25Jul
08Jul
Fentanyl Overdose
The Exploding Risk and Realities of Overdose Due to Fentanyl
Fentanyl is currently the most dangerous substance on the illegal drug market. The overdose totals for 2021 topped those of 2020, putting the total well over the 100,000 mark, closing in on diseases like diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. Recent releases...
15Jun
How Long Does Heroin Stay in Your System
Detecting Heroin Use
For one reason or another, people often ponder the question, ‘how long does heroin stay in your system?’ Sometimes people wonder because they need to pass a drug test, while others are thinking about how long the withdrawal symptoms last. Regardless of the reasoning, the answer is that it...
02Jun
Meth Comedown
What Is A Meth Comedown
When I first began using meth in high school, I was unaware of how it would negatively affect my future. I had experimented with many drugs in my younger years, but nothing threw me off like methamphetamine. My struggle with meth caused me and my family...
09May
Rehabilitation Facilities in New Mexico
Finding the Right New Mexico Rehab
Because there are so many rehabilitation facilities in New Mexico, it can be difficult to make an informed decision when seeking treatment for yourself or a loved one. There are a few different ways to discern which rehabilitation facilities in New Mexico stand above the...
01May
Senate Bill 317 New Mexico
A Bill to Make Behavioral Health More Accessible
On Thursday, April 7, 2022, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 317 New Mexico into law. This bill establishes the Health Care Affordability Fund which is set up to lower the cost of health insurance for working-class families. The bill also disallows...
26Apr
The Roots of Meth Psychosis
Pick a drug that people abuse, and the chances are high that some lasting form of emotional scar is attached to that abuse. It doesn’t matter what the individuals’ drug of choice is; all substance abuse cases take a mental toll on the user. Sometimes it’s short-term memory loss – at...
02Apr
What Are the Most Dangerous Drugs?
I started using drugs in high school and by the time I graduated college, I had used pretty much every drug that I knew existed. When I arrived at Icarus Behavioral Health for treatment, it was hard to imagine my life without drugs. Now that I am...
22Mar
Treatment that Considers Trauma
Icarus Embraces a Trauma Informed Treatment Model
The following article will explain why it’s important that healthcare providers learn about Trauma-Informed Care (TIC), which means using an approach based on sound science and best practices to identify people who may have experienced traumatic events. This identification allows mental health professionals to...
08Feb
