Developing Life Skills for Recovering Addicts
16Jan
11Jan
Does Methadone Rot Your Teeth?
Getting Methadone Alternatives and Effective Treatment at Icarus
After suffering from opioid addiction for many years, I finally decided to get clean following a stint in jail. The only way I was able to get through the first phase of recovery was to begin methadone treatment. Methadone is commonly prescribed to...
06Jan
How to Get Insurance to Pay for Inpatient Rehab
Using Health Insurance Coverage for Residential Care at Icarus
Residential inpatient treatment is among the more expensive forms of addiction treatment, but that does not mean that it is inaccessible for you or your loved one. Health insurance coverage can pay for a significant portion, or even all, of your treatment...
02Jan
Can You Be Homeless in Rehab?
Getting Support for Recovery and Additional Services at Icarus
When you're deep into addiction, you rarely know how to ask for help. As a homeless heroin addict, I had no good people in my life. I was on my way to dying of my addiction, and there wasn't anybody there to...
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...
24Dec
Can You Force Someone into Rehab in New Mexico?
Getting Answers and Support for a Loved One at Icarus
If you have a loved one with a mental health or substance use disorder, you want what’s best for them. You are likely rightfully worried about what will happen if they do not seek appropriate treatment. Unfortunately, many people who need...
20Dec
Why Do I Keep Relapsing?
A Personal Story of Relapse and Recovery
The addiction recovery process is not always easy or fun. In my experience with drug addiction, relapse has unfortunately been a big part of it. I've relapsed multiple times, and each time it happens, I feel like a failure. I've been to multiple recovery...
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...
04Dec
Meth Mites
A Personal Story of How Meth Abuse Took Over My Life
Meth addiction not only destroyed my body, but it nearly made me lose my sanity as well. Chronic meth abuse causes physical and psychological damage that a lot of other drugs don't. For me personally, I would stay awake for...
29Nov
Do I Need Residential Eating Disorder Treatment?
