This year marked year 5 that the Family and Staff of JADE Wellness as well as clients participated in CELEBRATE RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION at PNC PARK on September 11, 2016. The event was once again sponsored by our friends at IRETA, Institute for Research Training Education in Addictions as well as the leadership of CCBH, […]
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Did you know JADE Wellness Center is one of ONLY two places in Allegheny County that have Smart Recovery Meetings? SMART Recovery is an abstinence-based, not-for-profit organization with a sensible self-help program for people having problems with drinking and using. It includes many ideas and techniques to help you change your life from one that […]
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 […]