Las Vegas Recovery Center.The intensive four-day Family Renewal Program at Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. Recovery Center is intended to help family members recognize that they also: need and are entitled to recovery. The center, which specializes in treating individuals with addiction and chronic pain, discusses with family members the compassionate brain model, in which consistently solicitous so·lic·i·tousadj. 1. a. Anxious or concerned: a solicitous parent. b. Expressing care or concern: made solicitous inquiries about our family. behavior ends up fueling more pain for the client. The program mixes family members of addicted ad·dict·ed adj. 1. Physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance. 2. Compulsively or habitually involved in a practice or behavior, such as gambling. clients with family members of individuals with both addiction and chronic pain; commonthreads in their experiences include enmeshment and trauma. The center reports that family members emerge from the program's group sessions ready to practice greater self-care. For more information, visit www.lasvegasrecovery.com. |
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