Posts by Department of Addiction Counseling Services

At Optimum Performance Institute we treat the WHOLE person. While this is a familiar phrase to most, what does “the whole person” actually mean? What constitutes a whole human being? Most think of their minds and bodies as separate parts of a self, whereas treating the whole person means looking beyond a physical diagnosis and…

Most people struggling with addiction have found it challenging to rebuild their lives on a foundation of sobriety. Each new activity is approached with thoughts like, “How can I do this sober” and “I was only able to do this before because I drank/used.” Life met with sobriety can be a whole new learning process.…

Jacqueline  Mullis, MA, Director of Addiction Counseling Services at OPI,  recently visited La Ventana Treatment Center for an educational seminar on Bath Salts, given by Neva Chauppette, Psy D. The following notes highlight some of Dr. Chaupette’s key points about addiction, and then more specifically, the drug Bath Salts. To begin with, the drug is…