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Cycles of Change Recovery is an addiction treatment program focused on healing the mind, body, and spirit of our clients. Located in Palmdale, California our clients learn and grow at their own pace of recovery. Find what you need to make the life-changing decision of finally breaking free from addiction.

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Avoiding Alcohol When Off Duty

Posted by Miki Hunter on  December 1, 2018
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You Don’t Have to Spoil the Fun with These Ways to Avoid Alcohol As a first responder, you put your life and well-being on the line day in and day out. A single week could include fighting the roaring flames of house or forest fires, protecting your community’s businesses and residents from criminals or trying to keep civilians alive after accidents or overdoses. You see and experience a lot on the job, which can take

How Do Benzodiazepines Work on the Brain

Posted by Miki Hunter on  November 19, 2018
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Can Benzodiazepines’ Effects on the Brain Lead to Alzheimer’s or Dementia? Living with Alzheimer’s can be unbelievably frustrating and depressing. In the early stages, you’re aware of the short-term memory loss. You know you’re forgetting details or even complete conversations with loved ones. As the disease progressively destroys more and more nerve cells in the brain, your ability to plan and make judgment calls atrophies. Then, the things that make you “you” start to change

The Beauty of Art Therapy for Addiction Recovery

Posted by Miki Hunter on  October 16, 2018
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How have you seen art therapy help people in addiction recovery? “How important the art therapy program is” Sal Vasquez, art therapy teacher at Cycles of Change, says many clients at Cycles of Change told him before they leave the facility. “Art helps them relax,” he continues. It helps them relax while they are doing on artworks. The relaxing part is very important for some of these clients because they’re stressed out. It helps them
It’s the third time this week you’ve been called to deal with an overdose. The last two pulled through, but it looks like this one won’t even make it into the ambulance. You don’t understand why anyone would ever start using heroin. You’ve seen too many families devastated as you wheel their loved ones away—unsure if they’ll ever see them alive again. How would your spouse, father or mother react if they found you lying
You get the call during one of your late shifts. A house a few miles from the station is on fire and you and your crew are needed immediately. Your adrenaline kicks in as you throw on your gear and pile onto the truck with your men. “Here we go again,” you think to yourself as you wipe away the remaining exhaustion from your eyes. By the time you get to the scene, the house
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