Chats With Chico

Many people don’t believe that AA and the church have anything in common. I currently live in Dallas and completely disagree. Today I want to talk about how Alcoholics Anonymous and the church are actually more similar than you think! In Dallas, we house almost every denomination and non-denominational church [...]

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Casa Colina was recently interviewed by Business View Magazine as part of a series on addiction treatment facilities. The interview featured our CEO, Chico West, where he discusses the origins and focus of Casa Colina. “We’re 90-day versus your typical 30-day model. While we are 12-Step focused and we get them [...]

Meditation is a great way for people to reflect, refine and gain back control of their body. Doing meditation also helps clear the mind and soul of things that may be leveraging on their shoulders. It also helps get in touch with your higher power. Sometimes when people think of [...]

You’ve probably seen the blogs and lists from “experts” telling you what you should do in your first 90 days of sobriety (or first 90 days out of treatment). Usually the advice goes something like this “take it easy and avoid your triggers.” Well, they might be the experts but [...]

Recently, Google announced that it would no longer sell a multitude of ad words common to the drug and alcohol treatment industry. Ads linked to searches such as “rehab near me” or “alcohol treatment” were pulled overnight. Citing “a number of misleading experiences” as one of the reasons for cracking [...]