Desert Star
Addiction Recovery Center
Established in 2009
Locally Owned and Operated

Awaken to Healing in the Desert
Successfully Treating Drug & Alcohol Addiction, Mental Health Disorders, Sexual Compulsivity, Relationship, and Young Adult issues
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Our Blog
A groundbreaking new study examines the rates of and factors influencing intentional overdose deaths
By Veronica L. Holyfield While overall drug OD fatalities hit record numbers in the past year, a new study has found that intentional overdose deaths, or suicides by an overdose of a medication or drug, decreased significantly. No previous research has probed trends...
Clients with substance use disorders and eating disorders
In a SAMHSA Advisory notification, SAMSHA states: “ Eating disorders (ED’s), which cause serious health problems and can be fatal, frequently co-occur with substance use disorders (SUDs). There are numerous psychosocial consequences of EDs (e.g., problems with...
SMART Goals
It’s that time of year again! The one where you promise yourself this year will be different. Or maybe you have gotten to the point that the new year no longer inspires the possibility of a second chance. If this is you then you are in good company! An article from...
When was the last time you got your Oil Changed?
Calley Steel, MA LPC Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center I recently sat with a new client. She, like so many of my clients had experienced multiple childhood traumas in the form of neglect, abuse, and chaotic family dynamics. She’d struggled with an eating disorder...
The Dark Side of Social Media
If you have been watching the news lately it’s safe to say that you have heard about the latest Facebook controversy. Whether or not you are concerned with privacy or how your data is being used there is another issue which can affect us deeply without us even...
Covid19, Addiction, and Eating Disorders
In my nearly ten years as a therapist, I’ve learned that the simplest and most relatable definition of “trauma” is any stressful experience that is too much (or sometimes too little), too soon, or too fast. Over the last year I’ve also come to believe “for too long”...
Announcing our blog
Over the past 10 years of helping people, we have seen struggles, triumphs, and everything in-between. We have seen the landscape of mental health and substance abuse shift and change around us in positive and negative ways, and we realize that it’s almost impossible...