SEPTEMBER IS RECOVERY MONTH
Sometimes feeling worse means you are taking steps to get better.
Alcohol and/or other drug use mixed up your thinking patterns.  For those in early recovery, your brain needs time to adjust to life without chemicals.  As this happens, you can have feelings that don’t make any sense, … More »

This 15th annual “back-to-school survey” continues the unique effort of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University to track attitudes of teens and those, like parents, who influence them. Over a decade and a half, through this survey we have identified factors that increase or … More »

On April 29th & 30th Phoenix Programs participated in SAMHSA’s Services in Supportive Housing Annual Grantee Conference. James Kimbro, David Helling, Eskil Hudson, and Steve Jones attended as participants of the Modified Therapeutic Community/Supportive Housing Program that is funded by the SAMHSA grant. Phoenix Programs is one of the first … More »

Phoenix Programs, Inc. provides a continuum of substance abuse treatment services to rural populations in Missouri. Previous studies have indicated that the Modified Therapeutic Community (MTC) approach can improve the effectiveness of outpatient treatment. In 2009, Phoenix Programs integrated the MTC philosophy and approach, which uses the peer community as … More »