Welcome to Sober College – Sober College (sobercollege.com) is an exclusive provider of drug and alcohol treatment services for young adults age 18 to 25 and adolescents age 14 to 17 (http Newly sober young adults have age-specific challenges that are often overlooked by traditional treatment programs, sober living environments and educational settings. The Sober College response comes in the form of our integrated and accredited curriculum, which frames our program by delivering relevant life skills to participants, and teaching them the tools they need to stay sober both during treatment and once they leave our care. Sober College is the only drug treatment program that offers on-site, rolling admissions and WASC accredited courses while in treatment. Our primary focus is helping our clients find balance between what we have come to refer to as the Five Core Competencies- Productivity, Life Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Fitness, and Sobriety – which we believe, when balanced, fosters quality recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, as well as success in life.

Alcohol treatment surges in south-east region

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The number of people being treated for alcohol and cannabis abuse has surged in the south-east, figures show. By Cormac O'Keeffe. Abuse of benzodiaze-pines — legal tranquillisers — has risen, while heroin treatment numbers have dropped after several …
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Official: Criminal system changes could save 2M

Filed under: alcohol dependency treatment

The state's current drug and alcohol courts have a success rate of about 80 percent, the chief justice said. The state Department of Social Services will get extra money to expand existing substance abuse and other treatment programs in communities.
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