Substance abuse is unmanageable substance use. Typically, an individual begins using a substance as a way of coping with overwhelming feelings. At some point this strategy becomes less and less effective and the individual becomes completely dependent on the substance. At CCG we believe that addiction is a disease and needs to be treated as such. The same way you maintain diabetes with daily check ups and care is the same way you maintain recovery from addiction. We support 12-step programs but understand they aren't for everyone and that there are other effective ways to restructure your life and recover from addiction. If you feel like you are abusing mind and mood altering substances and need help to untangle parts of your life that feel chaotic we would be happy to meet you and join you on this journey. 

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Family members, and friends can reach out as well. We are here to support you, help you find resources, and even look at various behaviors that are coming up in your relationship dynamics that might be enabling the harmful behaviors. 

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Here is a link local meetings of Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous:

NA: North Atlanta

AA: Atlanta

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Family and friends might look into AL-ANON meetings and those can be found here.

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Please do not attempt to detox from any drug without professional help but especially from alcohol or benzodiazepines. This can be fatal. 

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If you are curious how your privacy can be protected and want to look into rehabilitation please reach out. If you have health insurance through your employer there likely are various options available to you that are protected by HIPAA and will allow you to receive a portion of your income while you seek treatment. We can help provide clarity and understanding about your health insurance plan and short term disability benefits. Please reach out for further details.