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 the drug to millions of people—oftentimes children. While prescription drugs can...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) The Blackberry Center Behavioral Hospital Troy Borges 👍Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that is caused by frightening or dangerous events. After the event, the sufferer...
How to Detox Your Body from Drugs: What Works?
Sometimes, you need to get harmful substances out of your system. And whether it’s a drug detox or alcohol detox, you probably want to detox quickly. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation...
The Best Rehab Centers in Las Vegas, Nevada
In Las Vegas, Nevada, thousands of people struggle with addiction every year. But if you are trying to find addiction treatment, sorting through all of the recovery centers in the area can feel frustrating. How...
Alcohol Detox at Home: Risks and Alternatives
When someone decides to stop drinking alcohol, they may try to jump straight into the recovery process. For some individuals, this means attempting an alcohol detox at home. However, detoxing at home is...
Creating an Effective Relapse Prevention Plan
If you’ve recently gotten clean, congratulations! You’ve taken a huge step toward a better life by getting sober. Things are probably starting to look up. So, why do 40-60% of recovering addicts and...
Is Rainbow Fentanyl a Threat? What You Need to Know
News stations across the country have been talking a lot about colorful, candy-like pills. Despite their appearance, however, they are highly addictive and very dangerous. Known as rainbow fentanyl, these unassuming pills pose a substantial health risk to vulnerable populations, such as the nation’s youth.
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently seized over 15,000 rainbow fentanyl pills in New York City. The seizure was only one part of an ongoing operation, in which law enforcement officers removed over half a million lethal pills from the streets of New York.
Rainbow fentanyl threatens more cities than New York. In the same timeframe, DEA seized over 36 million lethal doses nationwide....
New Legislation to Improve Mental Health Care for Veterans
Dangerous situations that a veteran might find themselves in are not just active duty or combat exposure. Rather, veterans with undiagnosed and untreated mental...
Mental and Physical Effects of Long-Term Addiction
It’s common knowledge that there can be noticeable effects of long-term addiction. For years,...
How to Detox from Heroin
The elimination of all traces of intoxicating drugs is the first step on the road to recovery. Detoxification, or “detox,” is a process that is unique to each person, and the consequences of...
Family Therapy for Veteran
For veterans struggling with mental illness and substance use disorders, one of the most beneficial parts of recovery includes family therapy. Family therapy differs from individual therapy because, simply put, family members of...
Understanding the 5 Stages of Addiction for Veterans
Addiction is a challenging disorder that threatens the lives of veterans each and every day in the United States....
Christmas Depression: How to Deal with Seasonal Sadness
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For many people, the holiday season...
Crisis Stabilization Services For Adults
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Every day, thousands of people battle...
How Is Cocaine Made? The Cutting Agents May Surprise You
Cocaine is abused in several different ways but usually...
Detox Symptoms: Alcohol Detoxification Explained
An occasional drink or two probably won’t cause a...
Best Behavioral Hospitals in the Gulf Coast of Florida
Life with mental illness is seldom easy. You might sometimes find yourself with exacerbated symptoms that make daily functions seem impossible. In moments of...
Outpatient Alcohol Treatment: What Is It?
Alcoholism is on the rise in the United States. According to a recent study from the Journal of the America Medical Association, one in...
Why Do Mental Illness and Addiction Go Together?
From the beginnings of addiction to dual diagnosis, Florida is home to countless people in need of help with their mental health and substance...
Oxycodone Addiction Treatment: What You Need to Know
It’s hard to believe now, but oxycodone was originally released under the premise that it was a safer alternative to other opiates. However, the...
What Is Yoga Therapy and Does It Help with Addiction?
Health and wellness trends have infiltrated entered the public consciousness, and with that has come yoga. One growing field of this activity is yoga...