If you suspect that your child is struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, it’s essential to talk about getting them the help they need. Here are some tips to help facilitate the conversation:
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Addiction is a chronic medical disease where an individual compulsively uses substances despite the potential for harmful outcomes. The intensity of addiction increases over time, making it essential to recognize the signs of a potential problem as soon as possible.
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Anger is a natural emotion of the human experience. It is a feeling that people struggle to understand, for themselves and others, as it can be uncomfortable, unpredictable, and even harmful when uncontrolled.
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What is Alcoholism? Alcoholism is a complex pattern of behaviors caused by a dependence on alcohol. The disease, known medically as alcohol use disorder, can put a person’s health and safety at risk. Not only can alcoholism significantly affect an individual’s physical and mental health, but it can also affect the lives of others in […]
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 […]
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Saturday July 23rd, 2011 an overwhelming amount of news feeds as well as Television channels broke the story that singer and songwriter, Amy Winehouse, 27, had passed away. Not knowing the cause, many assumed the infamous, \”rehab\” songstress passed from her many years of partying with drugs and alcohol, and so it began as facebook […]