Origins Recovery Centers

Origins’ resort-grade campus is nestled beachside on tropical South Padre Island, Texas.  Origins’ clients travel from each state and internationally to receive the extraordinary care provided by a comprehensive treatment team.  Origins takes a highly-individualized, longer-term, gender-specific approach to treatment that holistically nurtures the mind, body and spirit in the transformative process of recovery.

Programmatic Highlights:  The Origins Experience™

• 30, 60 and 90 Day Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs – Most Insurance Accepted.
• Exceptional Medical Care provided on Campus by our Chief Psychiatrist, Physician(s) and Nursing Staff.
• Individual Therapy and Daily Group Sessions with Experienced Licensed Clinicians.
• Intensive Schedule of Activities and Therapeutic Groups in a High-Accountability Environment.
• Immersion in Essential Twelve-Step Disciplines. (Prayer & Meditation/Inventory/Sharing/Evening Review)
• Adventure and Experiential Therapies include a 150’ Bungee-jump Challenge, Rock-climbing Wall, Equine and Dolphin-assisted Therapeutic Experiences, Sea Turtle Rescue and Arts Therapy.
• Limited to Only Forty Male Clients with Superb Staff to Resident Ratios.
• Gourmet Menu designed by a Staff Nutritionist and prepared by a Professional Chef.
• State-of-the-Art Weight Training and Exercise Facilities on Campus.
• Robust Life Skills Curriculum includes Vocational Aptitude Assessment, Financial Wellness, Cooking, Twelve Step Meeting Etiquette, Public Speaking, Basic Homemaking Skills, Proper Self-Care and more.
• Intensive Family Program – A Weekend of Healing™ held at Campus Regularly.
• Transitions™ – Origins’ innovative Aftercare Program offers Supervised Sober Living for up to Twelve Months with continued access to Origins’ Primary Treatment Team, including Doctors and Therapists.
• Free Lifetime Access to Weekly Origins Alumni Meetings.

The Origins Treatment Philosophy

Origins’ treatment philosophy represents a rare fusion of contemporary addiction medicine and clinical sciences with a profound immersion in the timeless Twelve Step experience.  We leverage evidence-based clinical and pharmacological therapies within the classic Twelve Step framework to deliver a compelling system of individualized treatment that effectively anchors modern treatment sciences in the origins of the Twelve Step paradigm. 

Delivering a Comprehensive Continuum of Care

Origins’ system of treatment services is carefully designed to engage clients in at least a twelve-month long continuum of customized care that is supportive and clinically appropriate at each stage.  Beginning with intervention, detoxification (provided by our medical partners, as needed) and intensive residential treatment, we deliver a treatment experience that gradually “decompresses” our clients over time into a state of healthy, sustainable sobriety.  Origins directly provides a broad, customizable range of treatment services and partners with industry recognized third-parties (resources) for certain service such as intervention, monitoring, sober companions, sober companions/escorts and more. 

Intervention –> Detoxification –> 90-Day Intensive Residential Treatment –> Transitions –> Sober Living

A Highly-Individualized Approach to Treatment

Like snowflakes, no two people are exactly alike.  At Origins, we are dedicated to fully identifying the issues and problems our clients present with and developing individualized treatment plans tailored specifically to their unique needs.  Thorough assessment is vital to developing effective plans for treatment.  We take great care to fully identify our clients’ presenting problems (physical, emotional, psychiatric, and spiritual), correctly prioritize their severity and strategize the indicated course(s) of action to begin to address and resolve them.  This collaborative planning process involves input from a variety of disciplines including medical, clinical and spiritually-oriented staff.  Origins utilizes an inclusive treatment planning process that not only takes into account the self-reporting from our client, but where appropriate and consented to, feedback from primary therapists, interventionists, friends, employers and family members.  Further, we endeavor to maintain flexibility in our planning processes so that we can make adjustments in real-time based on what actual progress and feedback we are seeing day over day.  This real-time approach ensures efficiency and effectiveness when unexpected problems arise during the course of treatment.

