I needed to get drunk to be in a bathing suit. I couldn’t be intimate with my partner sober. These are just some of the stories that Alison Makely hears as the…
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Art is a MARR alum from 1996, who relapsed after that, and came back through in 1998. He identifies himself as an alcoholic whose drug of choice is “whatever’s next.”…
By Jordan Detweiler After a week of lying in bed at my mom’s house, dope sick and vomiting in a bucket because of heroin withdrawal, I agreed to go to…
Both Jordan and Kristen spend their days talking with potential clients and their families about coming into treatment at MARR. They talk about some of the initial concerns of clients…
Addiction is a family disease, and one of the most important steps to take in recovery is setting boundaries. Addiction is a disease of isolation, and it relentlessly crosses boundaries,…
On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, MARR partnered with Amazon Studios and Georgia State Representative Sharon Cooper to host a special screening of the Amazon film Beautiful Boy. The room was…
Bruce characterizes himself as “feral” and “undomesticated” when he walked into the doors of MARR at 42. A self-described smooth talking bar owner and salesmen, Bruce talks about how his…
By Matt Shedd Addiction is a disease characterized by a constant state of violence, both within and around the person suffering from it. As anyone close to someone with an…
One of the unique things about MARR as a treatment center is the level of community involvement from people are not counselors or clients but just volunteers. The MARR volunteers…
When potential clients seek treatment at MARR, our assessment counselors end the intake interview with two questions: 1). What things are going well for you? and 2). What goals do...
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