According to the World Health Organization “Roughly 450,000 people died as a result of drug use in 2015. Of those deaths, about 160 thousands were directly associated with drug use disorders and about 118 thousands with opioid use disorders.” The news is constantly throwing out headlines about this opioid epidemic, a ... Read More
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Fentanyl, The Myth & The Mayhem
In Florida, as well as all over the wide United States, the powerful narcotic, Fentanyl has been showing up in headlines left and right these days. First it was different prominent people dying from overdoses on the opioid drug. Prince died with a cocktail of substances in him, but one of the driving factors for the ... Read More
Opioid Addiction in Pregnant Women Increasing
Between 1999 and 2014 the rate of pregnant women addicted to heroin or prescription painkillers more than quadrupled, severely spiking the need for opioid addiction treatment in pregnancy. This alarming fact was reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ... Read More
What Does It Mean To Thrive?
When you are addicted to drugs and alcohol, it’s hard to live life looking for the little joys here and there. Since the decision to get clean, maybe it feels like everything is an uphill battle. It’s one of the hardest things you’ve ever done, going through medically supervised alcohol detox at FHE’s detox facilities ... Read More
Seeing Isn’t Always Believing – Hallucinogens Explained
Hallucinogens are a broad class of drugs that share the common trait of altering perceptions and cognitive functions. They include drugs such as LSD, Peyote, Psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and Ketamine and a host of other synthetic and natural substances. There is not a great deal of therapeutic applications for ... Read More
Depressants And The Myth of The Functioning Addict
The term depressants is used to describe the category of drugs that inhibit the functioning of the Central Nervous System. Broadly speaking these substances lower the user’s ability to experience and process their environment, diminishing sensory experiences and relaxing the body and mind. Alcohol, barbiturates, ... Read More
Ketamine’s History and Impact
"[Ketamine] is potentially the most exciting development in my lifetime for the treatment of mood disorders, but there is still a way to go before this is ready for prime time," says Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD, director of the Depression Research Program at Yale University. Ketamine was developed in the 1960’s. Surgeons ... Read More
Withdrawal Symptoms of Gambling Addiction
People who have not struggled with a compulsive disorder may be surprised to hear that recovering from a gambling addiction isn't always something that can be stopped cold turkey by oneself. Gambling addiction disorder is a serious issue and requires a detox that is remarkably similar to quitting an addiction to ... Read More