Alcohol Dependence and Addiction Like other drugs, heavy alcohol use can lead to tolerance, dependence, and even abuse, which may require treatment. Patients that abuse
About Smoking Cessation Tobacco use often can create tobacco/nicotine dependence and develop smoking-related diseases. Smokers can quit smoking; tobacco/nicotine dependence is treatable. In fact, today,
Please be advised that the federal government limits the number of patients to whom a physician may provide medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse. As a
ENCOURAGE LOVED ONES TO SEEK MENTAL HEALTH CARE The fear of being judged by friends and family can make a person hide, rather than seek
Mental health is a person’s emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing. It plays a large role in the thoughts we have and our behaviors. Mental health
Yep, it’s that time of year again! No, I was not referring to legging session or that time of year when you gain 10 pounds
Over the years, mental health has not been given the same importance as other health care specialties. Although a high level of effort and resources
For many of us, the holidays are a time in which we surround ourselves with families and friends and enjoy the respite from day-to-day stress
The daily, grinding stress so often experienced by people in the helping professions is what causes the psychological injury we know as burnout. Burnout is
Do you think a loved one might be addicted to opioids? Have you experienced behaviors of a loved one that doesn’t add up, or doesn’t
