Don’t Forget! Sign Up for Horizon’s 5th Annual Wellness Walk!
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Horizon is holding it’s fifth annual Walk Towards a New Horizon on September 15, 218. The walk will be held [...]
Recent DSM-V Updates Include Changes in Diagnostic Criteria
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In September 2016, the American Psychiatric Association announced a number of changes to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition [...]
Can Therapy Dogs Help with Addiction?
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You may have heard of trained therapy dogs being used to help people with specific health problems—including individuals with cancer, [...]
Can You Ever Really Get Over An Addiction? (Part 2)
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As our post last week stated, addiction is a chronic disease—but it is treatable and manageable. There are medications that [...]
The Opioid Epidemic in Erie County is Real
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We’ve all seen or heard the headlines on the local news. Deaths and overdoses from heroin and other opioids are [...]
Are some people more prone to addiction than others?
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Why can some people drink or do drugs without becoming addicted? Are there reasons that some people become addicts while [...]
Don’t forget to sign up for Horizon’s 2nd annual Walk Towards a New Horizon
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Horizon is holding it’s second annual Walk Towards a New Horizon on Sunday, September 27, 2015. The walk will be [...]
The Short- and Long-Term Effects of Alcohol On the Body
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When you drink alcohol, it’s absorbed into your bloodstream—which mean it affects every part of your body. So if you [...]
A Holly Jolly (And Sober) Holiday – How To Get Through The Holidays Without Turning To Drugs Or Alcohol
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The holiday season can be challenging when you’re in recovery. Everyone wants you to “eat, drink and be merry,” but [...]