If the word Narcan sounds familiar, it's been in the news lately for saving pop star Demi Lovato's life after an overdose. It's a sort of antidote to opioid overdose. Like an epipen, it can be used to quickly administer medicine to an overdosing person. "Narcan isn’t a solution to addiction by any means," said an ... Read More
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Blue Lights Installed In Restrooms May Hinder Drug Use
It might sound bizarrely simple, but it would appear that a simple change of color might be all it takes for store owners to keep away drug abusers from their public bathrooms. Drug users will sometimes use store bathroom stalls in order to inject drugs, which causes many problems and potential liabilities for store ... Read More
Medication Management Services In Deerfield Beach, FL
Medication management services are a critical component of behavioral health care. This can be true whether you're seeking treatment for a mental health disorder or an addiction. Medication plays an important role in many treatments, but the incorrect medicine or doses can also cause damage or harm. At FHE Health, we ... Read More
Integrated Medical Care
Often, addiction treatment and mental health care focus on treating the behavioral aspects of a person’s well-being. Yet, at the heart of the process there must also be care for your body’s needs. Medical integration for treatment at FHE Health is designed to meet each one of your health needs while you are present and ... Read More
Marblehead Speaker Urges Awareness On Genetic Risks of Addiction
Tweens and Teens Need to Understand the Impact of Addiction Speaking to parents at Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Dr. Ruth Potee urged them to discuss addition with their children - especially if there's been a family history of addiction. As reported by Wicked Local, physician Ruth Potee believes young people ... Read More
Some Very Creative Places To Hide Drugs
Louisville Officials Help Parents Find Hidden Drugs StashesPolice share some tips on where to look for hidden drugs inside your house, including electric outlets, bottom of cereal boxes and behind electric switches.As reported by the Courier-Journal, a Pringles can, ChapStick tube, hairbrush handle and the Bible. ... Read More
Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Leaving Trail of Overdoses Across the Country
Deadly Fentanyl Increasingly Found In Cocaine Fentanyl-laced cocaine is causing overdoses all across the country, and leaving a trail of unexpected death and heartbreak. As reported by NPR, a pipe was the only sign of drug use found near Chris Bennett's body in November. But it looked like the 32-year-old Taunton, ... Read More
Artist Fights Addiction With Art Therapy
Recovering Addict Uses Art to Stay Sober Tallahassee resident Kollet Probst uses art therapy to help her remain drug free after suffering from years of addiction. As reported by the Tallahassee Democrat, the 36-year-old artist has grappled with addiction for two decades. Growing up with a father who struggled with ... Read More
