Leaving behind addiction and entering the world of sobriety is a unique experience. The truth of the thoughts, feelings, justifications and activities maintained during the height of addiction become clear as the fog lifts, leaving many people with a new and often harsh perspective on life. The toxicity of habits and ... Read More
Learning Center
FHE Health is dedicated to educating the American public—especially individuals, families, and communities—about mental health and substance abuse topics. In our Learning Center, you'll find articles on alcoholism, substance abuse, behavioral and mental health, and other treatment-related issues. Our articles are written both for the person in need of treatment as well as loved ones seeking more information. We also provide information for those who have gone through treatment and are building a new life in recovery.
Helpful Parenting Tips for Dads in Early Recovery: How to Reconnect with Your Child After Rehab
How Today’s Treatments Spell “Hope” for Those With Schizophrenia
What Is Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness characterized by an inability to distinguish reality from fantasy. People with schizophrenia must take antipsychotic medications to reduce symptom severity. Although an exact cause of schizophrenia has yet to be determined, psychiatrists ... Read More
How Drug Use Impacts Your Family: An Intimate Look at the Fallout of Addiction
People who take drugs often tell themselves their addiction doesn’t affect anyone other than themselves. Consumed by alcohol or drug abuse, the user typically doesn’t see how their behavior has far-reaching impacts. According to the Chicago Tribune, drug use by family members not only affects the abuser and their ... Read More
Step 11 of AA.: Deepening Your Connection with a Higher Power
Updated July 19, 2023 In Step 10 the 12 steps of programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, you're taught the value of looking internally and trying to react to the world with grace and humility. This makes Step 11 a natural next phase in recovery. After finding the grace to admit your wrongs, this ... Read More
Signs That Body Modification May Be Becoming an Addiction
While once rare and unusual, body modification is now a part of mainstream American culture. Piercings can be placed almost anywhere: what was once limited to primarily the earlobe has now evolved, with options for the lips, nose, cheeks, and chin, as well as more unusual piercing choices, like corset piercings. ... Read More
Mental Health Warning Signs Everyone Should Know
Most people know it’s a good idea to see the dentist for a toothache or a doctor for the flu, but many of these same people allow signs of mental health problems to go unchecked in themselves and others. This decision to ignore mental health is often unintentional. Perhaps you aren’t aware of how many people are ... Read More
A Recovery Playbook for Alcohol: The Stages of Withdrawal
Understanding the stages of alcohol withdrawal is essential to helping a loved one into recovery or preparing yourself for what's to come. Each year 88,000 people in the United States die from alcohol-related causes, according to the National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Undoubtedly, many of these ... Read More
Manliness and Mental Health – The Biggest Barriers to Treatment That Men Face
Both men and women engage in problem drinking and drug use, but statistics demonstrate that men do it more frequently than women. According to the Centers for Disease Control, “men are almost two times more likely to binge drink than women” and “among drivers in fatal motor-vehicle traffic crashes, men are almost twice ... Read More