Stigmas in Substance Use Disorders Substance abuse disorder affects more than 11.5 million people each year. Many families and loved ones have someone in their lives that have suffered from addiction. Family Life Center shares the same message as the “Stop Judging. Start Healing.” campaign that was launched by The Alabama Department of Public Health […]
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Struggling with Addiction? FLC can Help
Family Life Center is an outpatient care facility that focuses on bringing the hope of health and wholeness to those whose lives have been devastated by the use of alcohol and other drugs. Family Life Center is a nonprofit treatment program for those with or at risk of drug and alcohol problems. We offer outpatient […]
Opioid Addiction Awareness & Prevention
The nation is seeing a rise in drug overdose deaths and Alabama is suffering greatly. Jefferson County saw a record high 25% increase in 2020 which mirrors national data. The CDC recorded the highest yearly number of fatal overdoses ever in the U.S. in May 2020. The United States is on its way to surpassing […]
Recovery is NOT Linear
Recovery is a journey, not a destination. You will not decide to get clean and suddenly arrive at the sober living destination. It is a lifelong process – though it isn’t as daunting as it may sound. The most important part of the process is learning how to manage your new lifestyle. Most of us […]
Mental Health and Recovery Courts
Unfortunately, they do not teach “Mental Health 101” when you are a child. No one ever taught me how to cope when I was feeling distressed. At a young age, I did not know how to ask myself vital questions such as, “Do I need to change my situation or do I need to find […]
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) & the Transition to Sobriety
A Building Block in Recovery (MAT) An estimated 2 million people had an opioid use disorder in 2018 and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those numbers seem to be climbing again, along with the overdose rates usually involving prescription pain medication containing opiates and heroin. Taking an aggressive approach to saving lives and leading those […]