Signs of A Functioning Alcoholic
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.
Cocaine Found Floating Off the Coast of The Florida Keys
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.
Florida Drug Bust
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.
Why Professional Treatment is Needed for Addiction
At Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches, we are a drug and alcohol treatment center in Palm Beach offering personalized services for detox, treatment, and more. With professional treatment programs, successful sobriety is attainable. Don’t put sobriety at risk, don’t leave it to chance.
Where’s the chronic-care approach to this chronic disease?
Most of us know someone with a chronic disease. I think of my friend who has type 1 diabetes. He's doing OK now, but he has been hospitalized on two occasions in the 25 years I've known him. After being discharged from the hospital, he had numerous outpatient appointments with his endocrinologist. The appointments became less frequent as his blood sugar stabilized. To this day, he monitors his blood sugar daily. My friend knows that he has to follow a...
Treating Seniors for Addictive Diseases: It’s a Whole New Ballgame
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...
If Addiction is a Chronic Disease, We Need a Chronic Care Model to Treat It
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...