Medical Care at Origins

Excellent medical care is a fundamental component of treatment at Origins Recovery Center. The devastating physiological damage that substance abuse causes requires proficient and experienced medical intervention.  Our medical staff consists of an Internist, Psychiatrist, Physician’s Assistant and Nursing staff.  Upon admission, our clients undergo a comprehensive history and physical evaluation.  During this exam, we screen for contagious diseases (STD’s, TB, HIV, etc.), conduct blood work (as needed), diagnose and begin treatment of symptoms common in early sobriety (anxiety, abnormal blood-pressure, sleeplessness, soreness, malnutrition, liver abnormalities), and develop individualized treatment plans to manage problems like diabetes.  Although we do not provide acute detoxification services or admit individuals who are in acute withdrawal, we do arrange detox (when necessary) as well as medically manage sub-acute and post-acute withdrawal symptomology once admitted.  Throughout treatment, clients normally see Origins’ physician(s) as often as three times per week for regular check-ups.  Clients are seen by our nursing staff on a daily basis for medication administration, vitals and other daily care appointments.  For specialty needs, we partner with Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance in nearby McAllen, Texas where an array of outstanding physician specialists is available to treat any complex medical conditions our clients may have.  Learn more about Origins’ on-site medical staff here.

Treating Individuals with Co-occurring Disorders

Origins believes that correctly diagnosing and treating co-occurring disorders like bi-polar, general anxiety disorder and depressive disorders is essential to being able to effectively treat the substance abuse side of the equation.  Therefore, all clients undergo a complete psychiatric evaluation with Origins’ Chief Psychiatrist Dr. Jason Evans.  Of course, not everyone with addiction suffers from a co-occurring disorder and not everyone who does needs to be on medication.  Our staff, however, is experienced at treating those who do.  Along with evidence-based pharmacological therapies, our clinicians work with Clients to help them contextualize their dual-diagnosis within their addiction and recovery.  We work closely with clients to help them learn to recognize and navigate their symptoms as well as take the proper action to manage them.  Learn more about being dual-diagnosed in recovery here.        

Use of Medication(s) at Origins

Doctors, scientists and researchers work tirelessly in the development, testing and effective use of drug therapies in the battle against alcoholism and addiction.  The field of addictions treatment has experienced remarkable advancements in the area of psychopharmacological therapy, particularly in the last five years.  At Origins, we believe it is important to leverage effective medication strategies in the treatment of our clients, where appropriate.  Occasionally clients and/or their families express hesitancy when discussing the possibility of certain medication(s) being recommended by addiction Doctors during and after treatment – especially antidepressants.  Origins believes that each case must be treated individually and in a way that is responsive to patient needs and wishes.  Origins’ Doctors look forward to consulting at length with clients and their families about any drug therapies we may recommend for a client after our thorough assessments.     

Ninety-Day Residential Treatment:  The “Gold Standard”

The longer an individual is in treatment, the better chance they have of developing a foundation for long-term sobriety.  Put another way, it is unthinking to expect a person to “unlearn” ten or twenty years of behavior and then learn an entirely new way of being in the world in a matter of four weeks.  Our Intensive and Supportive Residential Treatment Programs are designed to provide for a ninety-day inpatient stay followed by robust and continued supportive aftercare services.

Reliable national studies show that participation in a ninety-day (or more) length of stay within a continuum of appropriately intense treatment directly correlates with better outcomes.¹  Unfortunately, the belief that residential treatment is supposed to be 28-days in length is flawed and tends to flourish behind a misunderstanding of addiction and treatment.  Addiction is a progressive, chronic illness and must be viewed and treated as such.  Take diabetes as an example.  An injection of insulin (like 28-day treatment) is certainly effective, but only for a limited time.  Regular daily maintenance of diabetes is required in order to live a reasonably normal, symptom-free life.  Similarly, addiction must not only be arrested, but the sufferer must develop the skills to keep the symptoms (drinking/drugging/dishonesty/selfishness) in remission by practicing recovery-based disciplines on a daily basis.  Learning and practicing the disciplines and skills of recovery so that they become comfortable daily habit simply takes time.

