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Bridges of Hope once again imparts valuable knowledge and clarifies common misconceptions as it holds a talk with University of Santo Tomas (UST) College of Accountancy students last April 8. In our continuous efforts to provide awareness about addiction, treatment, recovery, and the gifts of a sober lifestyle, Bridges of Hope once again graces schools

Strengthening their code of practice and furthering responsible gaming, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) signs a Memorandum of Agreement with Bridges of Hope for the fifth year. This enduring partnership with Bridges of Hope, the country’s largest name in professional addiction treatment, underpins PAGCOR’s strong campaign for responsible gaming. This partnership aims to

As this new year begins, cultivating gratitude is more important than ever. This is especially true for those who are in addiction recovery. Gratitude as a New Way of Living Gratitude is an attitude of appreciating what is, or what is yet to come. It’s internally acknowledging the blessings that your life already contains, instead

Domestic violence against women may come in many form. It just doesn’t always constitute physical violence. Find out what it is and how addiction can feed into domestic aggression. Domestic violence against women is defined as a pattern of abusive behavior against a woman. This abuse can come in many forms and is used by

Bridges of Hope opens its doors in Lapu-Lapu City When it comes to helping people who are struggling with drug addiction, Bernard Manuel is not new to it. After all, he’s been doing this for several years now as the Executive Director of Bridges of Hope – Batangas. This time, he goes farther south, to

Is celebrating Halloween sober that difficult? How can you cope without allowing the triggers and cravings to get in the way of your commitment to recovery? If you’re reading this and you’re in recovery from some form of addiction, whether it’s a substance or a an activity such as gambling and mobile gaming addiction, then

Last April 22, we celebrated Earth Day, a movement and celebration of modern environmentalism, which is on its 45th year now. Earth Day capitalizes on the emerging and increasing consciousness not only of the anti-war advocacies that formed its roots in the 1970s but also the drive for environmental awareness and preservation efforts as a priority.

Here are the dos and don’ts of recovery that you need to understand and practice as soon as your loved one leaves rehab.

You may have told someone, “You’re addicted to Facebook!” Oftentimes, you may be the one on the receiving end of these kinds of phrases. Although Facebook Addiction has been cleared by the experts to not be an official clinical diagnosis such as impulse control disorders, substance addiction, or pathological gambling, too much time on Facebook

When your child reaches puberty, things become a little more difficult. Parenting your teen can be challenging enough. But when your troubled teen becomes depressed, violent,reckless, or introduced to alcohol or other substances and may even tend to abuse it–then you know you have trouble in your hands.