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Fox 40 News 1-27-2016 Overdose Reversal Drug Now Available Free for High Schools Across the Country Click Below To Watch The Video The Article as a PDF or here: SACRAMENTO — In 2013, more than 16,000 people died from prescription opioid overdoses in the U.S., according to the California Department of Public Health. This major…

Sacramento Magazine Discusses Heroin: The Pleasure and the Pain 2016 edition on newstands The Article as a PDF or here: Heroin, the drug that ravaged inner cities in the 1970s, has made a come- back of epidemic proportions—only this time it’s become the scourge of the suburbs, where teenagers can score a hit for about…

ANNOUNCER: KCRA 3 NEWS AT 10:00 STARTS RIGHT NOW. ROB: HAPPENING RIGHT NOW — A DRUG INVESTIGATION AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN WHAT HEALTH EXPERTS SAY KIDS ARE IGNORING SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. IF A KID IS INVOLVED IN STRENUOUS ACTIVITY, THEY SHOULD NOT BE PRESCRIBED ADDERALL. IF A KID HAS HEART ISSUES, THEY SHOULD NOT BE…

Experts warn of DXM resurgence Davis police sent out an alert warning about what teens have dubbed “Triple C, (the slang term for Coricidin HBP Cough & Cold), “Skittles,” or “Robotripping.” What is Triple C and why are teens abusing it? Although using cold medicine to get high is not a new phenomenon, Davis police…

“We are in a crisis which calls for a paradigm shift” Here are 2 shifts that need to happen now. Please pass this on PDF version Teen and young adult drug use is a growing epidemic and the way we have thought about teen drug use and when to refer to treatment certainly needs to…

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Jon Daily, who operates Recovery Happens Counseling Services in Davis and Fair Oaks, speaks to parents and teenagers Tuesday night at Davis High School. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo By Anne Ternus-Bellamy From page A1 | October 15, 2014 | When Jon Daily opened his substance abuse counseling office in Davis five years ago — in large…

The Adolescent Struggle: Here it is The Adolescent Struggle Maybe if we are going to invest in drug prevention programs, we need to start with investing in attachment-disorder prevention programs. -Jon Daily, LCSW, CADC II Early childhood attachment (social) experiences build our biological (bio) and psychological (psycho) capacity to regulate affective states and turn to…

For many years we at Recovery Happens Counseling Services have seen the harmful effects of marijuana use. More and more research is supporting that it as an addicting substance that can have detrimental effects on health, mental health, etc. June 4, 2014 Comprehensive review published in the New England Journal of Medicine also discusses why…

Three Teens Hospitalized After Taking LSD-Like Drug in Virginia At Recovery Happens Counseling Services, we have seen hallucinogen trends wax and wane. Currently they have been on the rise. We have many clients who in the last 6 months have been using LSD, Mushroms and designer drugs that we have written articles about before such…

What Drives Addiction? What Drives Codependency? is the Real Question. There is more to it than you might think. By Jon Daily, LCSW, CADC II (2014) The term “codependency” has always been tethered to addiction. It is used to describe a person in a relationship with someone who is active in an addiction. In the…

ROSEVILLE- Hundreds of people attended the “Building a Network of Support” substance abuse workshop presented by the Woodcreek High School Site Council. The event was the first of its kind, featuring a presentation, resource center with more than 20 organizations and special panels. The event planners hoped to provide information through three perspectives of drug…

Government officials Tuesday urged first responders to increase their use of the drug naloxone to reverse overdoses of heroin and prescription opioids. Heroin overdoses kill 100 people every day, Director of National Drug Control Policy R. Gil Kerlikowske said at a White House press conference Tuesday. “Naloxone has very few side effects and can be…

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death has focused attention on heroin addiction. Unfortunately, heroin addiction is on the rise from teens to older adults. Heroin addiction doesn’t discriminate. Individuals from every socioeconomic background have access to the drug because it’s cheap and easy to get. According to SAMHSA, in 2011, 4.2 million people age 12 and…