Individual Therapy

Individual therapy takes place when a client meets alone with his therapist to discuss and confront the variety of emotional challenges that may arise during treatment.  Origins’ therapists, also called Case Managers, are highly experienced, licensed clinicians who are proficient in treating clients who are struggling with not only addiction, but dual-diagnoses like bi-polar, anxiety disorder or depression.  We utilize a variety of evidence-based psychotherapeutic techniques in the course of working with our clients in order to address issues such as grief and loss, trauma – including physical, emotional and sexual abuse, death, unhealthy relationships and a range of other sensitive subject matter.  When pairing a new client with their Case Manager, we discuss at length the client’s case history and take other factors into consideration before selecting their primary therapist. 

Process and Group Therapy

At Origins, clients participate in a wide variety of group therapy formats.  Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy (we use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodrama and Interpersonal Therapy) in which one or more therapists treat a small group of clients together as a group where the group process is explicitly utilized as a mechanism of change by developing, exploring and examining interpersonal relationships within the group.  Each day, in addition to seeing clients individually, our Case Managers facilitate a daily group named Small Process Group.  This group is designed to be a safe, confidential place for clients to discuss their recovery as well as help each other through the tough days that are a normal part of early sobriety.   

Origins ROPES Element  <– Click for VIDEO!

Origins ROPES Element Adventure therapy is the creation of opportunities to explore the unknown in a safe environment through adventurous activities.  It is a cognitive-behavioral-affective therapeutic approach which utilizes experience and action within cooperative games, trust activities, problem solving initiatives, animal-assisted experiences, high-adventure and outdoors pursuits to strategically enact change through personal and group challenges.  All activity therapies are optional and no one is asked to challenge themselves beyond their own personal physical abilities.

Origins’ Adventure, Experiential and Arts Therapies include:

• ROPES Challenge Course – For the High Element of our course, Origins partners with the Recoil, Inc., operators of the “Gravity Park” on South Padre Island, where clients experience a 150’ bungee jump we call the “Leap of Faith”, fly through the air on a giant Superman Sky Coaster Swing and a test their skills on a traditional rock climbing wall.  In our low element, Activity Therapists “Amazing Walter” and “Sandy Feet” both use expert sand-castle construction experiences to help our clients develop team-building skills and practice collaboration with others in an artistic sand-based project at the beach.
• Equine and Dolphin-Assisted Therapy – Building a relationship with an animal is very rewarding in many aspects; for a person with an emotional, social or psychological disability, the trust and loyalty of an animal demonstrates to the person how important they are and that they may extend these attributes to personal relationships. Animals also help people feel in control of their situation because there is a direct correlation between action and reaction.  Origins’ equine-assisted experience allows clients to work closely with horses and an equine professional – learning about and tending to the needs of the horse as well as having an opportunity to “saddle up” and go for a beach ride.  Our dolphin-assisted experience is a one-of-a-kind ocean outing where clients and therapists boat out and spend time with a local pod of wild dolphins.  
•  Sea Turtle Rescue Experience – In partnership with Sea Turtle, Inc. our clients help advance their mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured sea turtles and assist with conservation efforts for all marine turtle species.  Clients have an opportunity to spend time cleaning, weighing and feeding these rare endangered animals unique to South Padre Island.  Certain times of year Clients help protect the nests and release babies into the sea as well.   
• Arts Therapy – Before discharging, each client spends time designing and hand-painting a ceramic tile that joins a mosaic of other tiles painted by Origins Alumni located in our dining hall.  The tiles tell a meaningful story about each individual’s addiction and recovery experiences.

Ready to RECOVER??  Contact Origins Admissions TODAY at 1 (888) U-GET-WELL.  Tomorrow MEANS Never – Call NOW!

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Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants are finally in the crosshairs of the Federal Drug Administration after data shows that tens of thousands are sent to emergency rooms in the US each year.

The Food and Drug Administration made public its review of dextromethorphan, the active ingredient found in most over-the-counter cough and cold medications that is sometimes abused for its euphoric effects. The practice, called “robotripping,” by teens involves drinking more than 25 times the recommended dose.

