Tobacco / Drug Use
Healthier Living Includes Avoiding Tobacco and Drugs
Smoking Impacts Health! Persons living with mental illness are about twice as likely to smoke as other persons. [National Alliance of Mental Illness, NAMI] Breaking free from nicotine dependence saves money and decreases the likelihood of developing disease and/or disability for yourself and those you smoke around. For more information on quitting, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/cessation/quitting/
Alcohol with Other Drugs Do Not Mix! Mental illness and substance abuse often co-exist. For example, young people with major depressive episodes are twice as likely to take 1st drink or use drugs the 1st time as those who do not experience a depressive episode. Mixing alcohol and illicit drugs with prescribed medications can interfere with improvements in mental health. It can also have unpredictable and potentially dangerous side effects.
Five Things You Can Do To Enhance Your Recovery Odds
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Don't use-no matter what!
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Choose a treatment program that offers a rich menu of continuing care services and actively utilize these supports.
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Find a recovery support group and stay actively involved. (Make meetings a priority, get a sponsor, build a sober social network, and appy recovery program principles to problems of daily living.) Involve your family members in recovery support groups and activities.
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If you do not have a living environment supportive of recovery, investigate the growing network of recovery homes.
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Become an expert on your own recovery and take responsibility for it.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/cessation/quitting/
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Alcohol Alert, as retrieved from http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa27.htm
Links to National Resources: |
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
http://www.samhsa.gov/ |
STOP Underage Drinking |
https://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/ |
Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery |
http://www.samhsa.gov/treatment/ |
Alcohol Justice |
http://www.alcoholjustice.org |
Data, Outcomes, and Quality in Substance Abuse/Mental Health |
http://www.samhsa.gov/data/ |
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Prevention and Treatment Resource List
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Detox (men & women) |
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Transitions Droege Detox |
859-291-1043 |
St Elizabeth Falmouth |
859-301-5966 |
Residential Treatment (men) |
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Transitions, Inc., Northern Kentucky |
859-491-4435 |
The Healing Place- Louisville, KY |
502-585-4848 |
Hope Center-Lexington, KY |
859-252-7881 |
Teen Challenge-Milford, OH |
513-248-0452 |
Recovery Works-Georgetown, KY |
502-570-9313 |
Charlie’s ¾ House-Cincinnati, OH |
513-784-1853 |
Residential Treatment (women) |
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Brighton Center-Florence, KY |
859-282-9390 |
Chrysalis House-Lexington, KY |
859-231-6396 |
Cross Roads Christian Recovery Center-Richmond, IN |
765-967-0497 |
The Healing Place- Louisville, KY |
502-568-6680 |
Transitions WRAP House-Covington, KY |
859-491-2090 |
Recovery Works-Georgetown, KY |
502-570-9313 |
Intensive Outpatient Treatment (Men, Women & Adolescents) |
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St. Elizabeth Edgewood |
859-301-5966 |
Transitions Inc (> 18 yrs of age) |
859-431-2531 |
Family Support Groups |
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Hope for Families Facing Addiction – HFFA
Offers families of addicts/alcoholics a safe place to share their grief and frustrations, ask questions and learn about addiction in a relaxed environment. Thursday @ 7pm |
226 Thomas More Parkway
Crestview Hills, KY
859-630-8748
Contact: Cathy Carlson |
Lakeside Christian Church |
Thursday evening 7-8:15 pm 195 Buttermilk Pike Room 404
Lakeside Park, KY |
Celebrate Recovery |
Christ Chapel Church 3819 Turfway Rd, Erlanger, KY 41018
(859) 371-3787 |
People Enduring Addiction Consequences Everyday (PEACE)
A grief support group that meets the first Tuesday of each month Transitions Grateful Life Center |
Erlanger, KY at 7 p.m
www.caseyslaw.org
Connie DeMarrero (859)-635-0187 [email protected] |
Substance Abuse Prevention Resources
NorthKey Regional Prevention Center |
859-283-0952 |
Prevention Alliance/Kentucky Area Substance Abuse Policy Board - NKY |
859-655-6864
www.drugfreenky.org
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Advocacy |
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People Advocating Recovery (PAR)
Meets regularly |
www.nkypar.org |
Recovery Peer Support |
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MHA-Recovery Network |
912 Scott Street
Covington, KY 41011
(859)431-1077 |
Personal Involvement Empowering Recovery (PIER) |
1002 Monmouth Street
Newport, KY 41071
(859)547-6539 |
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