Halfway House
A residential facility that helps people transition from the treatment program they had been going through back to a normal life. It will often include various forms of therapy to help keep residents on the right track.
Hallucination
When a person perceives that something has happened which actually hasn't taken place. This can be the result of drug use or a variety of mental illnesses and conditions.
Heroin
An extremely dangerous drug that is derived from the poppy plant. Heroin is considered so dangerous due to its highly addictive nature and the increased tolerance frequent users quickly build.
Histrionic Personality Disorder
This is a mental condition that drives individuals to have an extreme desire for attention. This will ultimately drive them to act out in dramatic and unreasonable ways in the pursuit of attention.
Hypnosis
A mental state that leaves a person relaxed and more open to suggestion than usual.
Hypnotherapy
A type of treatment that relies upon putting a person in a hypnotic state and then addressing the issues they have been struggling with. Some studies have found this to be very effective in treating addiction.