There's no doubt that the suicide epidemic in the United States has largely mirrored the drug epidemic over recent years, to the tune of record suicide and overdose deaths occurring simultaneously. Over the years, the mental health community has tried a variety of methods to lower the suicide rate, both in the United ... Read More
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Four Ways to Forgiveness: How to Forgive Drug-Addicted Parents or Caregivers
Living with an addict is difficult at any age, but being the child of a drug-addicted parent can be downright devastating. Addiction is a disease that affects the entire family, and when you're a kid in a household that's controlled by drugs, you're often faced with situations that nobody should ever have to deal ... Read More
A Guide to Treatments for PTSD
If you've witnessed or experienced a traumatic, life-threatening event, situation, or circumstance, you could be at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Left untreated, this common disorder can impact all aspects of your life, affecting your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing. According ... Read More
Group Therapy
The public perception of psychotherapy primarily exists as a personal, one-on-one event, but this is only one option. In many settings, including mental health treatments and addiction rehabilitation, group therapy can be an exceptionally powerful tool. Available alone or in conjunction with individual therapy, group ... Read More
A Brief Guide to Drug & Alcohol Interactions
Often when we talk about abusing drugs, we discuss the drug itself: the effects of taking it, the potential for addiction, and the physical danger that comes about over a long period of abuse, whether addiction sets in or not. We talk less often about mixing drugs with other addictive substances. Sure, there are ... Read More
Addiction to Advil and Other Ibuprofen Medications
Updated May 31, 2019 When most people think of drug addiction, they associate it with illicit drugs like cocaine, heroin, or crystal meth, or they think of prescription drugs like Fentanyl, OxyContin, and morphine. But while it's true that millions of Americans struggle with addiction to drugs that are either ... Read More
Binge Drinking for Escape or Enjoyment: Different Kinds of Risk
Of all the substance abuse problems we treat at FHE Health, alcoholism may be the most complicated for patients to navigate. Why is this? Most likely, it's because with other abuse disorders, the user tends to know what they're doing is wrong. Merely using many other drugs is illegal, and in the case of legal drugs ... Read More
Withdrawal Timelines
Substance Abuse Withdrawal Timelines As all long-term drug users know, attempting to quit substance use leads to a horrible set of circumstances that makes cessation almost impossible: withdrawal. The body's reaction to stopping use of a substance on which it has become reliant leads to withdrawal, a deep discomfort, ... Read More
