Individuals who suffer from mental health and addiction issues often struggle with the stigma that society associates with them. For example, you may have heard people with substance use disorders described as people with moral failings, rather than someone suffering from a condition. Similarly, people with mental health conditions are often viewed as “dangerous” or …
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Michael Herbert
16 million adults (8% of all adults) experience chronic back pain in the United States. Chronic back pain can be excruciating, causing many individuals to become limited in their daily activities. Because of this, many individuals go to their doctors looking for a solution. Oftentimes, they are given a prescription for narcotic pain medication. While …
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Michael Herbert
Chronic alcohol and drug abuse typically leads to a psychological and physical dependence on the substance. Once addicted, the absence of the substance causes withdrawal symptoms that are often uncomfortable enough that they trigger continued use. While some withdrawal symptoms are merely uncomfortable, others can be potentially life threatening. For this reason, when looking to …
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Michael Herbert
Perhaps you or a loved on is wrestling with problematic substance use. If so, you are not the only one facing this battle. Evidence indicates that drug use has increased across most generations, genders and demographics in the United States, reaching alarming levels. In 2017, an estimated 38% of adults in the United States were …
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Michael Herbert
Spirituality and religion have been coping mechanisms for a lot of individuals for multiple reasons for thousands of years. A lot of people seek help from this “outside worldly experiences” narrative to get out of worldly struggles, including mental illnesses such as substance abuse and addiction. What is Religion or Spirituality? Religion constitutes a specific …
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Michael Herbert
Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ system of the body. It is the leading cause of preventable death. (CDC) What’s Nicotine? Nicotine is an alkaloid that acts both as a stimulant and an anxiolytic depending on its dose. It is used as a recreational drug through smoking, snorting snuff, or …
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Michael Herbert
Watching your loved ones struggling with alcoholism can be extremely painful and challenging. The problem not only affects the person but also affects the mental health and well-being of the entire family. It is important to remember that such a person can be treated in a variety of ways and there is always help available. …
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Michael Herbert
