Action on Addiction

Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.

Codependency is a pattern of emotional dependence and controlling behavior. It's most common among people with addicted loved ones.

Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.

Excessive, repetitive gambling causes financial and interpersonal problems. This addiction can interfere with work, friendships, and familial relationships.

Compulsively seeking out sex can easily become a problem. This addiction is detrimental to relationships, physical health, and self-esteem.

A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.

Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.

The Minnesota Model encourages abstinence and family-wide healing through the 12-Steps, group therapy, and individualized, psychological treatment.

Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.

Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.

Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.

Creative processes like art, writing, or dance use inner creative desires to help boost confidence, emotional growth, and initiate change.

Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.

12-Step groups offer a framework for addiction recovery. Members commit to a higher power, recognize their issues, and support each other in the healing process.