The broad scope of care available at the Casa Palmera California rehab center includes a team of physicians, psychiatrists, licensed professionals, experiential therapists and certified substance abuse counselors. Our treatment… Read More
Preventing the Next Tragedy: The Death of Robin Williams
The tragic and untimely death of comedian Robin Williams has brought Bipolar Disorder and Depression out in the open. His death is a sobering reminder of the potentially lethal results… Read More
Casa Palmera News Interview on Addiction and Disease
Bruce Figuered, PhD, Director of Clinical Services at Casa Palmera treatment center, was recently interviewed by San Diego Made, San Diego Proud. Watch the video below to hear his explanation… Read More
Adapting Addiction Recovery Skills to Eating, Part 3
Strategy 3: Abstinence Abstinence from an abused substance or behavior is an essential part of addiction recovery. This difficult task includes fending off cravings, finding alternate behaviors to meet… Read More
Why Are Online Pro-Ana/Pro-Mia and Thinspo Communities Dangerous?
Many adults recall the teen years as a time of drama and change, with experiences of peer pressure, disappointment, and social dilemmas. How would we have coped if we… Read More
Adapting Addiction Recovery Skills to Eating, Part 2
Once you have utilized your addiction recovery skills to Identify Your Triggers for dysfunctional eating behaviors, you can take the next step to avoid those triggers whenever possible. Having… Read More
Pro-Ana and Thinspiration
Before the internet became a constant presence, body image distortion, body shame and related disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating were almost exclusively private matters. Most of… Read More
Drug Addiction and Stereotypes
Drug addiction is portrayed with some frequency in today’s media, and many people think they have some idea of what “addicts” look like and how they act. This assumption,… Read More
Adapting Addiction Recovery Skills to Eating
The development of a healthy relationship with food is the foundation of recovery from an eating disorder, yet it takes months and years to build. Therefore recovery from an… Read More
Heroin Addiction is an Urgent Health Crisis
Recently, awareness has been building about the increasing use of heroin – and the increasing number of overdoses and deaths from it – especially since the tragic death of actor… Read More
