When Should I have an Alcohol Intervention for a Loved One?
If you’ve watched enough TV you’ve probably come across the popular program Intervention. Interventions have been utilized for decades but have become more popular recently through a combination of pop culture, the proliferation of treatment options, and less stigma surrounding alcohol abuse. Unfortunately watching shows about interventions will not make
Ohio Rep Presents Comprehensive Package To Fight Opioid Crisis
Opioids including prescription pills and illicit substances like heroin have been ravaging the United States for multiple decades now, but the rates of deaths, overdose, and addiction have reached alarming levels over the past few years. No state is immune from the national opioid crisis but some states like Ohio
7 Signs of a Heroin Addiction
The United States is experiencing an opioid crisis and one of the most popular forms of opioids doesn’t come from a doctor but a dealer – heroin. When many users lose access to prescription opioids or prescription users want something more powerful they turn to heroin. It’s cheap, it’s powerful,
Who Would Benefit Best from Long-Term Rehab?
If you’ve decided you want to kick your alcoholism or drug addiction you will need a plan. The best plans start with an addiction treatment program. If you’ve been researching treatment for you or a loved one you can be overwhelmed by the options. There’s intensive outpatient, short-term inpatient, long-term
Veterans and Addiction
American soldiers serve tirelessly to protect and defend our country, but the mental, emotional, and physical toll can often carry a heavy burden when they return to civilian life. Most people are aware of the staggering rates of PTSD affecting our troops. Something much more unspoken is the prevalence of
How Ohio Hospitals are Battling the Opioid Epidemic
Today it’s hard to meet someone whose life hasn’t been affected by the opioid epidemic. We have all lost family and friends as the opioid crisis marches on – but help is on the way. Ohio has been harshly hit by the current epidemic, falling only behind West Virginia in
Federal Government Sends Ohio $71.5 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis
The opioid crisis is felt nation-wide, but some states have been hit worse than others. Ohio has been one of the most ravaged states during the ongoing crisis. The Buckeye State trails only West Virginia for the number of deaths per capita related to drug use and much of those
Benefits of a 12-Step Based Program
There are many ways to get over an addiction, but 12-step based programs have proven among the most popular and proof-positive across the world. 12-step meetings have existed for several decades and are used to help treat a variety of addictions from alcoholism to anxiety and everything in-between. 12-step meetings