When a person spends the majority of their week responding to emergencies, putting out fires and rescuing people from near-death situations, that can have a mental health impact and may even trigger addiction issues. Whereas most people in this country have never had to make a life-or-death decision, firefighters ... Read More
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The Firefighter’s Guide to Addiction and Mental Health Help
The Nurse’s Guide to Addiction and Mental Health Help
Nursing is a challenging job on many different levels. Caring for patients can be exceptionally draining, especially in hospitals where the ratio of nurses to patients is less than ideal. In addition, nurses are often tasked with emotionally charged tasks, like working with terminal patients or speaking with family ... Read More
What’s NAD+ Therapy and Does It Work?
A new treatment method advertised to be an all-natural miracle cure for things like Alzheimer's disease and chronic fatigue also claims to be effective in eliminating cravings for drugs and alcohol. It's called NAD therapy, and if these claims are true, it could have major implications in the addiction treatment ... Read More
What is Neurotherapy and How Does Neurofeedback Work?
Painless and non-invasive, neurotherapy is an innovative treatment approach that helps people make changes in their brainwave activity in order to modify certain behaviors and reduce impulsivity. In order to change brain states, participants must first gauge their brainwave activity. During the process of neurotherapy, ... Read More
How to Get Someone to Go to Rehab Against Their Will
Rehabilitation is usually critical to successful, long-term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. In many cases, getting clean without professional interference is challenging, if not impossible, making access to a treatment center a top priority. The only problem? It's often hard to convince someone living in ... Read More
Quack Therapies and How to Avoid Them
When someone is in the throes of an overwhelming and powerful health condition like addiction to drugs or alcohol, it's only natural that they want to overcome it as quickly and painlessly as possible. Unfortunately, many unethical organizations exploit this desire, promising quick fixes based on therapies that don't ... Read More
What’s “Contingency Management” in Addiction Recovery and Does It Work?
Updated May 6, 2023 The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that 40% to 60% of people with substance abuse disorders relapse after they leave rehab. However, no client is untreatable — no matter how many times they relapse. Like a depression patient can adjust their medication, a substance use client can try a ... Read More
What Are PHP & IOP?
What does IOP stand for? What is a PHP in health care? Here's everything you need to know about your after-rehab outpatient options. Outpatient programs are generally a step down from inpatient treatment, designed to ease a client's assimilation into day-to-day life. People new to the recovery world may find the ... Read More