May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time for us to reflect on the importance of mental health in our lives and to educate ourselves and others on the challenges faced by those with mental health disorders.
A gambling addiction disorder, also known as compulsive gambling, is a mental health disorder characterized by a persistent and recurring urge to gamble despite the negative consequences that may result from placing bets.
Alcohol Awareness Month is an annual public health campaign held in April to increase awareness and education about alcohol-related issues. It was first established in 1987 by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD).
Abilify was first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002. Since that time it has become one of the most broadly-prescribed medications in the world.
You deserve a pat on the back, a big thumbs up, and a hearty “Congratulations!” if you’ve made the decision to ask for help. It’s one of the best decisions you can make. It doesn’t matter if you’ve decided to get help to control your use of substances or to become entirely abstinent.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies the drinking of five or more drinks on an occasion for men and four or more drinks on occasion for women as excessive alcohol use, otherwise known as binge drinking.
Congratulations! You may have just completed substance abuse treatment at Northern Illinois or another treatment center. Now, you might be wondering, “What’s next?” Although making it through the treatment process was absolutely a major accomplishment, recovery doesn’t end here.
Congratulations! You may have just completed substance abuse treatment at Northern Illinois or another treatment center. Now, you might be wondering, “What’s next?” Although making it through the treatment process was absolutely a major accomplishment, recovery doesn’t end here.
In 2020, Illinois saw an alarming spike in opioid-related overdoses and deaths. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, there were more than 2,900 opioid-related overdose deaths across the state in 2020 alone.
Rubbing alcohol is a solution that typically contains about 70% isopropanol and 30% water. Isopropanol or isopropanol alcohol is a colorless and transparent liquid with a slightly bitter taste and fruity odor. Rubbing alcohol is used in a wide variety of commercially available products like the following:
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Originally used as comic relief and to warn viewers that a character’s actions may range from being mildly funny to outrightly ludicrous, drinker’s nose, or alcoholic nose, is actually indicative of a more serious chronic condition.
At the beginning of 2018, I started my journey to recovery. Before that, it was many failed attempts at sobriety. Hospitals, inpatients, therapy, uncomfortable places. I had this idea that when becoming sober, I would be “normal” again. That years of damage, trauma, and mental illness would disappear along with my drug use. Within multiple years, I think the cleanest time I was able to achieve was around 5 days.
