Was Alexander the Great an alcoholic? Did Odysseus take opium? Was the Oracle at Delphi the world’s first rehab? Commentary piece by Castle Craig therapist.
Addiction Resources
Make Art Not War
Ingrid Christie, the artist in residence at Castle Craig addiction rehab clinic, shows a group of addiction counsellors how art can help people in recovery.
Gambling, the home of unrealistic thinking
Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, loved gambling. Read about the unrealistic thinking og gambling & the problem gambling recovery programme at Castle Craig.
Castle Craig’s 25th Birthday
Castle Craig celebrated its 25th anniversary when many of the rehab clinic’s former patients gathered to listen to speeches & meet their friends in recovery.
How Brain Scans Can Predict Relapse
New research from Yale University suggests that carrying-out brain scans on recovering alcoholics could be used to diagnose the risk of relapse.
Newspapers Show Examples of the Real Cost of Addiction
The journalists, the authorities and the public fail to make the connection between crime, abuse and addiction. The real cost of addiction is unknown.
Drumming therapy for addiction rehab
In 2003, Castle Craig rehab clinic started a therapeutical drumming circle for its patients. Drumming helps people recover from addiction by releasing stress.
The Agnostic’s Quest for a Higher Power
The meaning of Higher Power in 12-step addiction treatment: being an atheist or agnostic, and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous is not a contradiction.
Studying the Higher Power
The Higher Power Project looks at the way spirituality is used in 12 step addiction treatment. Two researchers study how people in recovery describe their Higher Power.
An Electrical Force That Binds Everything in the Universe
The concept of a Higher Power in 12 Step addiction treatment is explained through a patient’s personal experience in rehab treatment at Castle Craig.
What is the meaning of Higher Power?
The 12 step programme recognises the need for recovering addicts to find a Higher Power. This Higher Power can take many forms & it doesn’t have to be religious.
Working For A Rehab Clinic
How do therapists working in an addiction rehab clinic deal with patients whose lives have been turned around by drugs and alcohol misuse, trauma and suffering?