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Benefits of Dual Diagnosis Treatment

01.25.2023 by Girl on Fire // Leave a Comment

Mental Illness

When someone experiences both a mental health disorder and substance abuse, they are said to have a dual diagnosis. Sadly, this combination of diagnoses is quite common, and it can be difficult to treat one without the other. This is why dual diagnosis treatment has become an increasingly important part of modern mental health care.  […]

Categories // Did You Know? Tags // addiction, medical care, mental health care, mental illness, Sick, treament

At Home Hair Drug Test at CVS

07.11.2019 by Girl on Fire // Leave a Comment

Did you know you can do a hair drug test at home these days? Thankfully I have never had the need, but I know many families struggle with drug use and addiction. Imagine having a child living at home that has been caught up in drugs. You make rules and you need to know that […]

Categories // Health Tags // addiction, family, health

Moms & Addiction: The Facts

02.06.2017 by Girl on Fire // 1 Comment

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As a mom, there is no doubt that you strive to be the best mother you can and the perfect parent that cares for your children, cooks, cleans, and looks after your family. It’s a pressure that all moms put on themselves, and it can have a significant impact on their lives. It’s not much […]

Categories // Did You Know? Tags // addiction, drinking, Drugs, health, Help, Moms, Motherhood, Stress

2016 Was NOT the Worst Year Ever

12.31.2016 by Girl on Fire // 1 Comment

2016 Was NOT the Worst Year Ever Everywhere I look all I see is people complaining about how 2016 was the worst year ever.  WORST.  Really people?  2016 is the worst year because some celebrities died?  Most of which you hadn’t even thought of in many years I am sure.  Most of which had abused […]

Categories // Around Our House Tags // 2016, addiction, Death, Depression, detox, foster dogs, fostering, Happiness, Life, Medication, Puppies, RSD, withdrawal, worst year ever

Opioid Dependence is a Scary Thing, Reset Reality!

12.04.2013 by Girl on Fire // 1 Comment

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. Opioid dependence is a growing problem.  It is a chronic disease affecting more and more Americans each year.  A lot of it happens because there are so many more people […]

Categories // Did You Know? Tags // addiction, Chronic Disease, health, opioid dependence, Pain, Reset Reality

Why I Don’t Take Opioids for My Pain

10.14.2013 by Girl on Fire // 6 Comments

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom CentralConsulting for Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. If you are a regular reader over here, then you already know that I have a degenerative neurological disease. It used to be called RSD, but is now referred to as CRPS […]

Categories // Around Our House Tags // addiction, chronic pain, CRPS, health, Opioids, Pain, RSD

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Likewise Game Review, Great Christmas Gift!

Likewise is a fun party game from Buffalo games.  It’s for ages 14 and up, but Morgan was able to play it with us.  She is 12, soon to be 13 next April. It’s super easy to play.  You simply take the Description cards and the Subject cards and flip one of each over to […]

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