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Have you seen this video from Paul Alexander?  You can watch it here and see Paul describe the Living Sober Academy.  You can also read more about the Academy here. The Academy is designed to help students learn to combine their recovery treatment with their academic careers.  College life brings with it many challenges, especially […]

It’s a common question – every day, we get calls from clients who want to find out whether the Northbound program is a good fit for their situation.  After all, every client has different needs and expectations, and finding the right program is an essential part of the recovery process.  We’ve put together this page

AMA stands for Against Medical Advice, whereas ASA stands for Against Staff Advice.  Often a drug rehab, or addiction treatment facility, is qualitatively assessed using AMA or ASA rates.  A high AMA or ASA rate means that a drug rehab has many clients leaving against the clinical recommendation of staff.  Often the client leaves treatment

At Northbound we use a host of behavior contracts for our clients. We believe in using behavior contacts in addiction treatment because it helps set clear boundaries and lets clients know where they stand. Our consequences at Northbound are designed in a three-tier system. For example, a First Tier Consequence would be given to a

At Northbound we require all of our clients to journal every night while they are in the first phase of drug and alcohol treatment. For their first 30 days, all clients do what is called a 10th step in Alcoholics Anonymous. They are given a journal which outlines a format for them to write in