Substance use disorders — the repeated misuse of alcohol and/or drugs — often occur simultaneously in individuals with mental illness, usually to cope with overwhelming symptoms. The combination of these two illnesses has its own term: dual diagnosis, or co-occurring disorders. Either disorder (substance use or mental illness) can develop first. According to the National …
Pets are forever faithful and grateful just to be in your presence. Knowing there’s someone at home waiting just to be loved makes a person feel needed like nothing else can. But being at home to love and adore a family isn’t the only place where these four-legged friends find purpose. Animals of every size …
Over the past few decades, a progressive trend in healthcare has been including alternative or holistic recovery center methods into more conventional therapies. Today, many holistic addiction treatment techniques are currently being used in rehab centers across the nation. Holistic addiction treatments are non-medicinal rehabilitation techniques used to complement conventional treatment practices. A holistic recovery …
Society treats mental illness differently than physical illnesses. A broken bone or flu is enough to justify late work or calling out sick. But failing mental health is a difficult excuse to use when it comes to employers and teachers. Yet, about 1 in 5 American adults live with a mental illness. That’s over 51 …
One of the most common substance addictions is to that of alcohol. This is partly because alcohol is so easily accessible. The fact that alcohol is often the first substance that people turn to when they want to celebrate or commiserate on their own failures also doesn’t help. Because consuming large amounts of alcohol slows …
Addiction can happen to anyone. Addiction doesn’t care about your race, socioeconomic status, age, religious beliefs, educational background, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Addiction also impacts more than just the person addicted; it impacts their family and community. You’ve most likely heard of the opioid epidemic in the United States, where roughly 21 to 29 …
Much like many other addictive drugs that plague our communities, Fentanyl is a dangerous synthetic opioid that can wreak havoc in an individual’s life. A synthetic opioid that is 80-100 times stronger than morphine, pharmaceutical fentanyl was developed for pain management treatment of cancer patients and other patients with chronic pain who are physically tolerant …
The COVID-19 pandemic has led mental health disorders to the foreground of the public’s awareness. However, mental health in young adults was a huge challenge before the pandemic as well. A survey showed that many millennial and Gen Z workers continually experienced stress and anxiety, common factors contributing to mental health disorders even before the …
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Among one of the most preventable risk factors for cancer, alcohol consumption accounts for about 6% of all cancers in the United States. It also accounts for 4% of all cancer deaths in the US, the third-largest contributor to overall cancer deaths. The type of alcohol—wine, beer, or liquor—does not matter. The only way to …
There is an epidemic of opioid overuse in our country, and the rates of both opioid abuse and overdoses from opioids continue to increase. According to the CDC, in 2017 there were roughly 70,000 deaths from overdoses and 68% of those were from prescription or illicit opioids. While this is a grim statistic there are …
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