ACEs and Addiction: A Recovery Guide
08Feb
25Jan
How Much Does IOP Cost With Insurance?
Using Health Benefits to Get Outpatient Services Covered at Icarus
When it comes to dealing with an addiction or mental illness, treatment costs shouldn’t prevent you from getting the help you need. However, a 2011 report found that approximately 37% of people who needed rehab couldn’t afford it,...
16Jan
Developing Life Skills for Recovering Addicts
The Benefits of Learning Life Skills in Recovery at Icarus
Overcoming addiction is challenging, but it is more than possible. In fact, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 7 in 10 people with a substance use disorder recover. Learning the right life skills is often...
29Dec
Does Medicaid Cover Eating Disorder Treatment?
Getting Help Using Western Sky and Medicaid at Icarus
Watching a loved one struggle with their body image and physically damage themselves over time is an incredibly sad and helpless feeling. When my wife began struggling with her eating disorder again after many years, it was extremely frustrating not to...
13Dec
Does Insurance Cover PTSD and Trauma Treatment?
Using Health Insurance for Trauma Programs at Icarus in NM
Suffering from a mental illness like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or struggling to cope with trauma is incredibly difficult. I saw this firsthand when my childhood best friend came back from deployment and suffered daily because of the experiences he had...
29Nov
Do I Need Residential Eating Disorder Treatment?
Get Answers on Seeking Inpatient Rehab for Disordered Eating
"Do I need residential eating disorder treatment?" is a frequently asked question among those with eating disorders. You may not believe that you're "sick enough" to need help, or you may feel intimidated by the thought of attending treatment in a residential...
21Nov
What is the Turning Point of Recovery?
Marking the Milestones in Getting Clean and Sober
Do you - or a friend or loved one - struggle with substance abuse? You might be at rock bottom, often the first turning point of recovery. While you struggle with a substance use disorder that hurts your physical or mental health, you...
27Oct
What is the Heroin Recovery Rate?
A Closer Look at the Statistics for Opiate Addiction Treatment
A recent spike in drug abuse has many asking this question - what is the heroin recovery rate? The illicit substance has infiltrated communities across the United States from large to small. Heroin addiction leaves utter devastation - overdose injuries and...
08Oct
ARFID Quiz
Understanding Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Symptoms
Living with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) differs from simply being a picky eater. While someone may describe a person's eating habits by saying that they are picky due to ARFID, the condition can come with health complications and significantly impact a person's...
18Sep
Will Rehab Help My Court Case?
