Sobriety

Signs of Heroin Use

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....

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EtG Test

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...

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Obamacare for Rehab

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...

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Music Therapy for Addiction

Music Therapy for Addiction

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 that’s not understood about this organ and how...

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Cocaine Comedown

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...

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REBT for Addiction

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...

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Rehabilitation Facilities in New Mexico

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...

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Senate Bill 317 New Mexico

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...

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SMART Recovery Meetings

SMART Recovery Meetings

SMART Recovery (Self-Management and Recovery Training) is an effective alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). In this treatment modality, participants learn techniques that enable them to continue progressing in their recovery. While we also support 12 step recovery, the team at Icarus Behavioral Health embraces SMART Recovery as an evidence-based...

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