REST in Cincinnati/ My Mental Health, Addiction and Methadone Recovery

06/24/2026

The Strawberry Moon gets its nickname from the fruit we love, but it won't actually look red. Here's when it's set to take place.

08/08/2020

Maybe if they had listened and honestly cared for the “junkie” that was lying there puking and crapping on themselves while severely detoxing, then possibly many of these human beings could have lived long, healthy, happy lives and even been a productive member of society! All while attending a medicated assisted treatment program! But hey what do we know right? Why should anyone ever listen to us? We’re just the ones going through it, crying out for help, and wanting someone to just understand, listen and care........ please don’t be shy share your feelings in the comments below. I would love to know how you feel about this?

Using a microsimulation model, researchers at Brown predicted the number of opioid-related overdose deaths related to three different treatment options over the course of 8 years.

07/19/2020

Opiates aren't the only prescription drugs that Americans have a problem with. As a nation, we're taking too many antidepressant medications as well.

04/14/2020

I think this is a perfect time to get this site up and running.....Right now we all need help with our demons! Some of us have addiction issues, recovery challenges, and even mental health overload! There are so many things that each and every one of us are dealing with especially during this COVID-19 crisis, and we all need some guidance and others just need someone to listen.......I would like us to work on completing a different project each week. A project that will help us grow more confident inside, gain some knowledge that will allow ourselves to understand what is happing to us and around us, not to mention stop us from falling into our own "Thinking traps"! Nothing would make me happier than to know that we have all grown in every positive way all the way around!

04/09/2020

SAMHSA has released training and technical assistance resources for individuals in the mental health and addiction workforce as they deal with COVID-19. Find these resources at https://bit.ly/2Vco05z

02/17/2020

What can you do if you suspect a child is being impacted by a family member's addiction? Experts say you don't need to be an addiction expert, just a caring adult. This episode offers guidance to help a kid through a tumultuous time.

12/31/2019

Diverting Defendants to Treatment: Model Pretrial Jail Programming for Withdrawal Management and Opioid Medication Assisted Treatment Over the last decade, h...

12/20/2019

Authored by Brooke M Feldman, MSW While teaching a class on eminent psychologist Abraham Maslow’s human hierarchy of needs theory to aspiring behavioral health professionals, a student raised her hand to ask me the following question: “Is this where the idea of people struggling with addiction h...

12/11/2019

With any addiction in which a user has successfully resisted a chemical, activity or substance, relapse is vexing. And with opioids, it’s often deadly. Fatal overdoses following relapse from an opioid addiction is reaching epidemic proportions. In 2017, more than 70,000 people died from drug overd...