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Hanley Center Counseling – A Community Resource
By: Tommy C. McGee LMHC, CAP, QS | Clinical Director - Hanley Center Counseling Hanley is excited to expand our services at Hanley Center by providing outpatient services at Hanley Center Counseling (HCC). Hanley Counseling Center serves as a bridge to our West Palm...
What is Narrative Exposure Therapy?
By: Deborah Kuzmin, LCSW - Executive Director of Hanley Center According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), substance use disorders are among the most common mental health disorders in the United States. Unfortunately, many who...
How Alcohol Impacts Sleep
Sleep is essential to good health and well-being, but getting the rest you need can be difficult. If you're struggling with insomnia, alcohol might seem like a quick fix. It has a long history of use as a sleep aid. However, studies have shown that alcohol may help...
What Makes Hanley’s Older Adult Program Different?
With drug use among adults ages 65 and older on the rise, the number of older adults needing treatment has increased over the last two decades. It's projected to continue to rise throughout the remainder of the 2020s. As pioneers in treatment for seniors, Hanley...
Benefits of Age-Specific Addiction Treatment for Older Adults
Age-specific addiction treatment can provide older adults with the unique challenges they face during addiction recovery. This type of care takes into account the physical, mental, and social needs of this population. By addressing these needs, older adults in...
No Alcohol in Any Form at All?
By: Bart Ross, Recovery Services Manager I like to call the Doctor's Opinion the most important piece of useless information in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. In this article, I'm going to focus mainly on the physical craving that Doctor Silkworth writes about...
Are You Ever Too Old to Get Sober?
Regardless of how long your loved one has had a drinking problem, there is no cutoff age for finally getting sober. Your loved one may have started abusing alcohol in the Sixties or Seventies and it's a way of life, or they may have only become a heavy drinker...
Making Amends with Family
Making amends with family is an important part of the recovery process. In fact, two of the 12 Steps (8 and 9) are specifically about making amends. Unlike apologizing, making amends involves acknowledging the hurt, amending your behavior (demonstrating changes...
Risk factors of OCD and Alcoholism
OCD and alcoholism can be linked in individuals who turn to drinking to reduce the compulsive behaviors tied to their condition. While alcoholism can provide a mask for OCD, it can also intensify the severity of OCD symptoms. Any casual use of the term OCD...
The Link Between Trauma and Addiction
Trauma and addiction are directly linked and can begin as early as childhood and adolescence. Unresolved trauma can impact a person for life and contribute to the development of substance use disorders. Trauma therapies have proven valuable in addressing past trauma...
Percocet Withdrawal Symptoms and Timeline
Stopping Percocet can be physically and emotionally challenging, especially after ongoing or long-term use. Because Percocet affects the brain and body as an opioid medication, withdrawal symptoms may begin sooner than expected and can vary in intensity from person to...
What is Cognitive Processing Therapy?
Cognitive Processing Therapy, or CPT, is a form of therapy that has been shown to be effective in helping people who have experienced post-traumatic stress. CPT is a talk therapy designed to help people understand and process their traumatic experiences and reduce the...
Most Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs
Commonly abused prescription drugs include opioids, depressants, and stimulants. Prescription drug abuse affects nearly every age group in the U.S., with one in four teens reporting misusing or abusing prescription drugs at some point, usually gaining access in family...
Spiritual Awakening
Bart Ross | Recovery Services Manager A Spiritual awakening as the result of the 12-Steps happens when our ego experiences an infinite sense of reality and truth. The way we think, feel, and act changes. We realized what we had believed was our truth really was false...
Is Ritalin Addictive?
"Is Ritalin addictive?" is a question to ask your physician upon receiving a prescription for this medication or any medication. You likely know Methylphenidate under its brand name of Ritalin and its common usage to treat ADHD. The drug provides short-term benefits...
Why Everyone Should Carry Narcan: How Naloxone Saves Lives During an Opioid Overdose
Updated 7/13/2026 Clinically reviewed by Dr. John Dyben, DHSc, LMFT, MCAP, – Chief Clinical Officer, Hanley Center What Is Narcan? Narcan is the brand name for naloxone, a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of opioids. It works by temporarily blocking...
PTSD Treatment and Facts
Post-traumatic stress can follow a single traumatic event or multiple traumas experienced by one person. However, when signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear, it's essential to learn how to manage its symptoms in healthy ways. Let's take a look at...
Types of Depression
Did you know there are several types of depression? If you suffer from depression, learning more about your specific type of depression can shape your steps to respond to it. For example, let’s look at several depression types and explore when and if inpatient...
Professional Burnout
Dr. John Dyben, DHSc, MCAP, CMHP | Chief Clinical Officer Let’s call him Kenneth. He was a good therapist and a good person. He had spent the past ten years helping patients with addiction and mental health problems in a residential treatment center and he was valued...
Protonitazene and Next-Generation Synthetic Opioids
Synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, are becoming household names in the U.S. due to news coverage of arrests and overdoses. In the wake of their impact on people of all ages, the development of new synthetic opioids may go unnoticed. One of those new opioids...
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