News 10, 2-4-14 SACRAMENTO – A nationwide heroin epidemic has not spared Northern California. “What we are seeing today are people of all different races, incomes, religions. It’s an equal opportunity affliction,” said Jon Daily, LCSW, founder of Recovery Happens Counseling Services in Sacramento and Davis. “It’s affecting everyone from private schools, public schools, from…

I once counseled a 17-year-old, I’ll call her Katey, who admitted that she had planned to get “completely smashed” at a school-related function. “I guess I knew what might happen,” Katey said, after being expelled for bringing the alcohol to the party and even coaxing the host of the event—the daughter of the director of…

Adolescent substance use needs to be identified and addressed as soon as possible. Drugs can have long-lasting effects on the developing brain and may interfere with family, positive peer relationships, and school performance. Most adults who develop a substance use disorder report having started drug use in adolescence or young adulthood, so it is important…

  Emergency rooms in Denver, Colorado reported a surge in visits related to synthetic marijuana in the late summer and early fall, according to the Los Angeles Times. Experts say similar patterns may emerge in other parts of the country. Between August 24 and September 19, area emergency rooms saw 263 patients, mostly young men,…

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By Claire Doan Officials warn of dangers associated with earwax marijuana One former user: ‘The dabs can take you’ Earwax marijuana KCRA SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —Dubbed pot’s most powerful high, earwax marijuana – also known as “dabs,” “honey oil,” or “butter” – has become a growing problem in the Sacramento region, according to drug addiction…

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Molly overtakes Marijuana in Rap and Hip Hop Music Contributor Lauren Carter Move aside Mary Jane, and make way for Molly. Once associated primarily with weed, hip hop has cozied up to a party drug with a cute name, a mysterious identity and a potentially lethal set of side effects. Artists such as Kanye West,…

The Interpersonal Neurobiology of Addiction by Jon Daily, LCSW, CADC II 01-07-2013 The brain, mind, affect regulation and the ability to securely negotiate relationships are not just hardwired into DNA and blossomed independently, rather, they are constructed and organized by the brain and mind of the child’s caregiver. Attunement promotes healthy emotional, biological and relational…

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Understanding Drug Testing We know drug users will lie to protect their relationship to intoxication. One thing we have learned over the years is drug tests do not lie if drug testing protocol is followed properly from beginning to end. Drug Testing: Urine analysis testing is not only easy and convenient, but it also provides…

In 2001 we treated many teens and young adults with prescription drug abuse. At the time, Ritalin was popular, Aderrall was even more popular, but it was really pain killers that dominated the prescription drugs being abused. At the time numerous clients reported using and buying hydrocodone, A.K.A. Vicodin. In subsequent years the number of…

Salvia Abuse Over the past 5 years a number of teens and young adults in our program have reported using “salvia” during clinical interviews about their drug use history. Typically the user has a history with marijuana, alcohol, pills and other drugs. What has always been interesting though is that more often than not the…

If you’ve worked with adolescents in the past 5 years then you have heard of Mac Dre. If you’ve work with adolescents with substance use disorders then you have witnessed how Mac Dre single handedly changed the street name of “Ecstasy” to “Thizz”or “Thizzle” and spawned a resurgence of the drug. (You can read a…

Challenge #1 (Abusing a good thing): On October 8th, 2002 the FDA announced the approval of Buprenorphine (trade names Suboxone and Subutex) for the treatment of opiate abuse. This medicine has been an invaluable tool in the treatment of opiate addiction. You can read the recent newsletter I co-authored with Dr. Claude Arnett, “Understanding the…

Treating Opiate Abuse: Buprenorphine (trade names Suboxone and Subutex) & Support Written by Jon Daily, LCSW, CADC II & Claude Arnett, MD As mentioned in my previous newsletter, opiate (oxycontin, fentynal, heroin, etc) abuse/dependence is on the rise both locally and nationally. How do these drugs work? All drugs of abuse create intoxication. Each drug…

