A Halfway House is a state-funded transitional living facility for those in recovery from drugs or alcohol. Many individuals go to a halfway house after completing an addiction treatment program. Halfway houses may offer therapy, psychiatric services, and Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) to residents.
Hallucinations involve hearing, seeing, touching, smelling, or tasting things that are not real, and may be induced by psychosis or substance use.
Hallucinogens are a group of drugs that change a person’s awareness of their surroundings, thoughts, and feelings. Hallucinogens can cause hallucinations and can lead to numbness; disorientation and loss of coordination; and increased blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature. Long-term effects of hallucinogens can include speech problems, memory loss, anxiety, and depression and suicidal …
Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Examples of harm reduction include Narcan, Safe Syringe Programs (SSPs), Safe Consumption Sites, infection disease testing, and prescription drop off locations.
Health Home Services is a multi-disciplinary Population Health Management Program to reduce the burden of somatic health in populations with severe and persistent mental illness The program is embedded with RRP, RRP, or ACT. Staff within these programs are tasked with different aspects of the Health Home program. Health Home includes screening for BMI, smoking …
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that requires the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge.
Health literacy is the ability to obtain, read, understand, and use healthcare information in order to make appropriate health decisions. Millions of Americans have difficulty obtaining, processing, and understanding healthcare information, as well as acting on instructions for treatment. Health illiteracy is a large reason individuals may not access, or accept, vital healthcare services that …
Heroin is a highly addictive, euphoria-inducing analgesic drug derived from morphine that comes in a white or brown powder form taken by smoking, injecting, or snorting. Heroin obtained illegally is referred to as hard candy, rush hour, smack, H, Chinese red, Mexican mud and is commonly laced with fentanyl. Heroin can also be a Pharmaceutical …
High utilizers are a small group of patients who impose a disproportionately high burden on the healthcare system due to their elevated resource use.
Hoarding disorder involves an excessive accumulation of items regardless of actual value, and/or a persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions because of a perceived need to save them. A person with hoarding disorder experiences distress at the thought of getting rid of the items.