When taken in high doses, dextromethorphan causes increased blood pressure, heart rate and fever.   Abusers can also suffer side effects from other ingredients mixed in cough medicines, such as acetaminophen, which can cause liver damage.  Inappropriate use of the ingredient was linked to nearly 8,000 emergency room visits in 2008.   An FDA analysis concluded that dextromethorphan is abused less often than the popular painkiller codeine but more often than pseudophedrine, a cold medicine ingredient that can be processed into methamphetamine.

The FDA is basically considering whether to mandate a prescription for the drug.  The problem is it would deal a major blow to over-the-counter drug makers, who use the drug in dozens of combination cold medicines.  Most industry observers don’t expect the FDA to mandate a prescription on those products due to the enormous workload it would create for doctors and pharmacists, but more likely is a relocation of the medicataions within the pharmacy to behind-the-counter.
“It’s really about trying to take this multifaceted approach to inform parents that while these medicines are safe and effective, they are also vulnerable to abuse,” said spokeswoman Elizabeth Funderbunk. The group represents Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and most other over-the-counter drug companies.

Origins Recovery Center in Texas treats individuals who have drug abuse problems.  Our licensed 30-90 day intensive residential treatment programs are designed to truly help the chronically relapsing man regain his life.  Origins treatment approach unites recognized pharmacological therapies and evidence-based clinical interventions with a profound immersion in the timeless 12-Step experience.  Origins’ multi-disciplinary primary treatment team includes its Chief Psychiatrist, Medical Doctors, Nursing Staff, Licensed Therapists and Master’s level Clinicians, Twelve Step Experts, Adventure Therapists, Nutritional Advisor, Gourmet Food Services, Life Skills Mentors and Ministerial Support Volunteers.

Ready to RECOVER??  Contact Origins Admissions TODAY at 1 (888) U-GET-WELL.  Tomorrow MEANS Never – Call NOW!

Last month, Hilton was briefly detained in South Africa for allegedly smoking marijuana at the Word Cup games.  Her publicist called that incident a “complete misunderstanding,” and the case was dropped.

What is it with all of these celebrities getting caught with illegal drugs?  And why do they almost always seem to get off with little or no consequence?  The sad reality is that the marketing “machines” built up around these brand-name individuals are charged with protecting the reputation of the celebrity at nearly any cost.  Constantly lying on their behalf and cleaning up their messes is great for business, but horrible for the addiciton.

Are you suffering consequences from either your using or your loved ones?  Do you want to stop, but can’t?  Origins can help you…

Origins’ treatment philosophy represents a rare fusion of contemporary addiction medicine and clinical sciences with a profound immersion in the timeless Twelve Step experience.  We leverage evidence-based clinical and pharmacological therapies within the classic Twelve Step framework to deliver a compelling system of individualized treatment that effectively anchors modern treatment sciences in the origins of the Twelve Step paradigm.

Origins Recovery Centers® provides a comprehensive continuum of individualized alcohol and drug addiction treatment services for adults, including those with co-occurring disorders.  Origins treatment approach unites recognized pharmacological therapies and evidence-based clinical interventions with a profound immersion in the timeless 12-Step experience.  Origins’ multi-disciplinary primary treatment team includes its Chief Psychiatrist, Medical Doctors, Nursing Staff, Licensed Therapists and Master’s level Clinicians, Twelve Step Experts, Adventure Therapists, Nutritional Advisor, Gourmet Food Services, Life Skills Mentors and Ministerial Support Volunteers.

Nestled beachside on tropical South Padre Island, Texas, Origins’ clients travel from each state and internationally to receive the extraordinary care provided at our resort-grade campus.  Origins takes a highly-individualized, longer-term, gender-specific approach to treatment that holistically nurtures the mind, body and spirit in the transformative process of recovery.

In a recent study concerning “sudden deaths” in south-west Spain, a research team has concluded that 3.1 per cent of all “sudden deaths” can be attributed to death by cocaine.  Of the 668 deaths studied, 76 per cent of the bodies also held traces of alcohol present in their bodies. 

