First Responders and Addiction Struggles: Why So Common?
First Responders and Addiction Struggles: Why So Common? The Blackberry Center Behavioral Hospital Troy Borges 👍Emergency responders are there for us when we need them the most. From car accidents to fires to medical emergencies, they play a pivotal role in ensuring safety. Their...
What Is Mental Health?
At some time or another, everyone has seen a doctor because of their physical health. Sore throats, stomach aches, sprained ankles—nobody bats an eye at these ailments. But as conversations about emotional well-being...
Bipolar Disorder Treatment: Medication, Therapy, & More
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What is the best way to treat bipolar disorder? Research suggests the most effective bipolar disorder treatment options may include a combination of talk therapy, lifestyle changes, and medications. A...
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Honoring Our Veterans
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is commemorated every year to honor the brave individuals who lost their lives on December 7, 1941. Those who survived the Japanese attack carried on the legacy of the brothers...
Is It a Hangover? Fever, Nausea, and Pain After Alcohol
Alcohol is the most common intoxicant across the world, having a long history of usage in nearly every human culture. Subsequently, feeling sick after drinking is one of the most common ailments in...
What Is Emotional Sobriety? Finding Long-Term Recovery
The path to recovery from addiction involves more than just hoping to become sober. This is especially true for veterans who may struggle with co-occurring mental health conditions. Remember, turning away from addictive...
PTSD Triggers: Definitions, Examples, and Treatment
It can happen on a perfectly normal day. Someone walks around outside when, suddenly, they hear a car backfire. The sound, like other PTSD triggers, stirs up past feelings and intrusive memories of a traumatic event. In the next moments, that person plunges into a state of anxiety or panic.
PTSD triggers such as these can be difficult to predict. As a result, someone may not want to engage in life around them, preferring to avoid the risk of encountering a trigger. However, it is important to recognize that PTSD and its symptoms can be managed. Even if triggering events can’t always be predicted, there are still many ways to...
The Warning Signs of Mental Illness in Veterans
It can sometimes be difficult to tell the difference between going through a rough patch vs the warning signs of mental illness. Part of...
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Statistics and Efficacy
Due to increased stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic, more than 81,000 people experienced...
How to Fight Adderall Addiction
How to Fight Adderall Addiction The Blackberry Center Behavioral Hospital Troy Borges 👍In 2016, The New York Times Magazine gave millennials a new nickname: Generation Adderall. Since its release in 1996, doctors have prescribed...
Cocaine Addiction Treatment for Veterans
Finding the right kind of cocaine addiction treatment for veterans can feel like finding a needle in a haystack. While there are plenty of traditional cocaine rehabs in Florida, it can be hard...
Are Adderall and Alcohol a Bad Combination for Veterans?
Adderall is a common prescription medication used primarily to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is a mixture...
Understanding the Link Between Mental Health and Addiction
Understanding the Link Between Mental Health and Addiction The...
How Bath Salt Drug Abuse Leads to Addiction in Florida The effects of bath salts make them both highly desirable and very dangerous.
You have probably heard of the “bath salts” drug,...
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Guide
Each year, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) holds National...
What Makes a 12-Step Christian Recovery Program Great?
Whether or not you follow a Christian path, a...
How to Stop Rumination in Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress
Sometimes, the best thing you can do is let things go. But for veterans dealing with rumination, they find themselves stuck in patterns of...
Anxiety Attack Symptoms: What Veterans with Anxiety Should Know
Did you know that military personnel who have experienced combat exposure are at higher risk for having anxiety attacks? You might be wondering why...
Hydro Drug Abuse: Signs, Side Effects, and Addiction Treatment
Hydrocodone, also known as “hydro” and other street names, is a highly addictive, habit forming drug that can be life-threatening to users.
Let’s get right into...
5 Traits of the Best Drug Rehab Centers for Veterans
While there are many Florida drug rehab centers, they do not all provide the same quality of care. Veterans in particular require certain evidence-based...
DMT Drug Addiction: Learn About the “Spirit Molecule”
After rising to popularity in the counterculture of the 60s and 70s, hallucinogenics such as the DMT drug, LSD, and magic mushrooms became less...