Sit back and close your eyes. Think about an artist or musician, some creative type. What do you see? Perhaps you see someone in a pristine white room, but for most people that’s not what they envision. Those imagining musicians often end up picturing a Kurt Cobain type stumbling about from heroin abuse or making his ... Read More
FHE Commentary
As behavioral health news breaks it is often covered by organizations that may not understand the issue thoroughly or the consequences it will bring. In this section, the industry leading addiction and behavioral health treatment center, FHE Health tackles the current cultural phenomenons and happenings. Behavioral health is complex, and when you need it explained, it helps to have an expert to help you understand.
The Myth of the Tortured Artist
Can Babies be Born Addicted to Opioids?
Yes. They can and they unfortunately are. In West Virginia’s Cabell County-Huntington Hospital alone each day may see up to five babies born addicted. In a year, that hospital delivers 2,900 babies and a full fifth of them have been exposed to controlled substances in the womb. Up to 400 of these babies may need ... Read More
Is the US Creating a New Permanent Subclass?
Whether or not you are aware of it, the opiates crisis across the country has gotten so bad that nearly everyone knows someone else who is abusing opiates or is an addict him or herself. What it’s starting to seem like, though, is that there is never going to be a proper full-scale response to this epidemic, which ... Read More
The Long Game – Influencing Kids’ View of Substances
Children are programmed to learn from the moment they are born. They are able to easily pick up languages merely by hearing them, something adults can find challenging. As they go through their childhood, they are also learning other lessons. They learn important lessons about sex and relationships simply by seeing how ... Read More
Tears of a Clown
Depression kills. It can be a terminal illness if not confronted. The recent loss of several high-profile individuals has had me thinking a lot about it lately. Tim Wise has an excellent blog post about his father's death in the wake of Robin Williams'. We have to be there for one another, to stop fearing sadness and ... Read More
Setting Boundaries
When you have a family member or friend who is addicted to opiates or other drugs, it is important to set boundaries. This is not easy to do but is essential for your health and safety and to their recovery. What You Can Offer Addiction is a disease, and the sooner you can internalize this, the faster you can be ... Read More
Medicine Security: Not So Secure
After investigating the market of secured medication containers, it’s been found that there is no provider of truly secure containers for medicine. Those who purchase these containers to protect their prescription medication should be aware of the fact that the systems that they are buying are made to appear safe or ... Read More
Addiction Experts Cautiously Optimistic About New Treatment Options
Medically Assisted Treatment May Help Successful New Wave of Addiction TreatmentWith Federal funding for fighting the opioid crisis increasing, addiction experts are cautiously optimistic that medically assisted treatment will become the new standard of care.As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, after years of ... Read More