Why Seek Treatment
Although the pain and stress that addiction causes are often clear to friends and family, it is not always so clear to the affected individual. Friends and family are usually the first to notice the stress at home, stress at work and problems with personal relationships. However addiction can manifest itself many other ways as well. Addicts use drugs and alcohol in various and less evident ways as a form of release from stress or escape from pain.
If you have tried unsuccessfully to quit on your own or conventional addiction therapy has failed, seeking treatment at a Christian rehab like Celebrate A New Life, may be the answer. Our California-based treatment center has successfully helped clients recover and lead an addiction-free life by finding strength and peace in the midst of confusion, guilt, shame, isolation and devastation.
For many, what started out as casual, social drinking or drug use has escalated to a compulsive disease that has a stranglehold on every aspect of their lives. Here are some indications that you or a loved one may be in the grips of addiction:
- Needing to use more to achieve the same effect or “high”
- Allowing the drug to have increasingly negative effects on your life such as depleting your health, success, social life and self-esteem
- Becoming increasingly isolated from loved ones, from God and from your true self
- Engaging in behaviors that you promised yourself or God you would never engage in
- Becoming increasingly filled with guilt, shame, apathy and sadness
- Trying to stop on your own several times, promising that tomorrow will be “day one” but that day never comes

Paul Alexander is the founder of LINKS Christian Drug Rehab Program, the Christian tract of Northbound Treatment. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology, Law, and Society, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of California, Irvine, and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles. Paul received his Certified Addiction Treatment Specialist training at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, CA, and was awarded the Outstanding Alumni Service Award in 2002. He believes wholeheartedly in Christian programming that incorporates evidence-based treatment with spiritual teachings as the cornerstone in program structure.