Here at Origins, this new study affirms the fact for us that alcoholism and addiction kills more people than originally thought.  The harder we, as a society, look into the dangers and realities of addiction and alcoholism, it becomes clear that this disease kills more people then we can imagine.  It saddens us to think that these people who died, some of which might not have known that they were suffering from an illness, could have been saved if they sought treatment of some kind.  Origins Recovery Centers is here to say that recovery is possible and we are here to help anyone in need.

When one realizes that no matter how much they may know about theoretical drug and alcohol problems, it is still possible to be staring in the face of a full on alcoholic and not know it until after the fact. Alcoholism and drug problems are not things one can identify just by looking at someone’s face. However, if one pays attention there are probably warning signs that are indicative of a substance abuse problem. However subtle the signs may be, they are usually consistent. A story, with not so subtle signs, may be in order to properly illustrate the point:

George is a 30 year old junior marketing executive. He shares an apartment with his brother and is not in a relationship. George has a very active social life. Almost every night of the week, George can be found at some sort of festivity that is at a bar, club or restaurant. At all of these occasions, liquor is present. George often jokes about how he must look like an alcoholic because in most pictures he is holding a drink. In addition, the woman he has begun a flirtation with finds that every time she calls him he is drinking. She thinks nothing of it, since this man must just enjoy one or two social drinks. The fact that he drinks every night does not flag him as an alcoholic in her eyes. They have spoken on the phone scores of times, spent time together and been in constant communication for a two month period. In addition, he really is such a nice guy. He casually mentions that his mother has asked him to promise not to drink. They laugh about how parents often refuse to view their children as adults.

 One night before George goes out with his new lady friend, he tells her a few stories. One included waking up one morning after a night of drinking with blood on his shirt. The caveat being he had no idea where the blood came from. On another occasion, upon being shoved by a young woman in a club after drinking for a while, George pushed her back and the woman went flying across the room. George admits that at this point, he realized he did not know what his alcohol limit was. He stated this in past tense; these events had happened about a year prior and since then, George had allegedly altered his drinking habits. This statement was made as George pulled out two small bottles of vodka. One was for himself one for his lady friend. When she declined the offer of drink he downed both bottles himself.

 Two hours later at the club the couple had gone to George has drunk two beers and was ready for a shot of tequila. He at this point is holding his liquor well. However; once the shot of tequila comes into play George succeeds in alienating his new friend. He spills salt all over the bar then begins dancing sloppily and says more than a few insulting things to his date. By the end of the evening the young lady wants nothing more to do with him. George can’t understand why. George is in a state of denial about his drinking problem. The main issues here include the following: An inability to stop drinking Inability to see conflicts arising subsequent to drinking Spending excessive money on drinking to the point of putting oneself in a financially precarious position Jeopardizing existing relationships Damaging potential future relationships Does not correlate his poor decisions with the outcomes they procure Not understanding the concern those around have for him and his poor behavior George continues to drink excessively, regardless of the concern expressed by his family and friends. He holds that he does not have a problem and does not seek help. In the long term, George is never able to find a more secure job position or maintain a serious romantic relationship with any woman he meets. The issues here are many. George’s inability to stop drinking will also eventually erode his body functioning. This will result in a financial strain both on George, his family and society. The most common health risks for alcoholics include strain on the liver and kidneys. Should George ever decide he wants to stop drinking, what he may not realize is detoxification from alcohol unsupervised can be life threatening. The purpose of writing down George’s story is his experience may be able to help someone you know. If you read this anecdote and see a bit of yourself in it, or someone you know please contact someone who can help you.

 Rachel Hayon, MPH, RN

Origins deals with Men of this type on a daily basis.  If you or anyone you know have similarities to this story, Origins can help.

SYNTHETIC COMPOUNDS IN K2 MIMIC THE EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA
by Sally Huggins
Insight Contributor

A new player in the street drug portfolio is drawing the attention of law enforcement officials, schools, medical professionals and athletics departments.

The new substance is most commonly referred to as K2 but has been found under names such as Spice and Spice Gold. It mimics the effects of marijuana and its use is not easily identified.

The National Center for Drug Free Sport is concerned about the potential problems for athletes and their performance, especially if they assume K2 isn’t dangerous because it is not an illegal substance.

