Approximately 85% of people will need to have wisdom teeth extracted at some point during their lives. Dental procedures are not without risk, but young people who use opioids after the procedure may be three times more likely to fill opioid prescriptions long-term....
A variety of treatments are available to help people who struggle with serious substance abuse issues and other mental health challenges. Some treatments rely on medication, while others use non-medication based behavioral modifications. Cognitive behavioral therapy...
Apps are pretty much everywhere these days, whether people like it or not. Not everyone is going to be into using them, but soon enough, there may be one to help transition off of Suboxone. The new app, called ‘OffBup,’ is still in design stages, but it is meant to...
The prevalence of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) has become more noticeable with professional athletes in contact sports such football, hockey, or martial arts and even in combat veterans. CTE is a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated jarring to the...
Alcohol and drug addiction rehab treatment has become a necessity to help so many Americans who have issues with substance abuse. With over 15,000 rehabilitation facilities across the country, only approximately 1.2 million people with an addiction are currently...
The local courts recurrently offer criminals who suffer from drug and alcohol addiction a way to rehabilitate themselves while being under the court’s supervision. Whether the judicial system provides a rehabilitation program inside the jail or an outpatient...
Persons who have battled an eating disorder can have a hard time trying to figure out their ongoing diet once they have received help for their disorder. Going to the grocery store can be a daunting task to figure out which foods to buy and which ones to stay away...
As the time draws near for your teen to go to the college that they were accepted into in this fall, you may be worried about their first experience being away from home. Since you have already experienced some disappointments with your teenager being caught drinking...
Men’s Health magazine used the month of May to bring awareness to mental health among men. According to the magazine, talking about the issues men have suffered from has been avoided for long enough and finally needs some well-deserved attention. In their series,...
Last month Roseanne Barr tweeted some racial slurs about Valerie Jarrett, the senior advisor to the President of the United States Barack Obama. Her ABC show was canceled in the meantime from zero tolerance of racism. Her excuse - Ambien texting. Sleep texting has...
