Cassava℠ Free Addiction Recovery App Now Available for Android Devices News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 6, 2015The CassavaSM addiction recovery app, launched in April for iPhone, is now available for Android devices. The app features daily affirmations and recovery tips, a personal journal, and a comprehensive database with more than 140,000 12-step and non-12-step listings to help app users locate support group meetings, whether at home or on the road.
Suicide is Double in Rural Young People Mental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 3, 2015A distressing new report from the journal JAMA Pediatrics finds that adolescents and young adults in rural communities take their own lives twice as often as those in cities, sparking an “urgent” need to ensure mental health help and access in large swaths of the country. And the gap between remote and urban populations is…
Stress in Early Childhood Ups Risks for Depression, Marijuana Addiction Drug Addiction, Mood DisordersBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 1, 2015New findings from a group of American researchers point toward an increased risk for depression-related marijuana problems in adults exposed to high amounts of stress early on in life.
Top 5 Places Your Teen Probably Shouldn’t Be on 4th of July Culture & MediaBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 29, 2015As parents you want to keep your children safe, even more so when they become teenagers and venture out to explore the world, have fun and be with their friends. That’s when most parents truly begin to worry, wondering if they’ve done enough to prepare their offspring for the many dangers associated with use of…
Rate of Heroin Overdose Deaths on the Rise AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 25, 2015A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that even though abuse of prescription opioids seems to be leveling off in America, heroin use has risen dramatically, with increasingly fatal results.
Exercise Helps Prevent Marijuana Relapse, Study Finds Drug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 24, 2015Consumption of cannabis/marijuana leads to the onset of drug addiction in a significant number of users, even when use only occurs on an occasional basis. As is true with other forms of addiction, people recovering from cannabis addiction run the risk of relapsing back into active substance intake after establishing an initial pattern of abstinence.…
VA Sued for Discriminating Against Survivors of Sexual Trauma Trauma & PTSDBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 23, 2015Two veterans’ advocacy groups are suing the U.S. Veterans Administration, claiming the organization discriminates against former service personnel with medical problems related to sexual assault or harassment. According to representatives from the Service Women’s Action Network and the Vietnam Veterans of America, when veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by sexual trauma come…
How Does Stress Affect Suicide Risks in the Military? Mental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 20, 2015A new study from a team of American researchers indicates that soldiers dealing with chronic stress have substantially higher chances of seriously contemplating suicide than their counterparts exposed to only short-term stress.
New Executive Director to Head The Ranch Treatment Center in Tennessee UncategorizedBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 18, 2015The Ranch℠ treatment center, a premier mental health and rehabilitation facility in Nunnelly, Tennessee, announces the appointment of Marshall Millikin as executive director.
Are Therapists Ever Off Duty? Mental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 16, 2015You attended school, studied diligently and earned your degrees — not to mention the “alphabet soup” of letters those degrees allow you to tack onto the end of your name. You’ve worked with clients to help them learn ways to live happier, healthier lives.
