You've started with the best of intentions, you've gone through recovery, and then it happens. A bad day, a breakup, a trigger, or just falling back on old habits, and suddenly you're using again. Why does this happen and what can you do about it? Slips and Relapses A slip is a short-term return to previous behavior. ... 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.
What To Do When You Relapse
Finding Your Triggers
Do you have an addictive trigger? It's something that makes you want to use drugs even though you're sober. Most people in substance use recovery have more than one trigger. Understanding what they are, how to recognize the signs and how to stop them from leading you down a relapse path is essential to your long-term ... Read More
Making the Call for Help
Have you ever heard the expression "better the devil you know than the devil you don't"? It's an old saying about resisting change. Oftentimes we know our current situation is toxic but we are terrified that change may bring something worse. I think that's one of the things that keeps may people from making that ... Read More
Common Street Names for Opiates
Slang and street names for drugs are always changing so it's possible that a list like this won't ever be completely up-to-date. Nevertheless, here are a few of the more common names that you may overhear. Heroin - Brown sugar, china white, smack, dope, hell dust, junk, skag, skunk, tar, white horse, negra, thunder, ... Read More
A Recipe for Recovery
Everyone has their own unique situation, but here's a "recipe" that I have found useful when it comes to recovery, whether you need Xanax detox, and opiate addiction, or are abusing any other substance. Ingredients Acceptance of the need for change Someone you can talk with who can validate your experiences ... Read More
Xanax and Opioids Prove Deadly and Popular in Illinois
The deathly combination of opioids and benzodiazepines, the class of drugs Xanax, Valium and other drugs fall under, has proven to be popular with partygoers. Where once heroin or ecstasy would have been reigning supreme, partiers are instead turning to prescriptions with relaxing effects. However, Cook County, IL, ... Read More
Telling Your Parents You Need Rehab
The first step in getting help for your addiction is to bring your parents on board. It can be a scary and difficult concept, but it is necessary and beneficial in the long run. Parents are your protector and will want to help you. Reaching out for assistance with an addiction to substances like opiates, heroin, Xanax, ... Read More
A Xanax Addiction Might Damage the Immune System
According to a couple research studies, there are signs pointing to benzodiazepines being more dangerous than just being addictive. A connection has been found between taking benzos over a long-term period and a stressing of the immune system. Xanax has been found to cause more stress than others, too, which makes ... Read More
