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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Prescott House is in the News! Daily Courier says the Prescott Arizona is a top recovery city!

RECOVERY CITY: Daily Courier Prescott is among the nation's top locations for battling addictions!

It's sometimes hard for people without experience in the dark world of addiction to muster up sympathy or understanding for those who live the nightmare.

The treatment and recovery community in Prescott has grown exponentially since 1988, when John Valentine had the idea to open Prescott House, the city's first privately operated residential recovery business.

"The city manager said, 'You can't do that in this town,'" Valentine recalled recently. The treatment and recovery community in Prescott has grown exponentially since 1988, when John Valentine had the idea to open Prescott House, the city's first privately operated residential recovery business.

"The city manager said, 'You can't do that in this town,'" Valentine recalled recently.

But he did, going even further three years later to establish, with acclaimed substance abuse professional Pia Mellody, Pia's Place, exclusively for women.

Those operations, and their subsequent counterparts and competitors, have helped thousands regain their lives, providing not only sobriety but also a type of ongoing security that prompts long-sober alumni to come around in times of high stress.

"When 9/11 happened," Prescott House executive director Dayton Turberville said, "this is where guys came, because it's safe. It's home to a lot of people."

Daily Courier June 4th, 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Men's Long Term Sober Living Program Arizona

Prescott House is a unique community that models and educates clients on healthy and supportive interpersonal skills that must be used to foster a new lifestyle in recovery. Clearly the old life style was not working, and changing everything is a frightening and extensive process that we believe takes several months of sober living to begin.

Physical health, personal responsibility, spiritual development, nutrition consultations, interpersonal relationship skills and boundary development are also part of the program. A special emphasis is placed on nutritional health. An assessment will be done to help determine if each client has any potential eating wellness issues. Peripheral programs that are available in appropriate cases include neuropsychological testing and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy done with experienced local professionals.

The town of Prescott Arizona is a mile high scenic mountain getaway that has become a Mecca for recovery in this country. This community has provided a safe haven for our clients and an amazing resource of experience, strength and hope that is invaluable to our program. This town has a way of slowing life down enough to appreciate it fully, and experience ourselves on a different level.

Prescott House is part of the New Life Recovery Network offering the best addiction treatment options.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Recovery Humor

Prescott House Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Men (866) 425-4673: Prescott House Recovery Testimonials-Rehab

Prescott House Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Men (866) 425-4673: Prescott House Recovery Testimonials-Rehab: "My P house story. I'm not going to lie, I struggled through The House. I originally landed at the Prescott House due to fear of prison time...."

Friday, April 15, 2011

Prescott House Recovery Testimonials-Rehab

My P house story. I'm not going to lie, I struggled through The House. I originally landed at the Prescott House due to fear of prison time. I had been arrested again, only this time it wasn't a misdemeanor. In a drunken, drugged up state I robbed the apartment of a person I felt owed me, and along with my drunk friend found myself charged with two felonies. My great enabling parents quickly sent me out to rehab to avoid immediate jail time. Although I did not know until after I graduated, the charges were dropped because the defendant's failure to show in court.

So needless to say I wasn't at the Prescott House because I "was done". It took months for me to see that I did not want the life I had before I got sober. I spent the first few months just trying to skate by on compliance with rules and hoped that I would soon be able to leave and go back to the only thing I knew as life. I think just the amount of time that the long term treatment provided, afforded me a new perspective on life. I ceased craving the dismal existence of oblivion and began to have some kind of hope for my future. I had never given much thought to what I really wanted to do in life.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Prescott Arizona the Best Kept Secret for Recovery

Simple, apartment style complex - 2 and 3 bedroom, one bathroom suites. Clients share a bedroom.

Clients buy their own groceries and prepare their own meals.

Each client receives a weekly allowance from their personal expense budget, and must account for all his spending each week.

