Cutting-edge: Understanding People who Self-harm by Barbara Melton, M.Ed., LPC Self-harm not a new thing. There is just a lot more attention paid to it now that children are at the forefront of the research on this particular topic. Statistics from www.selfinjury.org indicate one out of every 200 kids self-harm — and the numbers seem
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Higher Education: MDMA & Molly Abuse on College Campuses
Higher Education: MDMA & Molly Abuse on College Campuses Unfortunately, on college campuses across the country, we hear far too often about students overdosing on drugs. Recently, on the campus of Wesleyan University, 11 students were hospitalized after taking the drug Molly. We wanted to get an expert opinion concerning the reappearance of stimulants like
Layperson Access to Naloxone in The Sunshine State: Giving Life. Inspiring Hope.
Layperson Access to Naloxone in The Sunshine State: Giving Life. Inspiring Hope. Drug overdose deaths are now the leading cause of injury death nationwide.[1] Opioid overdose can occur, accidentally, from medical use of prescription opioid pain relievers, non-medical use of prescription opioids, and heroin use. In 2013, approximately 16,000 people in the United States died
Tobacco Use in Treatment: To Smoke or not to Smoke
Tobacco Use in Treatment: To Smoke or not to Smoke There has been an ongoing debate when it comes to the topic of tobacco use in treatment. There are facts based on scientific studies and there are opinions based on personal experience, both of which account for something. We have all heard the statistics about
Moving Forward with Your New Year’s Resolution
Moving Forward with Your New Year’s Resolution It’s January 1st, and this year is it. After scarfing down your last piece of diabetes-encrusted cherry pie, you begin the trudge to the gym only to arrive and witness that everyone else had the same idea. There isn’t a single open workout machine, so you go home
Finding Recovery During the Holidays
Finding Recovery During the Holidays “Who wants to spend Christmas in rehab?” That common thought runs through the minds of most every person battling alcohol or drug addiction. Although, after denial is pushed to the side, the thought really turns into: “who wants to spend Valentine’s Day, Fourth of July, my neighbor’s birthday, Monday, etc.
Putting a New Face on Recovery Connection
Putting a New Face on Recovery Connection It’s not a competition. This isn’t about the need to sell more of a product than your competitor. Everyone in the addiction recovery field shares the same goal: to help people get clean and sober. Whether it’s at one of our facilities or one better suited for a
What Do Heroin Addicts Look Like?
What Do Heroin Addicts Look Like? A new study about heroin addiction showed that the demographics of heroin addicts have changed–not a surprise to people who work in addiction treatment–but still may shock many who may not even know they may be standing on the rim of an erupting heroin volcano. Since the 1960s, the
Help Others, Just Not in My Neighborhood
Help Others, Just Not in My Neighborhood Health care treatment—mental, physical and social—is more than just doctors’ offices and hospitals. Addiction treatment is no different. Many pieces make up the picture of addiction treatment: inpatient, residential, outpatient, sober living homes, 12-step meetings, individual therapists. There’s a combination that works, and it’s not the same one
Saving Lives from Opiate Overdose
Saving Lives from Opiate Overdose The evolution of American drug use has two faces: On one side is the groundswell for the approval of medical marijuana and even recreational marijuana. On the other side, the arrival of heroin abuse and opiate overdoses in the suburbs has increased the demand for lifesaving methods to combat overdoses.