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At Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches, we are diving into the largest drug bust in our own backyard. The Brevard County drug bust just proves that the opioid epidemic is a real concern for Florida.
Philadelphia, PA (CBS12) — Chris T Jones took Philadelphia by storm in 1996. The receiver from Cardinal Newman High School and the University of Miami seemed to be on the path of to be a superstar wide receiver. But it all fell apart for him. Now. instead of being an NFL legend, he's helping others.. whose lives are falling apart Jones works as a supervisor for Behavioral Heath of the Palm Beaches,a drug rehabilitation program, helping those that have lost their way get...
The writer sits at his table, a drink in hand and ready for the downing. The painter stands at her canvas, having recently smoked a blunt, and contemplates the pigments on the surface of her latest work. The musician runs on stage, revved up on coke and ready to wow the crowd. Whether touted as an emblem of counter-cultural freedom from the restrictive thinking of mainstream society or reputed to stimulate the imagination, drugs, and creativity have been linked with...
Overlooking a Growing Dilemma Substance abuse, particularly of alcohol and prescription drugs, among baby boomers, is one of the fastest-growing health issues facing our country. Yet, even as the number of older adults suffering from these disorders increases, the situation remains relatively hidden from the public’s eye. While substance abuse among the young is surveyed, categorized, and analyzed, the addiction problems of the parents and grandparents of these youths are virtually ignored. One thing is for certain. There is a correlation...
Updated May 2021 With a lineage that consists of two U. S. presidents, a U.S. senator, two governors, the president of the major industrial manufacturer, and several successful businessmen, one would not expect to find a drug addict on any branch of the respected Bush family tree. However, Noelle Lucila Bush is an addict. Jeb Bush speaks on daughter Noelle Bush’s drug addiction to address the challenges that he and his family have encountered while coping with his daughter’s disease. As...
There's an argument, often made by libertarians, that all drugs should be legal. A person's body is their own domain so what they do to it should be beyond government control. By and large, that sounds like a sound argument, I might agree. In this case, however, we have the opportunity to reflect on a time in our country's past when all drugs were legal. Why Ignore History? Around the turn of the 19th century, all drugs in the United States...
In 2013 the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) designated “seniors” to be a special population. Since that happened a number of quality treatment programs have attempted to enhance the services they provide to senior patients. In my professional experience, I have found that there is a lot to be considered when treating seniors for addictive diseases. To properly treat seniors for addiction, it takes a lot more than making a few adjustments to a rehab's existing treatment program that...
I have a friend of mine who has a chronic disease: type 1 diabetes. He's doing OK now, but he's been hospitalized on two occasions in the twenty-five years that I've known him. After being hospitalized, he had a lot of outpatient appointments with his endocrinologist. He had frequent check-ups. While the frequency of the appointments seems to have slowed down, he still checks his blood sugar daily. My friend knows that he has to follow a daily plan to...
The culture of recovery is changing. If you haven't heard anybody say something like "My name is Michael and I'm in long-term recovery," you will soon. If you haven't been fortunate enough to see the documentary Anonymous People (Williams, 2012), see it soon. I first became aware of it when the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) gave it their 2014 Media Award. You can view it on Netflix or purchase it from Amazon. It's only one of the things...
