Substance Misuse and Addiction
The Mass General Brigham Employee Assistance Program is available to help with a variety of substance misuse and addiction issues. Navigating these problems can be challenging for all those impacted. Below are some helpful resources. Please contact the EAP at 866-724-4327 if you need further assistance for yourself or someone you care about.
- General Information on Alcohol Abuse
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA) – Understanding Alcohol Use DisorderNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA) – Rethinking Drinking-Assess and Change Risky Drinking HabitsMGH Recovery Research Institute – Guide to Drinking Levels - Women and Alcohol
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA) – Women and Alcohol – Why Women may be at Higher Risk - Resources for Alcohol Use and Misuse in Children
KidsHealth – Talking to Kids about Alcohol
- General Information on Opioids
Harvard Health – Opioid Addiction - Opioids and Kids
Partnership for Drug Free Kids – Opioids and their Risks Explained
- PihQ – Partners in Helping You Quit-for Mass General Brigham Employee
Are you interested in cutting back or quitting tobacco or vape use? Partners in Helping You Quit (PiHQ) Employee Smoking Cessation Program offers free tobacco treatment coaching and help getting stop-smoking medication for employees, spouses, and adult dependents. A tobacco treatment coach helps smokers make a plan and provides guidance through the process of cutting down and becoming tobacco free. PiHQ offers biweekly phone calls for 12 weeks, followed by monthly calls for 12 months. Counseling is individualized and conducted by phone and email for convenience. Counseling is customized, private and confidential. Early morning and evening hours are available; no office visits required. In addition, Partners health insurance covers any FDA-approved stop-smoking medication – with a prescription from a healthcare provider. The benefit covers the generic nicotine patch, lozenge, gum, or inhaler, as well as Bupropion and Chantix. Employees do not have to be enrolled in the PiHQ program to take advantage of the medication benefit, but stop smoking medication is much more effective when combined with the support of a tobacco coach. For additional information, call PiHQ at 617-724-2205, or email PIHQ@partners.org. - MGH Smoking Cessation Programs
- Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program (MTCP)
Tips for Finding a Digital Balance
- Schedule your time on social media rather than letting it control you
- Be thoughtful about why you’re logging on and stick to your plan
- Remember that someone else’s happy news does not minimize your own
- Be yourself
- Put your emotional wellbeing first – you can skip or hide negative or upsetting posts
- Sign off when the stress created by social media becomes overwhelming
Resources
- APA – Connected and Content – Managing Healthy Technology Use
- Commonsense.org -Technology Addiction and Finding Balance
- American Academy of Pediatrics – Kids & Tech – Tips for Parents in the Digital Age
- NET CETERA -Chatting with Kids about Being Online
- APA.org – What do we Really Know about Kids and Screens?
- Verywellmind.com – The Signs and Effects of Video Game Addiction
- Childmind.org – Managing Social Media Stress with Mindfulness
- Al-Anon.org – Support for Families Coping with a Loved One’s Problem Drinking
- MGH Recovery Research Institute – Guide for Family Members Dealing with Addiction
- Learn2Cope.org – Peer Support to help Parents and Families Cope with Drug Addiction in a Loved One
- Partnership for Drug Free Kids – How to Navigate the Addiction Treatment System for Teens and Young Adults
- MGH Addiction Recovery Management Services (ARMS) – Program for Teens and Young Adults with Substance Misuse Problems
