Understanding Suicidal Thoughts: A Practical Guide to Getting Help

By Martha McLaughlin Suicide isn’t an easy topic. It’s not a subject that’s brought up at parties, at the dinner table or even between friends. This discussion is usually avoided, so you may feel like you’re the only one having thoughts of suicide. But you’re not alone. In fact, a U.S. study determined that 3.7 … Continue reading Understanding Suicidal Thoughts: A Practical Guide to Getting Help →

Drug Abuse

Opioid Prescription Rates Are Slowing Down, but Overdoses Are Not

By Kathryn Millán, MA, LPC/MHSP The opioid crisis in America continues to be a serious public health issue. The good news is that doctors are finally beginning to slow opioid prescriptions, especially for people with minor injuries or outpatient surgeries. Opioid use in the news has spread awareness, and many people are writing and calling … Continue reading Opioid Prescription Rates Are Slowing Down, but Overdoses Are Not →

Opiate Addiction

Opioid Drug Use and Myoclonus

Myoclonus is involuntary twitching in a muscle or group of muscles. It is not a disease, but it can be a symptom of a nervous system disorder or other physical health issue. Some health concerns that can involve myoclonus include the following: Multiple sclerosis Parkinson’s disease Alzheimer’s disease Epilepsy Low Blood Pressure Myoclonus that isn’t … Continue reading Opioid Drug Use and Myoclonus →

Drug Abuse

Understanding Methadone and Its Overdose Dangers

Methadone is a powerful pain reliever in the opiate family. Often used as part of a treatment program for opiate addiction, it reduces the withdrawal symptoms associated with detox.1 Narcotics like methadone can slow breathing, eventually resulting in death. Using more methadone than prescribed by your doctor can be dangerous and can lead to a … Continue reading Understanding Methadone and Its Overdose Dangers →

Addiction Recovery

How Addiction Treatment Helps Women Find Recovery

Addiction is a chronic health issue, and it’s one that can affect anyone. So, do women struggle with addiction just like anyone else? Of course they do. Addiction isn’t limited by gender, age, socioeconomic status or race. These factors influence how and why they use drugs, and how addiction develops, but they don’t leave any … Continue reading How Addiction Treatment Helps Women Find Recovery →

Heroin Addiction

Heroin Addiction and Weight Problems

Heroin is an opiate drug that is synthesized from morphine. Morphine is a naturally occurring substance found in the seed of the Asian poppy plant. Heroin can be snorted, sniffed, injected or smoked. Heroin works in the brain, binding to opioid receptors to produce feelings of euphoria in the user. These opioid receptors also control … Continue reading Heroin Addiction and Weight Problems →

Addiction Recovery

How is LGBTQ+ Addiction Recovery Different?

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) persons make up an estimated 3.7 percent of the total US population, but with as much as 30 percent of the LGBT population struggling with drug or alcohol addiction, they are two to four times more at risk for substance abuse. While research shows that this difference tracks … Continue reading How is LGBTQ+ Addiction Recovery Different? →

General Issues

E-Cigarettes: Facts You Need to Know

By Stephanie Thomas When you went out for a sit-down dinner 10 or 20 years ago, you prepared to answer two standard questions: How many people are in your party? Do you prefer smoking or non-smoking? Nowadays, many counties and even entire states ban smoking in restaurants. In place of separated seating, you’ll find non-smokers … Continue reading E-Cigarettes: Facts You Need to Know →

General Issues

How Companies Can Help Employees When They Have an Addiction: Explaining the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Addiction usually permeates every area of life, including work, and work often exacerbates the problems of addiction. Even when someone has become very skilled at hiding signs of addiction from family, the environment of work can often spotlight the difficulties of managing an addiction and work life simultaneously. Employees may fear losing their jobs as … Continue reading How Companies Can Help Employees When They Have an Addiction: Explaining the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) →

General Issues

Trauma Big and Small: Why It All Matters and How to Cope

Trauma – we’ve all heard the word. And we all have an idea of what it means. But for those of us who’ve experienced trauma or have loved ones who have, it’s important to know the true definition of this term and all of its implications. Trauma can come in many forms and affect people … Continue reading Trauma Big and Small: Why It All Matters and How to Cope →

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Understanding Suicidal Thoughts: A Practical Guide to Getting Help

Opioid Prescription Rates Are Slowing Down, but Overdoses Are Not

Opioid Drug Use and Myoclonus

Understanding Methadone and Its Overdose Dangers

How Addiction Treatment Helps Women Find Recovery

Heroin Addiction and Weight Problems

How is LGBTQ+ Addiction Recovery Different?

E-Cigarettes: Facts You Need to Know

How Companies Can Help Employees When They Have an Addiction: Explaining the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Trauma Big and Small: Why It All Matters and How to Cope