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Happy Thanksgiving to our staff, our alumni, and especially our current community of patients.  Today is a day that we give thanks for everything we have in our lives.  We give thanks to the [...]

Brianna Brodt, a primary counselor at Clearbrook braved the cold for a 5k Walk/Run to raise money for the “Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation” in New York City on Saturday.

We came across the letter below and it sent chills down our spine. A girl writes a letter to her father and lets him know how devastating his drinking has been on her life. The pain and anguish [...]

For most of us our brain tells us that this is a good idea for so many reasons. He/She is walking the same path as me. With recovery from addiction being our common ground we can help each [...]

Clearbrook Vice President of Clinical Affairs, Richard P. Conaboy, Jr., will be the keynote speaker for the Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania conference on suicide prevention.

One of the most stressful and tempting times in early sobriety are the holidays. With Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve on the horizon, following some simple Sober Holiday guidelines [...]

Heroin overdoses have taken the lives of more than 15 people in Monroe County alone this year. The Monroe County coroner Bob Allen warns that the trend of heroin overdoses is “just starting for us”.

In the midst of the heroin and narcotics crisis facing our country a New Jersey drug rehab has to close its doors due to financial constraints. This spring, The John Brooks Recovery Center will [...]

Why is addiction called a family disease? The reason; because alcoholism and chemical dependency take a family and break apart the family dynamic, the peace, the serenity, and all the trust. [...]