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Introducing: Feinberg Hope Foundation
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Introducing: Feinberg Hope Foundation

We are excited to announce the development of the Feinberg Hope Foundation, a donor-restricted fund within The Children’s Foundation which was created to reduce the financial hardship in receiving addiction and mental health treatment for adolescents and young adults in need. This foundation will provide individuals with the opportunity to receive compassionate guidance, personalized treatment…

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The Broad Spectrum of Treating Drug and Alcohol Addiction

Drug addiction and alcoholism is a complex disease. It is characterized by intense, uncontrollable, craving, and obsessive drug-seeking even in the face of disturbing consequences. Worst of all, no one is immune to it. Traditionally, the path to addiction begins with the voluntary act of taking drugs, but over time, the individual’s ability to choose…

Google Sets Limits on Addiction Treatment Ads, Citing Safety
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Google Sets Limits on Addiction Treatment Ads, Citing Safety

When people need information, they usually turn to Google, the world’s largest search engine. In an article published by the New York Times, Google acknowledged that it may not be the best resource to utilize when looking for addiction treatment resources, citing consumer safety concerns. Treatment providers have paid up to $70 per ad click,…

Substance-Induced Mood Disorder

A substance-induced mood disorder is when changing or stopping a drug causes mood changes for an extended period of time. Many drugs (prescribed and not prescribed) change the way brain cells communicate with each other. They can also change the amounts of chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) in your nervous system. Having the right balance of these…

Quadriplegia

Quadriplegia, also known as tetraplegia is defined as “paralysis of four limbs”. Quadriplegia is caused by damage to the brain or the spinal cord at a high level (C1 – C7 – in particular). The primary cause of quadriplegia is a spinal cord injury, but other conditions such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral…

Hoarding

Hoarding is the compulsive purchasing, acquiring, searching, and saving of items that have little or no value. People with this disorder have persistent difficulty in discarding or parting with possessions. This difficulty is due to the strong urges to save items and/or distress associated with discarding. When these behaviors lead to enough clutter and disorganization…

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder until 1994, is a mental illness that is characterized by having at least two clear, distinct identities or personality states. These personality states are referred to as “alters”, which essentially control the individual’s behavior and may have different reactions, emotions, and body functioning. An alter often…