There are many approaches to treating veterans who suffer from heroin addiction. When treating veterans who are struggling with an opioid addiction, we find that one of the most crucial approaches is education. At New Bridge Foundation®, we believe that helping veterans understand the effects of heroin on the brain and body can help to…
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It is damaging to assume that when a tragedy like a global health crisis occurs, less newsworthy problems disappear. Individuals struggling with mental health issues, physical disabilities, non-COVID-related health conditions, and substance use still endure these conditions in this time of quarantine and lockdown. In fact, if anything, problems like addiction are exacerbated by the…
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For individuals affected by mental health issues and their families, Mental Illness Awareness Week can be an important time of the year. Mental Illness Awareness Week highlights the importance for individuals to have access to safe, reliable treatment. At New Bridge Foundation®, we suggest you observe Mental Illness Awareness Week by learning about the importance…
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Mental health issues and addiction do not simply disappear when other issues take center stage. As the nation — and the world — face the current global pandemic, it is more important than ever that individuals struggling with these types of issues have access to high-quality remote treatment. In fact, in a quarantine situation, drug…
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Dear Colleagues, New Bridge Foundation® has been selected by Newsweek as one of the top 10 best addiction treatment centers in the state of California! We are very honored by this recognition and are delighted to share it with you. Newsweek partnered with the global market research firm Statista, Inc. to select the…
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September is National Recovery Month, a national observance to increase awareness and understanding of substance use issues and to acknowledge people in recovery. For individuals facing substance use problems, September is an ideal time to reach out for help. For those who are already on the road to recovery, National Recovery Month can be a…
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If you have been looking for help for addiction for a loved one, you may feel hopeless or defeated. It is difficult to know what to do when a loved one is suffering. There are very few things in life that make you feel more powerless then sitting back and watching your loved one spiral…
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On May 7, 2020, the National Institute of Health issued a press release highlighting the findings of a new data analysis, which they had funded, and which had been published in the American Jour-nal of Preventative Medicine. The striking discovery found that patients who visited the emergency department for an opioid overdose are 100 times…
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It is tempting to think of the recovery journey as moving in a straight line. The fact of that matter is that somewhere around half of all people who take the critical step of getting treatment for their addiction issues will relapse at some point.1 Relapse is such a common occurrence, in fact, that at…
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We witness the power of the internet in general — and of social media in particular — every day. For most of us, there are few aspects of our life that have not been affected in some way by the power of these forces. Never before has it been so easy to connect with other…
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