One of the most common and effective options for mental health treatment is cognitive-behavioral therapy. At FHE Health, we use CBT therapy in Deerfield Beach as a core part of our treatment protocol for conditions such as substance abuse and mental health disorders. Focusing on the unique needs of each patient, we ... Read More
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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
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
How Does Fentanyl Enter the U.S., and What is the Government Doing to Stop It?
Nearly all fentanyl sold on the streets of America enters the country through international mail. In early 2018, a Senate investigation discovered the government simply was not prepared to stop the influx of fentanyl from China. The report, which scrutinized six online fentanyl sellers, found that five operated in ... Read More
Is It Time for National Standards in Addiction Treatment?
With the opioid epidemic continuing to rise at an alarming rate addiction experts, medical professionals, lawmakers, addicts and advocates alike are scrambling to find a way to deal with the mounting drug-induced deaths. In 2017 alone, more than 70,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the U.S., a rise of 9.6 percent ... Read More
JUUL Addiction: Facts and Treatment for the New E-Cigarette Trend
Updated April 8, 2019 What Exactly Is JUUL, and Why Is It So Popular? With the ongoing shift away from inhaled tobacco products both here in the United States and throughout other Western countries has come a surge in a new nicotine delivery device: the e-cigarette. JUUL has rapidly risen from being a San ... Read More
An Anti-Opioid Vaccine? The Latest Developments
When we think of vaccines, we immediately think of infectious diseases like the measles, mumps, pertussis and polio. But now, Scripps Research Institute researchers have developed a possible anti-opioid (addiction) vaccine involving monoclonal antibodies to prevent opioid addiction in at-risk individuals. Afterall, we ... Read More
Drug Profile: Klonopin
It’s understandable that conversations about prescription drugs turn quickly into discussions about highly addictive opioid pain relievers like OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin and other drugs whose usage numbers have skyrocketed in the past decade. When this occurs, though, we’re overlooking another very dangerous trend ... Read More
