A person with heroin addiction is facing a life-threatening battle for their life. Many of those seeking addiction help in Florida will have a far better outcome than if they tried to stop using at home and on their own. Why is that? Heroin detox creates numerous symptoms of withdrawal as well as emotional and ... Read More
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Benzo Detox
Benzodiazepines, including medication such as Xanax or Klonopin, are prescription drugs that are used to treat anxiety. In many cases, the prescribed drugs may be necessary to manage a mental health concern, but benzos are highly addictive, and people can become physically and psychologically dependent on them. That ... Read More
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The National Institutes of Mental Health says that nearly 1 in every 5 adults in the United States lives with a mental illness. This amounts to 44.7 million people in 2016. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that 21.5 million people over the age of 12 in the country suffered from ... Read More
Acupuncture Treatment
At FHE Health, our goal is to treat substance use and mental health disorders with a wide range of tools so that we can personalize a treatment plan for each individual patient who comes to us for help. To meet this goal, we incorporate a wide range of different treatment methods, from standard services like ... Read More
Hospitals in Search of Cuddlers to Heal Drug Addicted Babies
Updated August 8, 2019 Imagine all of the worst aspects of opiate withdrawal: the sweats, cramps, irritability, unbearable cravings, nausea, shakes, temperature fluctuations, and bone-deep pain. The pain of withdrawal is so great that most adults who are dependent on opiates and other substances can’t bear to detox ... Read More
What Being a Parent of an Addict Taught Me
What Being a Parent of an Addict Taught Me I am the parent of an addict. A heroin addict, to be specific. No one can prepare a mother for this kind of lifestyle. However, as moms around the world tend to do, I stepped up to the plate and dealt with the hand I was given. Baseball games and slumber parties were traded ... Read More
Drug Misuse in the Elderly
Drug Misuse in the Elderly When people think about drug misuse, the elderly aren’t the first to come to mind. In the eyes of most Americans, a “drug addict” is a young white male, in his twenties or early thirties. He is poor, homeless, jobless, and has little to no family ties. Not Your Typical Drug Addict In ... Read More
Why Heroin is Spreading to America’s Suburbs
A good middle school student with above average grades, poised, and charming, she was never expected to go down the path she did. Yet, during her freshman year in high school she decided to experiment with drugs and alcohol. And that is how it starts, with simple experimentation. No one sees them selves going down the ... Read More
