Codependency and Addiction Go Hand-in-Hand It is important to understand that addiction is a family disease. The entire family unit is negatively impacted when someone is in the grips of a substance use disorder. It may be difficult to understand at first, but family members can become dysfunctional in the process of trying to help…
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An Article by Ashley CEO Becky Flood Has Been Featured in The Baltimore Sun As a leading expert in the field of addiction treatment, the staff at Ashley considers it our duty to educate the Maryland community about drug and alcohol addiction. In line with our community outreach efforts, we are proud to report that…
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Celebrating 36 Years Of Excellence In Helping Those Who Suffer From Addiction On January 17th, 1983, Ashley officially opened its doors with the goal of removing stigmas that deem addiction a choice, rather than a disease, and encouraging holistic treatment to promote lasting recovery. Father Joseph C. Martin, S.S., passed away a decade ago but…
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Spiritual Health is Vital to Our Well-Being – And Our Recovery When most of us think about health, we think about two specific components – physical health and mental health. To enjoy optimal physical health, we should focus on healthy eating and exercise. Taking care of our mental health means keeping stress to a minimum…
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As we close the curtain on a very productive and transformative 2018, I want to wish each and every one of you a happy and prosperous New Year! We have a strong running start into 2019, and I am very confident that with the momentum we have built, we will achieve significant progress this year…
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Ashley Addiction Treatment is a comprehensive recovery program designed to help maintain life-long sobriety, not just rehab and detox. Addiction is a disease that deeply affects physical health, brain health, and changes the very patterns of our daily life. Dealing with addiction is more than handling the symptoms of a single disease. Overcoming addiction means…
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Recovery is More Than Sobriety, It Is a Healthy Lifestyle When most people think of recovery, they think it’s just about staying sober one day at a time. Sure, this is a big part of it! But, the truth is, enjoying a life in sobriety is about much more than just staying away from alcohol…
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We All Need Somebody to Lean On Getting sober and staying sober is challenging, to say the least. It requires incredible strength, courage, determination, and faith to continue to walk the road of recovery on a daily basis. During your sobriety journey, you will endure many trials and you will face many obstacles. The good…
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Happy 2019 From the Staff at Ashley January is in mid-swing and with it comes a sense of newness. This gives us the feeling that we have been given a fresh start. As we continue to ring in 2019, many of us have set out to accomplish one or more New Year’s resolutions this year.…
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New Opportunities, New Hope. The scientific community has reached a clear conclusion: addiction to alcohol or drugs is a chronic brain disease that requires medical intervention, not moral judgment or punishment. And like other chronic conditions, such as diabetes or heart disease, there are scientifically proven prevention, treatment, and recovery programs and strategies that can…
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