Officials are trying to get the word out about the dangers of K2, illegal or not.

The substance initially was sold as an incense in coffee shops and gas station convenience stores but has now moved into herb stores (often known as head shops), according to Jeremy Morris, senior forensics scientist at the Johnson County (Kansas) Criminalistics Laboratory. While sold as incense, it is clearly intended for smoking, he said.

The ingredients listed on a package of K2 incense are all herbs. What isn’t listed are compounds known as JWH-018 and JWH-073, and therein lies the danger. These compounds give K2 its mind-altering affect. JWH-018 and JWH-073 are synthetic cannabinoids that mimic the effects of marijuana but are so far not detected in routine urine testing. Users like the idea of getting the high of marijuana without being in danger of prosecution for drug use.

The compounds carry the initials of their developer, John W. Huffman, an organic chemist at Clemson University in South Carolina who developed them during a research project in the 1990s relating to the effects of marijuana on areas of the brain. He published his findings in a scientific journal, including the formula for JWH-018 in 2005. That report eventually was discovered by an enterprising person or persons who found a new use for the compounds.

The state of Kansas became the first to outlaw K2 with legislation signed by the governor in early March. Neither K2 nor its ingredients are currently controlled substances in any other state or federal jurisdiction, so use of the drug is not illegal outside of the state of Kansas. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is monitoring JWH-018 and JWH-073 and has listed them as drugs and chemicals of concern. The Missouri legislature is expected to consider a bill in its 2010 session.

“The problem is the JWH compounds. They multiply the negative effects of marijuana three to five times. Symptoms include a racing heart, skyrocketing blood pressure and high anxiety,” Morris said. “They think their heart will explode. Clearly this is not something to fool around with.”

Both the Olympic Analytical Laboratory at UCLA and the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory in Salt Lake have samples of K2 where they are developing a plan to analyze the product. Dr. Anthony Butch, director of the UCLA lab, said that if it does not contain delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol 1 (THC), K2 will not be detected in the UCLA lab’s current screening method. THC is the main psychoactive substance that produces the “high” found in marijuana.

Germany was one of the first places where products containing the JWH compounds were seen. Officials there encountered a large number of cases involving the version known as Spice in 2008 and moved quickly, making those products illegal under the German Narcotics Law in early 2009.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is monitoring K2 but their process for adding a substance to the schedule of controlled substances is a long process unless done on an emergency basis.

“They can make it a scheduled substance on an emergency basis until it can be done permanently if they find indications of a danger. We are well on our way to that with K2. There have been hospitalizations in Maine, Florida, Kansas and Missouri,” said Morris.

Because of what was seen in that country, state and federal officials in the U.S. can move faster, using the results seen in Germany, he said.

K2 was discovered in the Kansas City area in October 2009 and its use has snowballed in the past few months, Morris said. The lab obtained a sample to test at that time.

“If there is a suspicion that someone is under the influence of K2, the urine sample will have to go to an analytical lab and they need to be told to look for the JWH compounds. If they are looking for them, they can find them,” Morris said.

K2 smells horrible when it is smoked. Because of its unpleasant taste, new varieties have appeared – K2 cherry and K2 grape – in an apparent attempt to make it more palatable.

A person under the influence of K2 will appear much as someone using marijuana with characteristics such as reddening of the eyes and lethargy, Morris said.

Because of the newness of the drug, medical and law enforcement officials have little documentation about the medical consequences of its use. Some internet forums indicate constant use can be addictive.

The DEA’s report about JWH-018 states that behavioral pharmacology studies show that it decreases overall activity, produces analgesia, decreases body temperature and produces catalepsy in mice. Scientists predict that it has a THC-like effect on humans but there are no published excretion studies in humans. Its toxicity is not known because so few reports are available.

Neither the System to Retrieve Drug Evidence (STRIDE), a federal database for seized drugs analyzed by DEA forensic labs, nor the National Forensic Laboratory System, a system that collects drug analysis information from state and local forensic laboratories, contain reports of JWH-018 or JWH-073. Seizures of the product have been reported in Florida and Ohio.

