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Real Recovery Takes Time – Why Choose 90 Days of Residential Treatment  In a fast-paced world that thrives on quick fixes, staying in residential treatment for 90 days can be a big commitment. For some families, even 30 days sounds like a lot. But when it comes to healing from addiction and co-occurring mental health…

When Love Alone Isn’t Enough We often get ask when to hire an interventionist for your loved one. Watching someone you care about struggle with addiction or mental health issues can be heartbreaking. You may feel like you have tried everything — talking, pleading, setting boundaries, giving second chances, or offering support. Maybe you have…

It’s Not What You See on TV For many families, the word “intervention” brings up anxiety. It might conjure images of emotional ambushes, uncomfortable confrontations, or even scenes from reality television where a struggling loved one is surprised by a group of concerned people. It is often dramatized and rarely explained in a safe or…

THC Today Is Not What It Used to Be This blog post is about understanding today’s THC and the risks of psychosis. Many people still think of marijuana as a harmless, even natural substance. For years, it was viewed as a safer alternative to alcohol or harder drugs. But the cannabis of today is not…

Life Skills and Case Management – Recovery Doesn’t End with Sobriety At Choice House in Boulder, Colorado, we believe recovery is not just about stopping a behavior. It is about building a new life that makes that behavior unnecessary. Sobriety is a starting point, but long-term success comes from structure, purpose, and the confidence to…

A New Addiction in a Digital World –  Gambling Young Adults When most people think of addiction in young adults, gambling is not always the first thing that comes to mind. Substance use and mental health challenges tend to get the spotlight while gambling quietly grows in the background. But the truth is that gambling…

Healing Begins with Belonging At Choice House, we understand that healing doesn’t happen in isolation. In this blog post we discuss why a focus on community creates the space for trauma and attachemnt work. For men recovering from addiction and working through trauma, the path forward often begins not with a breakthrough in therapy or…

More Than One Story at a Time At Choice House, we do not separate addiction from mental health. We do not treat them as two different issues that happen to exist at the same time. We understand that substance use is often a response to emotional pain, untreated trauma, depression, anxiety, or other challenges that…

Treating Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Together The Importance of Dual Diagnosis Treatment For many individuals struggling with addiction, substance use is only part of the equation. Co-occurring mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, or bipolar disorder, often contribute to substance use and make recovery more complex. Choice House in Boulder, CO,…