If you have a spouse struggling with addiction or living in active addiction, the impact on your own personal life can be equally as difficult as theirs is navigating their own struggle. Ultimately, you are pulled into the whirlwind that is the life of alcoholism or drug addiction because of your spouse’s actions, 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.
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Gambling and Suicide: The Hidden Story
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My Spouse Is An Addict: How Can I Help?
How to Handle a Family Member’s Addiction
The holidays can be a stressful time for the healthiest of families, and the reality is that very few people actually make it through Christmas, New Year's, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and the holiday season without some conflict, disappointment, and regrets. For families dealing with substance abuse, the holiday season is ... Read More
Measuring the Severity of an Addiction
Addiction is a disease, and as with many other diseases like diabetes and cancer, the severity of addiction varies widely depending on a number of factors that substance abuse experts can measure using the addiction severity index, or ASI. Just like how some people with diabetes can manage their condition by making ... Read More
Are They Hiding Drugs? Where to Search
Are you worried that a friend, family member, or loved one is using drugs? Do you have a son or daughter who is hiding drugs in their bedroom, the backyard, or even in their school locker? With drug overdoses claiming over 60,000 lives across America in 2016, you have every reason to be concerned if you have a teen ... Read More
Living with an Addict: What To Do
Are you living with someone who is actively abusing and addicted to drugs? If so, you're not alone. According to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, "an estimated 24.6 million Americans aged 12 or older -- 9.4 percent of the population -- had used an illicit drug in the past month". That means that ... Read More
The History of Heroin Treatment in the U.S.
Although alarming amounts of heroin addicts have been present in the United States for over 150 years, the first adequate opioid addiction treatment facilities did not open up until the 1960’s. The slow regulation of opioid distribution after heroin was synthesized opened up a wide doorway for underground markets to ... Read More
Is Inpatient or Outpatient Therapy Right for Me?
Addiction is a serious health issue across the country and here in Florida — and choosing the right level of care is one of the most important decisions you can make on the path to recovery. The good news: effective recovery options exist, and the right program can be the difference between long-term sobriety and ... Read More
Addicted to Perfection: Learning to Live Imperfectly
Perfectionism is defined as the consistent attempt to be faultless and involves a set of compulsive behaviors and attitudes employed to achieve this. Perfectionists establish very high parameters within which they live and are immensely critical of themselves when those standards are not maintained. The downfall of ... Read More
