Having been on the fringes of the music scene for years I’ve had a number of friends end up falling victim to the seedier side of the music business. By that I mean drug and alcohol use and abuse.

In fact, I strongly believe that that’s one of the reasons why I chose not to fully pursue a career in the music business.

Too many of my good friends got caught up drinking too much booze and taking drugs. I’ve actually had a number of friends die due to drugs and alcohol abuse. Of those that haven’t died, some still haven’t learned their lesson. Some have lost their wives and their families have turned away from them having tried to help as best as they can. The trouble is, if the person in trouble doesn’t want help and isn’t listening there isn’t too much that you can do.

A few of my friends have turned there life around. One was actually not in the music business, but in the jewelry trade. He was addicted to cocaine to the point where he was using thousands of dollars worth each week. When he wife was about to walk out on him and when he was also about to loose his house he finally saw the light and went in for drug rehabilitation. It really helped him. He’s completely clean today because of the help he got at the rehab facility.

Now I’m not sure just what rehab facility he went to, but it was a good one. Another good rehabilitation facility to take a look at if you or someone you care about had a drug or alcohol addiction is Stone Hawk.

Stone Hawk has a very nice looking treatment facility in the Battle Creek, Michigan area. The facility offers a number of different drug rehab and therapeutic programs all overseen by qualified staff. The facility has a very good reputation for rehabbing those addicted to drugs and alcohol.

Visit the Stone Hawk website for more information about their service, their facility and to read a number of good articles about drug and alcohol addiction and rehabilitation.