23Sep
07Sep
Signs of Heroin Use
The signs and symptoms of heroin addiction are often subtle, and it’s easy to hide them from friends and family. They can also be easily mistaken for other issues, such as a mental illness or simply bad decision-making. These signs can be easy to overlook, especially if you’re unfamiliar with them....
26Aug
Pink Meth: The Realities of Strawberry Methamphetamine
Get the Facts Behind Pink Meth
Many people are familiar with methamphetamine or crystal meth, thanks to headlines or the news in general. However, when the AMC show Breaking Bad became widely popular, it also helped bring the problems and dangers surrounding meth into the spotlight. At the same time though, the...
17Aug
EtG Test: What It Is and How It Works
Get Answers on EtG Tests and Alcohol Treatment Options at Icarus
EtG tests are one of the most common ways to verify recent alcohol consumption, but not a lot of people know what it is or how it works. There are various tests that medical professionals and government officials use to determine...
09Aug
Does Obamacare Cover Rehab?
As vital as rehab is to the recovery of those struggling with addiction, it unfortunately faces the same stigma as everything surrounding substance abuse and mental health. It can be difficult to seek help for paying for addiction treatment services, or even to find the right places to ask questions like...
01Aug
Music Therapy for Addiction
The Role of Musical Therapies in Substance Abuse Treatment
The mind is a complex organ that can heal, perform complex functions, create electricity, form thoughts, and communicate on levels of consciousness that we cannot even fathom as physical beings. Because we use so little of our brains, there is so much...
25Jul
Cocaine Comedown
Understanding the Cocaine Crash and How to Overcome It
It's a given that most chemical substances that cause drug abuse and disorders have an extremely negative impact. Finding one item people use as crutches for addiction that doesn't have detrimental consequences is impossible – even substances like marijuana...
17Jul
REBT for Addiction
Human behavior and thinking are as closely related to addiction as any other element of the human personality. Relating certain behaviors to their responses and triggers allows us to completely reprogram our brains, resulting in different behavioral reactions to a specific stimulus. These methods, including NLP (neuro-linguistic programming), can provide significant...
26May
DBT Therapy Albuquerque
Originally designed to help people with suicidal behavior or borderline personality disorder, DBT has now been adapted to help with many mental health problems that may affect many aspects of a person’s life. When looking for DBT therapy in Albuquerque, Icarus Behavioral Health forms one of the top-rated addiction treatment and...
18May
EMDR Therapy Albuquerque
There are many treatment modalities utilized in today’s world of psychology. Some have origins that date back decades, while others have come about relatively recently. These techniques are backed by numerous studies and peer-reviewed medical journals, all of which collectively point to their incredible efficacy and effectiveness in treating a...
