A recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer written by Aubrey Whelan describes challenges specific to construction workers when it comes to opioid addiction and overdose. The article focuses on a union head's struggle after the loss of eight members to overdose in the last 18 months. The Problem Workers of ... Read More
Help With Substance Abuse
Substance abuse disorder is a diagnosable medical and mental health disorder. It becomes a disorder when it begins interfering with a person’s day-to-day life. It affects 21.5 million people over the age of 2012, yet many do not seek help. Here you will find articles cataloging the aspects and types of substance abuse. The experts at FHE Health identify trends and explain addiction risks for substances from Juul to inhalants.
Heightened Risk of Overdose for Construction Workers
Opioid Addiction in Pregnant Women Increasing
Between 1999 and 2014 the rate of pregnant women addicted to heroin or prescription painkillers more than quadrupled, severely spiking the need for opioid addiction treatment in pregnancy. This alarming fact was reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ... Read More
Family Solutions and Addiction Recovery
While some of the stigma of recovery has been reduced in recent years, television and movies often show a very individualistic form of treatment that is not always the case. The image of the lifestyle of people addicted and how they recover may be perfectly accurate for some and very different from others. This ... Read More
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Awareness of the dangers of pharmaceutical opioids is thankfully growing. Doctors are becoming reluctant to use opioids in cases where other routes have not been pursued first. One of the most effective ways to avoid abusing drugs is to not have them around. The DEA runs a great program to collect and properly dispose ... Read More
What to Expect from Benzo Rehab
Benzodiazepine, also called benzos, are a type of drug often prescribed for panic disorders, insomnia, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, and anxiety. Unfortunately they are often abused, and mixed with other drugs and alcohol which can be fatal. Quitting Benzos Benzos should never be quit cold turkey without medical ... Read More
Avoiding Opioids as a First Strike
Opioids are strong drugs. They can be a powerful medicine because they don't cause the same organ toxicity that users of other medicine may face during short-term use. However, they are also incredibly addictive and generally shouldn't be offered before other solutions have been ruled out, and then only for a short ... Read More
Substance Abuse and People with ADHD
ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is not easy. People with this disease have an extremely hard time concentrating. Depending on the severity of their ADHD, they can have trouble staying focused, daydream frequently, fidget, forgetfulness, chattiness, trouble following directions, frequently lose ... Read More
Opioid Crisis Overwhelms Foster Care System
South Florida's opioid epidemic isn't just affecting users of the drugs, but also the children many addicted adults are charged to protect. This problem is growing from about 45 kids a month to about 100. Neglect Dependency on a drug causes a person to act differently than they would under normal circumstances. ... Read More