Freedom Healthcare of Elizabethtown

11/09/2021

A great article

How the past affects our reaction to the present.

09/09/2021

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08/23/2021

Going back to school may feel different this year whether your school is in-person or remote. If you or a student you know is struggling with difficult emotions related to COVID-19, contact the Disaster Distress Helpline by calling or texting 1-800-985-5990.

06/28/2021

Opening Soon! Treating mood disorder, thought disorder, cognitive disorder, and substance abuse.

02/21/2021

Can't wait to begin offering help to the people of our community!

02/20/2021

One of the reasons why people will abuse alcohol or drugs is that they want to escape their emotions. Substance abuse can provide a temporary release, but it comes with a heavy price. Addiction can destroy everything that is good in people’s life so that in the end all is left is the addict and their drug. Their emotions become so numb that they hardly feel anything anymore. They not only escape the unpleasant emotions but also the positive ones as well – this is when addiction really starts to feel like living in a personal hell.

02/18/2021

Demi Lovato is opening up about her battle with addiction in her new YouTube Original.

Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil will premiere on March 23 with the first two episodes and then airing weekly.

Featuring the exclusive first listen to Demi Lovato’s title song to the powerful four-part documentary event, “Dancing With the Devil.”Premiering March 23, D...

12/29/2020

NEVER EVER FORGET there is another way!

“I remember before I tried m**h, I asked people what it was like. They said “it’s like a burst of energy, a rush that takes your breath, it’s the best feeling ever, I don’t know how to explain it really.’ And they were right, but now if someone were to ever ask me what it’s like, I would tell them..

‘It’s like spending every single penny you ever had, on drugs.

It’s like going days without eating even though you were starving, but you needed dope more.

It’s like having to lie to every family and friend you had ever had.

It’s like waking up hating yourself from the shame and guilt.

It’s like going into withdrawals every 8 hours unless you had more dope to do. (And you usually didn’t)

It’s like never attending any family event because you were too high or too sick.

It’s like everyone eventually stopped inviting you to events. And even talking to you.

It's like crying yourself to sleep every single night because your children got taken.

It’s like knowing you have one more chance to get better before your child gets adopted and still choosing that bag.

It's like asking others how your own blood child is doing.

It's watching everyone around you succeed and yet you’re crumbling.

It’s like everything was on your drug dealers time. If they said five hours. You’ll wait five hours in a car.

It’s like stealing everything worth value for dope. No matter how sentimental it was to you, or someone else.

It’s like losing so much weight you can’t fit into any of your clothes.

It’s like losing everything you’ve ever owned in your entire life.

It’s like nobody believing a word you said, even if it was the truth.

It’s like being a prisoner inside your own head.

It’s like contemplating su***de every single day.

It’s like never being scared to die, because that’s what you wanted.

It’s like trying to shut your brain up for even five minutes. It was worth that little time of peace.

It’s like seeing your family cry for you to stop, only for you to leave and go get high. Because stopping wasn’t an option. It wasn’t possible.

It’s like you’d do absolutely anything for more. And you did.

It’s like everyone hating you no matter where you went, because they knew you were a drug addict.

You'll miss out on your children and they'll be grown before you Know it. You'd kill for your child and do any and everything for them yet you won't be able to get clean for them and we actually turn out to be the ones who hurt them the most.

It’s like overdosing and going to get high right after.

It’s like walking into rehab 100 pounds with the clothes on your back and being scared to death.

It’s like giving your ENTIRE LIFE AWAY.

So if you’re ever curious like I was, please at least know the truth. CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, and it WILL KILL YOU TOO” 💯😔👌

12/06/2020

WHAT IS MAT, AND HOW DOES IT WORK?

MAT is an umbrella term for using specified medication to treat opioid and alcohol use disorders and sometimes to***co. You may have heard of people taking medications to help them detox from drugs. It’s true that MAT is used in medical detox settings, but it can be effective in all levels of care, including outpatient treatment.

Depending on the specific medication, MAT works in one of two ways:

By binding to opioid receptors in the brain and activating them – This is similar to the way that opioids work on the brain, but MAT medications do it to a lesser extent.
By completely blocking the receptors that cause pleasant feelings – This prevents you from feeling euphoria when you take drugs, which may motivate you to stay away from them.
MAT isn’t a cure for addiction. It’s a tool that can jumpstart and support your recovery. MAT is usually most effective when it’s combined with other treatments, like counseling and behavioral therapy.

11/18/2020

How to recognize the warning signs of su***de.

Suicidal behavior is a potential consequence of some treatable mental disorders, substance use, or anxiety disorders. Learn about potential su***de signs.

11/15/2020