All of our clients at Prescott House have immediate access to medical professionals. We offer the services of a medical director and a consulting psychiatrist, in addition to our professionally-certified staff members. Prescott offers about 200 12-Step meetings each week, providing a supportive recovery community.

The main facility at Prescott House is designed for independent living and comfortable group involvement. Clients plan and prepare their own meals. Six common areas offer the opportunity for peer group meetings. We further encourage personal growth and interaction by assigning shared living quarters. The company of other men provides a chance to build intimacy skills based on honesty and gives you an opportunity to express feelings of shame, pain and loss in a positive and sharing environment.

Transportation by Prescott House staff from Phoenix International Airport or any primary treatment facility in Arizona is also available and encouraged for the safety of the client.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Men & Eating Disorders...Self Image Issues - Men

Eating disorders are not typically associated with men in our society, but we have encountered several men in our program over the years struggling with body image issues, binge eating issues, and excessive exercising issues.

In more severe cases, we have encountered men with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other forms of eating disorders as well as men who use steroids. We have found that addressing issues with food and body image, along with balanced nutrition, can be crucial to a healthy recovery.

Prescott House addresses these issues for men with our " Eating Disorders Program "...read more.

Andrew E.-Testimonial-Former Client Prescott House

My first week at the Prescott House was awful. I absolutely hated it. I complained to my parents that it was a dump and I wanted to go somewhere like my friend had gone, where they got to go on scuba diving trips and such. So, I did what I knew how to do; I found two other men that were not serious about recovery and got drunk. I stayed mostly drunk for four days, as it was Thanksgiving weekend so there were few groups to attend. Jerry kind of ruined that buzz when he requested a urine sample. I instead filled the cup with water and, when Jerry accused me of doing so, I said words to him that inspired him to call the cops. The cops arrived, but luckily for me one of my accomplices decided to start breaking stuff right when they got there. The cops arrested him, and I got put up in Motel 6 for the night.

The next day when I showed up at the House, Al and Byrnie, with persuasion from my primary therapist who had also drank at the House, informed me that I could either live on the streets or do everything that they said, including sitting on tables for a month straight. Convinced that living on the streets in a strange town was the inferior option, I chose the latter. I took the step before the steps shortly thereafter, as the Prescott House essentially forced me to become willing to go to any lengths to get sober. That was November 30, 2004, when I was 21 years old. I have been sober ever since. I did everything they said from there on out, except for maybe a few trivial things (in the interest of rigorous honesty). I realized about a month into my stay that those chance happenings (my accomplice freaking out so I didn’t get sent to jail, incredibly not being able to procure hard drugs in Prescott, and my counselor pushing for me to be allowed to stay) were probably a good indicator that I was where I was supposed to be. And it turns out that everything the people from meetings had promised would happen came true. I found I could have more genuine relationships when I was real rather than wearing a mask, that I could be happy, and that I could stop being a victim and start taking responsibility for my own actions.

Being in the House allowed me to learn some basic life skills that I had never learned and also afforded me the time to work on some issues that had contributed to my dependence on alcohol. But most importantly, it allowed me to stay in a safe place with strong support long enough to work the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, and in doing so I developed a relationship with a Higher Power and realized that my life had a purpose. I decided after 15 months in Prescott that I wanted to go back to school in San Diego; with the House’s blessing, I did so.

Moving and leaving the incredible friends I had made was very difficult, but I made it through sober by implementing the tools I learned at the House and in meetings. I have since graduated from that school, earning a 4.0 after returning. I then decided that I might want to give law school a chance and was offered a full scholarship. I recently completed the first semester at the top of my class. My parents, who when they dropped me off at the Prescott House told me that it might be better if I never came back to Southern California, have since welcomed me back into their home. These are a few of the external gifts I have received in sobriety, but these don’t really compare to the internal gifts. My life has a purpose now, and the gratitude I feel as a result of being in and coming out of a dark place has made even the worst days feel like a blessing. It is a beautiful life, and I am forever grateful to the Prescott House for showing me how to build the foundation that led to this life.