An insert from the latest blog of JADE Founder and CEO, Lucy Garrighan : \”More people are dying from drug overdoses at a brutally alarming rate since the day that I lost my beautiful first born son, John Ryan Garrighan. He was 27 when he lost his battle with this demon of opiate addiction. He […]
JADE Wellness Center is honored to announce the hiring of Dr. Shannon Allen as full time addiction psychiatrist on staff. Shannon Allen, MD is a graduate of Drexel University College of Medicine. She trained in general psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic (WPIC), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and completed a fellowship in addiction […]
Hello everyone! We recognize there has not been any blogs posted in way too long! That is because we are busy at JADE expanding our business and our families! Last July Abbie welcomed a baby boy into the family and this July Dan will be giving everyone yet another boy! Talk about sibling rivalry! In […]
October 10th, 2011 is World Mental Health Day. Mental Health Disorders affect 450 million people around the world. One in four persons in the United States suffers from Mental Health Issues. The most common being; Bipolar, Depression, Post dramatic Stress Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Eating Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The goal of World Mental Health […]
It was recently bothersome to overhear a young group of individuals, engaged in treatment, talking about their addiction. One patient had said to another they don’t want to stop using drugs and alcohol because their addicted life has not been a bad life. There has never been a consequence to their use other than the […]
Jade Wellness Center continues to closely monitor the spread of the Coronavirus and is doing everything we can to reduce the risk of infection at our treatment facilities. We have a dual-responsibility at this time; to continue to provide the best, most effective care we can to a vulnerable population during these tumultuous times while […]
Alcoholism and drug dependence and addiction, known as substance use disorders, are complex problems. People with these disorders once were thought to have a character defect or moral weakness; some people mistakenly still believe that. However, most scientists and medical researchers now consider dependence on alcohol or drugs to be a long term illness, like […]
Because Suboxone is an opiate, doctors in Greensburg, PA must be specially certified to dispense this drug. For those suffering from heroin addiction or an addiction to an opiate-related drug, Suboxone may be the answer needed to fight heroin addiction. But the choice to treat heroin and other addictions with Suboxone lies in the hands […]
There are many drug rehab centers in Pennsylvania. However, there are also so many levels of drug abuse on the increase, that there is room for yet more rehabilitation centers. JADE Wellness Center is more than just another rehabilitation center! Coming to Monroeville PA very soon, late spring to be exact, the theme is “out […]
Doctors Who Prescribe Suboxone to their patients for treatment of opiate dependence must first obtain a waiver from the Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA approved suboxone as a pain killer in 2002 making it available for use soon thereafter. Because it is a partial opiate (agonist) it is relatively safer than full […]