Please call Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program is we can help in anyway, 512/454-8180 or visit www.adaap.com.  You are not alone!

A Reminder from Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program, Austin, Texas -- Prevention is the key!

Early Relapse Prevention

Relapse prevention at this stage means recognizing that you're in emotional relapse and changing your behavior.  Recognize that you're isolating and remind yourself to ask for help.  Recognize that you're anxious and practice relaxation techniques.  Recognize that your sleep and eating habits are slipping and practice self-care.

If you don't change your behavior at this stage and you live too long in the stage of emotional relapse you'll become exhausted, and when you're exhausted you will want to escape, which will move you into mental relapse.

Practice self-care. The most important thing you can do to prevent relapse at this stage is take better care of yourself.  Think about why you use.  You use drugs or alcohol to escape, relax, or reward yourself.  Therefore you relapse when you don't take care of yourself and create situations that are mentally and emotionally draining that make you want to escape.

For example, if you don't take care of yourself and eat poorly or have poor sleep habits, you'll feel exhausted and want to escape.  If you don't let go of your resentments and fears through some form of relaxation, they will build to the point where you'll feel uncomfortable in your own skin.  If you don't ask for help, you'll feel isolated.  If any of those situations continues for too long, you will begin to think about using.  But if you practice self-care, you can avoid those feelings from growing and avoid relapse.  (Reference: www.AddictionsAndRecovery.org).  

If you have any questions about our Program or class schedule, please call 512/454-8180 or visit www.adaap.com.  Thank you.

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program's FREE Intake Assessment

FREE Drug and Alcohol Assessment

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program
7801 N. Lamar, Bldg. D, Suite 109
Austin, TX 78752
512-454-8180
www.adaap.com

Other services:

Adults
Intensive out-patient - English (Spanish coming soon!)
(days, nights & weekends)
Aftercare - English (Spanish coming soon!)
(accept clients from other programs)
Relapse Prevention
DWI Classes
DOT/SAP
Insurance accepted
Sliding Fee Scale & payment plans available 

Please call 512/454-8180 or visit adaap.com for information or questions.

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program Video

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program (ADAAP) is dedicated to drug and alcohol rehabilitation solutions that work.  If you find this video thought provoking, please call 512-454-8180 and give us a try, you are worth it!

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The Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program is the rehabilitation center that cares for those who are dealing with substance abuse. Get your life back through our recovery center's 

Effects of Alcoholism on Family and Friends

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program has a way out...are you ready?  Please call 512/454-8180 or go to www.adaap.com.

• Alcoholism also has devastating effects on the friends and family of the alcoholic. From sleepless nights worrying, to caregiving and the financial stress, alcoholism can take its toll.

Read more: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5484491_effects-alcoholism-body.html#ixzz332rGlKp9

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program can help!

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program's can Help. 

Stages of Drug Abuse as per the Public health experts usually break up drug abuse into four stages:

Experimental Use
In this stage, the person uses the drug with peers or for recreation.

Regular Use
At this stage, the user changes his or her behavior and uses the drug to fix negative feelings.

Daily Preoccupation/Risky Use
At this point, the user is preoccupied with the drug and does not care about his or her life outside the drug use.

Dependence
In the dependent stage, the user is not able to face his or her life without using the drug. Financial and personal problems increase. Legal problems occur because the user takes risks to obtain the drug.

Please call Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program at your convenience, 512/454-8180 with any questions or visit www.adaap.com.  We are here to help!

Starlite Recovery Center Seton Shoal Creek

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP)

Austin Drug & Alcohol Abuse Program, Austin, Texas, can assist you if know someone who might need help with substance abuse solutions.  We have three Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) as well as two State Certified Education Programs Available. 

If you are interested in IOP we have group on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 6:00pm-9:30pm (Nights Program), Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays 9:30am-1:00pm (Days Program), or Saturdays and Sundays 9:00am-2:00pm. 

 We are a state licensed facility and are here to do what's in our power in order to aid you on your journey into recovery!!!!. Our Drug Offender Education Program is held February 10th-14th 6-9 pm and February 24th-28th 6-9pm. The 12-Hour DWI Program is held February 3rd-5th 6-10pm. 

For additional information call 512-454-8180 or go to adaap.com.  For more information on the 12 Hour DWI class goto www.austineducationservices.com.

Thursday, February 6, 7 pm

Carl Hart on "We Got Hoodwinked: The Problem Is Drug Policy, Not Drugs"

Dr. Carl Hart will speak about the myths concerning drug use and the consequences of contemporary drug policy. Drawing on his scientific work and social analysis, Hart goes beyond the hype to examine the relationship between drugs and pleasure, choice, and motivation, both in the brain and in society. His findings shed new light on common ideas about race, poverty, and drugs and explain why current policies are failing.

Hart teaches in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at Columbia University, and is a Research Scientist in the Division of Substance Abuse at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He is a member of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse and on the board of directors of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence and the Drug Policy Alliance. A native of Miami, Hart earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in experimental psychology and neuroscience at the University of Wyoming - http://www.columbia.edu/cu/psychology/fac-bios/HartC/faculty.html

Hart's talk will draw on his 2013 book, High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know about Drugs and Society - highpricethebook.com - in which he writes not only about his academic work but life growing up in one of Miami's toughest neighborhoods and how it led him to his pioneering work in drug addiction. Hart escaped neighborhoods that were dominated by entrenched poverty but has not turned his back on that world since becoming Columbia University's first tenured African American professor in the sciences. Determined to make a difference, he applies his science to help save real lives.

The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by St. James' Episcopal Church; Third Coast Activist Resource Center - ThirdCoastActivist.org ; and the University of Texas Department of Psychology, Warfield Center for African and African American Studies, and Division of Diversity and Community Engagement.

For more information, contact Robert Jensen at rjensen@austin.utexas.edu. If you need accommodations for this event, please contact Betty Jeanne Taylor at bjwtaylor@austin.utexas.edu at least five days in advance.

Location: St. James' Episcopal Church, 1941 Webberville Road, Austin, 78721