What Is Outpatient Treatment for Mental Health?
Mental health is a serious issue that requires focused treatment and individualized care. Recently, mental health disorders have garnished more public attention, and talking about mental health is becoming increasingly destigmatized. For years, mental and behavioral health disorders were seen as either ‘weaknesses’ or ‘private matters’ that no one would speak about freely. These issues […]
Is Adderall a Stimulant or Depressant?
Most frequently used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, aka ADHD, Adderall is a very commonly prescribed drug due to the prevalence of ADHD. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that “as of 2016, 6.1 million children aged 2-17 years living in the U.S. had been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder”. Adding that […]
Pros and Cons of Going to a Coed Drug Rehab
Treatment for drug addiction comes in many different forms but one of the most basic choices to make after you’ve decided to seek help is whether you opt for a gender-specific or coed drug rehab – mix-gendered in other words. Because addiction is such an intimately personal experience, there’s no catchall answer or silver bullet. […]
What Happens in Rehab?
Among the most common recommendations for beating addiction is rehab, so well known in fact that it’s become sort of a catchall term nowadays. Naturally, it’s great that so many folks are aware of the inherent benefits that rehab can provide. But while treatment is oft-advised, not everyone knows what happens in a rehab program. […]
How to Help Someone With Addiction
It feels like being lost in the wilderness. The life of a loved one being thrown into turmoil – a son, daughter, aunt, uncle, mother, father, best friend – also throws your life into disarray. That stability you took for granted all of a sudden shattered by the realization that addiction is in some ways […]
How to Get off Fentanyl Safely
Understanding the dangers of fentanyl – and the reason that getting off it safely requires a measured approach – requires understanding the opioid epidemic. First and foremost, opioids are a class of drugs meant to alleviate pain, with brands like Vicodin and OxyContin commonplace these days. The sense of euphoria that accompanies the pain relief […]
Teen Eating Disorder Treatment in Los Angeles
Growing up is never straightforward. Especially in this day and age where hyperconnectivity, superficial comparison and intense competition seem to be the norm. It’s enough to make you look back with fleeting nostalgia at the “simpler” times that may have defined your teenage years, especially if you’re seeing your child battle an eating disorder today, […]
The Negative Impact of the Coronavirus on Our Mental Health
We’re over a year into the coronavirus pandemic at this point and the scope of the damage done is beyond words. The cost has been immense no matter how you slice it. The death toll, at over 2 million globally, has been utterly tragic and the economic toll has been astounding in addition to that. […]
Ending the Stigma Around Mental Illness
Stigma. Noun. A mark of shame or discredit. It’s a potent word as defined by the dictionary. Its power only exceeded by the internal pain the person carrying it experiences. But what is the stigma of mental illness? The weight of not only dealing with mental illness, which is what addiction ultimately is but also […]
Mental Health and Addictions: What’s the Link?
These two aren’t just linked, they are inextricably linked with each other. For starters, when you consider the definition of addiction, the very concept of it is intertwined with our minds. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) states that “Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking, continued use […]
