ADD is a common condition in modern culture, to the point that it has become a catch-all for anyone who has trouble focusing or is disorganized and flighty. It's not uncommon to hear someone say something like, "Sorry, it's like I have ADD," when they're not listening, or they may make a joke about having ADD after ... Read More
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Essential Tips: How To Stage an Intervention
It's another day of worrying where your loved one is. They haven't come home again, and you fear they may be high or passed out from drinking too much. You hope they're safe and maybe at a friend's house, but you can't be sure where they are. No matter how many times you've spoken to your loved one about their ... Read More
5 Things to Look for in Alcohol Detox and Treatment
Perhaps you or a loved one has an alcohol addiction. In the United States, an estimated 88,000 people die every year from alcohol-related causes. It’s the third most common preventable cause of death in the country, according to the National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. If you or a loved one feel the ... Read More
How the Latest Innovation in Brain Science Can Help Patients with Opiate, Benzo and Stimulant Addictions: Expert Opinion
Neurostimulation, a technique that involves direct electrical, magnetic and/or other vibrational stimulation to the brain, has been effectively treating mental illnesses like depression for decades in Europe, Australia and other parts of the world. In the United States, however, the treatment is not yet considered ... Read More
Breathing Your Way to Recovery: Expert Opinion
“Breathwork therapy” is a cutting-edge intervention that’s helping patients heal from trauma and other unresolved issues. Learn how. Lisa Loew is one of FHE Health’s therapists— but the therapy she specializes in is not your more garden-variety psychotherapy. Loew is a practitioner of “integral breath therapy,” ... Read More
The Revealing Link Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Addiction
The psychological community has long understood a strong link between what happens to us as children and the way mental health disorders manifest later in life. Is this true of addiction as well? Addiction is a physical and mental disease, and while it can happen to anyone, some people seem to be more prone to drug ... Read More
How to Move from Resentment to Forgiveness in Family Therapy
Family therapy can be an effective way to connect with a strong support system during rehab. In many cases, the people who understand the person in recovery are their family members, and those connections can be invaluable in the struggle of lifelong recovery. But sometimes, relationships with family become ... Read More
Drug Profile: Kratom
In comparison to other drugs, like cocaine and heroin, kratom is relatively unknown in the United States and, accordingly, is not yet considered a controlled substance and has no official schedule determination. Statistics indicate that only around 1.7 million Americans partook in kratom in 2021 – just 0.5% of the U.S. ... Read More
