Addictions and Substance Abuse What Can Be Done?

Addiction and substance abuse can enter any person, family, organization, or company. This is the greatest equal opportunity advocate that the world has ever seen. Rich, poor, young, old, well education or drop out the evil addiction is out there simply waiting for its next victim. Christopher Bathum, MA, CIS, C. Ht., Executive Director of Seasons Rehabilitation Centers. Christopher has been working in Drug Addiction Treatment since 1980. He is the past Emergency Services Director of Synergy Crisis Intervention Services where he developed and implemented new models of Drug Crisis Intervention. Christopher has administered Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) relief and advocacy organizations in North America and Asia, and taught meditation in North America, Europe and Asia. Christopher's private practice in Los Angeles exposed him to the powerful effectiveness of high resource residential addiction treatment, which he has worked to refine and improve for the past five years. Christopher has developed and administered treatment, intervention and counseling programs for 25 years with a passion for improving the treatment of addiction and co occurring disorders. His focus on hiring and developing the best staff into a cohesive and effective vision and treatment team has been recognized both nationally and in the southern California treatment community.