If a drug or alcohol problem or any other mental health condition is ruining your life, you need to know that life can get better— exponentially. At FHE Health (FHE), we understand the feelings of helplessness, isolation, and despair that often accompany a struggle with mental health or addiction. We want you to ... Read More
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Breaking Bad Habits and Forming New Ones
Updated November 23, 2022 Human beings are by nature, creatures of habit. Aristotle put it beautifully from a positive perspective “We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” This same concept can be applied alternatively to many of the difficult hardships that many of us face ... Read More
How Drugs Affect Your Cognitive Functioning
How Drugs Affect Your Cognitive Functioning Drug addictions affect our livelihood. An insidious function of the drug tells us 'we can conceal it', 'it is your secret', yet it begins to affect everything. Our family, our friends, our children, our careers, it seems like nothing we can do can help. This downward cycle ... Read More
How to Handle Heroin Withdrawal (plus 5 helpful tips)
Heroin withdrawal can be challenging, but these tips can help you manage symptoms. Get help with opioid withdrawal symptoms so you can beat your addiction. Heroin is a highly addictive drug that poses multiple health risks. More than 68,000 people died in 2020 from overdosing on opioid drugs like heroin. It's ... Read More
The Difference Between a Behavioral Addiction and a Drug Addiction
Imagine you're on a trip with friends to Las Vegas to visit a casino or two. You enter one and hit the tables casually, with a predetermined sum of money you've set aside to play with. Once you run out, you're done, and you and the group leave to get something to eat. This is an example of healthy gambling habits, but ... Read More
Can Cannabis Actually Increase Anxiety and Depression
With the growing legal support and decriminalization of marijuana in the United States, it would seem there is a consensus that the there are benefits of use and exaggerations of medical concerns. However, there is a looming debate over how cannabis impacts feelings of anxiety and depression, in addition to the ... Read More
Resources: Drug Abuse
Illegal drug use in the U.S. and worldwide is predicted to rise by nearly 25 percent between 2018 and 2028 as industrialization, population growth and expedited urbanization fuels demand for all types of non-prescription drugs. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime also reports that over 220 million people have ... Read More
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in Recovery
If you are in recovery or know someone in recovery, you are likely aware of the proximity of addiction to mental health issues. Addiction, like mental health, has a long history of being stigmatized. Fortunately, the discussion of hidden mental health disorders has been receiving tremendous attention lately. With such ... Read More