You go to the doctor and they write you a script for some medication. You go home and swallow a few pills. When the bottle runs out, you might refill it once, or that may just be the end of your treatment. If the medicine did it's job, you may never talk to your doctor about that particular ailment again. This is how ... 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.
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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
Twofold Increase in Drug Deaths
The CDC (Center for Disease Control) has released its preliminary death count for 50 states and Washington DC. In 2017, more than 72,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses. This is about a seven percent increase from 2017, and over the last decade drug deaths have risen twofold. They warn that these numbers are ... 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
Gamify Your Recovery
Recovery is no game, but that doesn't mean we can't use the elements of games to help us in our recoveries. What is Gamification? Gamification is the process of using elements traditionally associated with games in other areas of life. We see this all the time. Google Maps, for example uses gamification to encourage ... 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