Awakening Recovery

Lifesaving 12-Step Peer Mentoring Recovery Homes

Structured Men's and Women's Recovery Homes in Los Angeles

Our nonprofit drug free recovery homes in Los Angeles serve the most vulnerable with chronic and acute substance addiction. Our residents seek a life-saving, transformative and sustainable recovery approach in a gender specific collaborative living environment based on finding a spiritual awakening through the 12-Steps, combined with fostering lasting behavior change through high impact peer mentoring from our fellow residents, and our alumni support community.

Awakening Recovery - A Non-Profit Structured Recovery Home in West La
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More evidence that marijuana is a gateway drug has emerged. A recent study in Addictive Behaviors found that individuals who began using marijuana prior to age 15 were 1.6–4.2 times more likely to have had an opioid use disorder in the past year and 1.9–2.3 times more likely to have had an opioid use disorder in their lifetime. The study, led by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine, also found that these individuals were 3.0–5.8 times more likely to have injected heroin and 2.2–3.0 times more likely to have used illegally manufactured fentanyl. Given the concerning association between early marijuana use and subsequent opioid misuse, policymakers should oppose all efforts to legalize and commercialize marijuana so as to close off this dangerous pathway. Many of our residents reported having started out their illicit substance use during their teenage years with Marijuana and went on to opioids and other drugs and alcohol. Poly-substance addiction if the norm for our residents. If you need help finding a path to sustainable recovery call us today.

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