Today, drug overdoses are one of the leading causes of adult deaths in the United States. The number of overdose-related fatalities rises each decade, surpassing 100,000 in a single year in 2022. If you or a loved one is in recovery, these growing figures shed light on the serious risks that come with relapse. ... Read More
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8 Tips for How to Quit Smoking Weed, from the Experts
For millions of Americans — more than 1 in 6 — smoking weed is a common recreational activity. Used primarily to relax, treat pain, party or simply relieve temporary stress, marijuana is largely seen as a less dangerous drug due to its usually milder effects and medicinal uses. However, just because marijuana lacks the ... Read More
Reasons Why We Turn To Substance Abuse
Many of us know the challenges and struggles that accompany drug and alcohol addiction. Whether it's financial, emotional, psychological or physical, the damage substance abuse can do to our lives can be devastating. No one wants to become an addict, let alone admit that they're well on the road to becoming one or ... Read More
Continuum of Care
At FHE Health in Deerfield Beach, Florida, we provide a full continuum of care, every level of treatment for both substance use and mental health, from medically supervised detox through residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. No two patients follow the same path, so we match each ... Read More
How Common Are Nightmares While Quitting Weed?
Although withdrawal symptoms from cannabis aren't as severe as withdrawal symptoms from quitting opioids or alcohol, they are still unpleasant and disruptive to your health. And, for people who smoke marijuana every day, the withdrawal symptoms can be more pronounced and uncomfortable, including cannabis-related night ... Read More
Long Term Suboxone® Use – What If I’m on Suboxone for the Rest of My Life?
Addiction to opioids and heroin is nothing new, but some of the ways we treat it are. In the past, methadone was the standard medication used to help people abusing opiates stay sober, but this came with significant downsides. Methadone still produces a powerful high, and users began to abuse it in the same way that ... Read More
Kleptomania: What and How Common Is It?
Roughly 0.6% of the population in the United States, or 1.4 million people, suffer from kleptomania. Despite this, many are unaware of what this affliction entails and how to manage and treat the symptoms. Having an understanding of the condition and how it alters decision-making is vital to seek help for yourself ... Read More
What Drugs/Behaviors Cause the Biggest Release of Dopamine in the Brain?
Some people feel exhilarated by driving fast, hang gliding, or bungee jumping, but it seems that what they really enjoy is the dopamine rush that these types of activities can trigger. Of course, simply eating a square of chocolate or kissing your partner can produce sensations caused by a flooding of feel-good ... Read More
