July 2014

Young Adults and Heroin Addiction – Signs that Your Young Person Might be Using Heroin Originally touted as a non-addictive replacement for morphine, heroin has continuously grown in popularity since the early 1900s. Currently, 9 out of 10 young people coming into drug treatment today are addicted to heroin. Heroin comes back into young adult […]

We utilize the most comprehensive Neurofeedback (EEG Biofeedback) system in use today. The Brain PaintSystem, for addiction treatment and relapse prevention gives the client a remarkable edge in relapse prevention and long-term recovery. The latest study ,through UCLA in 2006, resulted in a 77% recovery rate one year post treatment. Sometimes our brain gets into […]

We also utilize the p-Roshi System for self-regulation, assistance in sensory integration, and the development of various meditation practices—changing the brain to be receptive to present moment experiences. The P-Rohi is not neurofeedback, but an aspect of applied neuroscience. It does not read brainwaves or brain function. Instead, it acts as a model for the […]

(Credit: iStockphoto) Blueprints for Recovery understands the unique challenges that young adults face when approaching recovery.  We understand that the circumstances that lead people to treatment and addiction are different for everyone.  Because of this we believe that a small community provides the most effective setting for recovery.  Our residents do not slide under the […]

A resident’s experience participating in a positive peer community: “During my teenage and early adult years, I was part of the “wrong group”. Drugs and alcohol were the foundation of my friendships. Throughout my time using, there were many attempts by myself or different friends at finding recovery.  Unfortunately, I would start spending my free […]

Adventure Garden Project Education Cooking & Nutrition Neurofeedback Long Term Residential Family Workshop Therapy Heroin Drug Treatment Recovery Book Club Meditation Expressive Arts Applied Neurosciences

Therapy Cutting edge addiction treatment challenges traditional psychotherapeutic models of working with addicts. The Change Model, Motivational Interviewing, and Transtheoretical Model of Change (or Stages of Recovery) help addicts in treatment and their families gain better understanding of relapse, along with a shift in focus from denial to readiness. We, as a field, have found […]

When I first got sober I heard the saying,” My mind was a dangerous place to be alone.”  The saying hit home.  My mind was going a million miles a minute in every which direction.  They all seemed to move in the direction that I would not be able to stay sober and that long […]

Meditation We meditate and pray daily, teaching the clients various forms of meditation, with the intention of each man finding a match for his own, personal, spiritual journey. At the beginning of each week, our residents learn a new form of meditation, and then practice it through Saturday, allowing the men to get a real […]

Blueprints for Recovery is located on a seven acre ranch in rural Paulden, Arizona (2 hours from the Grand Canyon, 1 hour from Flagstaff).  This unique long term drug rehab is in an area surrounded by natural beauty.  Our clinical offices are on site.  Residents live in a beautiful hand-crafted log home with a small, […]

My teachers have been many, and my insights are due to their tireless research and specializations. Among them are Dr. Daniel Siegel, Dr. Daniel Stern, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, Dr. Allan Schore, Dr. Stephen Porges, Mary Main, Dr. John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, Sir Richard Bowlby, and the Boston Change Group. I thank all of you […]

Cooking & Nutrition Therapy At Blueprints for Recovery, we utilize a big beautiful kitchen to teach our clients how to prepare healthy, well-balanced meals. We focus on healthy grains, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as home-grown veggies and herbs. We have nutritional coaching once a month and cooking classes once a week.  Eating healthy […]

A resident’s experience participating in a positive peer community: “During my teenage and early adult years, I was part of the “wrong group”. Drugs and alcohol were the foundation of my friendships. Throughout my time using, there were many attempts by myself or different friends at finding recovery.  Unfortunately, I would start spending my free […]

When I first got sober I heard the saying,” My mind was a dangerous place to be alone.”  The saying hit home.  My mind was going a million miles a minute in every which direction.  They all seemed to move in the direction that I would not be able to stay sober and that long […]