Morris noted that while the compounds are not yet illegal outside of Kansas, if a person uses it and is impaired, it can be a violation of an “under the influence” law. If a university has a policy making it illegal to be under the influence of a substance, use of K2 could fall under that, he said.

Regardless of the legal aspects of K2, officials are advising schools to be aware of the dangers and to educate students that this is not a harmless drug. The relatively low cost and legal status make it a popular way to get high.

Morris believes parents and officials should be aware.

“It is clearly not a fad. It is not going away unless we make it go away,” he said.

Steven Slater - airline flight attendant who was arrested for cursing out passenger

At first blush, it must have seemed CRAZY to the passengers aboard Jet Blue flight 1052 from Pittsburg.  Imagine sitting on a normal flight, having just landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport.  Next thing you know, the formerly professional flight attendant in First Class is on the overhead PA system saying “to the passenger the said f___ me…mother f___ you!”  Then, he grabs a few beers from the service cart, pulls the emergency slide, shoves his carry-on out of the plane and yells “It’s been real everyone, I’m outta here” while jumping out onto the tarmac. 

  The media, after digging like they do, found on his Facebook that he listed his favorite books as “The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous” and AA’s “Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions”.  Ohhh, ok, this explains a lot.  It appears that, in addition to  his unusual retirement strategy, his alcoholism had for some time been going….well, untreated. Relapse is painful and devastating.  Wrecked jobs (clearly), hurt relationships, unwanted attention….if you’re lucky.  Many die, get locked up or go insane.

Origins Recovery Center in South Padre Island, Texas provides treatment for men who have relapsed after a period of sobriety.  Relapse is common, but certainly not a requirement.  

Origins Recovery Centers® provides a comprehensive continuum of alcohol and drug addiction treatment services for adult men, including those with co-occurring disorders.  Origins treatment approach unites recognized pharmacological therapies and evidence-based clinical interventions with a profound immersion in the timeless 12-Step experience.  Origins’ multi-disciplinary primary treatment team includes a Psychiatrist, Medical Doctors, Nurses, Licensed Therapists and Clinicians, 12-Step Experts, Adventure Therapists, Nutritional Advisors, Gourmet Food Services, Life Skills Mentors and Ministerial Support Volunteers.

Nestled beachside on tropical South Padre Island, Texas, Origins’ clients travel from each state and internationally to receive the extraordinary care delivered at our resort-grade campus.  Origins provides a highly-individualized, longer-term, gender-specific approach to residential treatment that holistically nurtures the mind, body and spirit to help the client develop and habituate an entirely new basis of life.

Contact us today at (888) U-GET-WELL for a FREE assessment.  Whether you get help at Origins or elsewhere, please do so today.

Are you a Baby Boomer who is still doing drugs, doing drugs again, or even doing them for the first time? If so, Origins Recovery can help you regain your sobriety. Walk on the beach and commune with nature as you receive assistance from experienced professionals dedicated to helping you make positive changes. The Origins Experience, using The Twelve Step approach, returns to the foundation of the recovery movement, and can help you achieve long-term sobriety.

Many people struggle with addiction, including celebrities whose every move is watched by the press. It is difficult for someone like Tiger Woods to get away and deal with his problems like his sex scandal and rumors of addiction. Origins Recovery is happy to be able to provide a beautiful, tranquil, and calming location where you can begin your journey to sobriety in private. The Origins Center in South Padre Island, Texas, is a former luxury resort only minutes from the beach, designed to provide a self-contained environment in which you can concentrate on recovery. If you don’t have a billionaire friend to offer you seclusion at his waterfront estate – or even if you do! – consider Origins Recovery.

For men with a history of chronic relapse, a drug rehabilitation program like the one offered by Origins Recovery may be just the key to achieving long-term sobriety. The Origins Experience is tailored to each individual man, helping him to address issues that have caused difficulty in past attempts at sobriety. Origins, located near the beach on beautiful South Padre Island, Texas, makes use of the powerful Twelve Steps in order to help every Resident develop a new and healthier way of life. Whether you are seeking assistance for the first time or have a history of relapse like Redmond O’Neal, Origins can help.