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Have You Ever Heard of This New Designer Club Drug: 2c-B? It was a year ago during a drug use history report that I was taking from a young man when I first learned about 2C-B. I asked him what he knew about the drug and what his experience was and he reported, “It is…

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Oxycontin in the Greater Sacramento Area: As indicated by the Monitoring the Future Survey, Oxycontin has been on the rise nationwide. In our area we have witnessed this epidemic first hand as the number of our clients using this drug has dramatically increased. In my practice alone it represents 25% of my clientele. Most teens…

Ecstasy Makes a Come Back for Teens and Young Adults: Thizz and Molly We are seeing a new trend in teen and young adult drug use in our area: Ecstasy use is making a strong come back. At the beginning of last year, I wrote a newsletter that discussed the current national trends in teen…

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Men: Increased risk of prostate enlargement and cancer Decreased testicular size Gynecomastia (growth of breasts) Women: Increased risk of cervical and endometrial cancer Increased risk of osteoporosis Irreversible enlargement of the clitoris Irreversible hoarsening and deepening of the voice Irreversible increase in facial and body hair Decreased breast size Amenorrhea Uterine atrophy Where can I…

Study Finds Rich Kids More Likely to Use Drugs Than Poor Rich kids from Alameda and Contra Costa counties in California were more likely to use alcohol and other drugs than their peers from poor communities, according to data from California’s Healthy Kids Survey. The Contra Costa Times reported Feb. 19 that disposable income, disconnected…

Halloween, in the recent past, has grown to be one of the major nights to party among adolescents and young adults. The present attitude toward Halloween as a party night is not only reflected by the substance abusing and chemically dependent populations, but it is viewed in much the same way by the mis-using population,…

What Does Back To School Mean? What “Back to School” can mean for the high school student and also for the college student. August 13, 2013 by Jon Daily, LCSW, CADC II Entering junior high / high school and college can be a very difficult time of life. Just as one is starting to feel…

Early Onset of Substance Use: Contributing Factors for the Rapid Progression to Addiction Adolescent drug use in our society is often times viewed as a harmless phase that teens will, eventually, outgrow. Many believe that teens would need to continue drug use for several years into adulthood before actually becoming addicted. However, research indicates that…

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Warning label Teens find a dangerous, cheap high in over-the-counter cough medicine By Will Evans — Bee Staff Writer Published 2:15 a.m. PST Thursday, January 29, 2004 The first time Myles did “skittles” was at high school — and all the teachers were giving him strange looks. The curly haired sophomore couldn’t control his forehead,…

10 TIPS for Family Recovery Recovery from chemical dependency for the family involves becoming educated about the disease, adjusting to the sobriety of the chemically dependent member, overcoming the negative effects of chemical dependency, and developing new, healthy behaviors to replace old ones that ultimately caused pain (such as enabling). Family recovery is a gradual…

College Students’ Psychological Problems Increase In a 2002 national survey, more than 80 percent of 247 directors of counseling centers said they thought the number of students with severe psychological disorders had increased over the previous five years. In addition, a study conducted at the counseling center of Kansas State University found that between 1989…

Talk to your child/clients about this day of “trigger” http://news.yahoo.com/denver-police-issue-dozens-citations-pot-events-202413168.html Here is a story I did with the media a few years back… “420” Ask teenagers local teens and young adults what “420” is, and the typical response is evasive. “Uh, I don’t know what that is,” a number of teens who were hanging out…

Bill W., principal author of Alcoholics Anonymous, planned to write another book titled After Sobriety, What? Unfortunately, that project was cut short by Bill’s death from emphysema-the legacy of a lifetime of heavy smoking. Today there’s a new answer to Bill’s Question: After sobriety based on freedom from alcohol/drugs comes the issue of addressing tobacco…