First responders such as police officers, firefighters, EMTs, military personnel, paramedics, crisis response teams, emergency room medical professionals, and anyone who responds to community crisis put their safety and wellbeing..
We all love the holidays, or do we? During this time of year, we are bombarded with messages from our television and computer screens about what the holidays are supposed..
More than 15 million Americans aged 18 and older — 9.8 million men and 5.3 million women — have had an alcohol use disorder, according to the National Survey on..
Chronic meth use produces distinctive side effects that are recognizable by the physical characteristics and behaviors of someone who is addicted to using meth. The initial signs of use may..
How many times have we heard that the best music and art comes from those who are constantly high from illicit substances? Drugs like cocaine have been romanticized by Hollywood,..
Research has shown that 40% of adults in the United States have at least one addicted person in their immediate family system. It has been proven that addiction runs in..
Think of substance addiction as a pebble flung into a puddle—its effects ripple outward to everything within its range. People with addiction believe they’re not hurting anyone but themselves, which..
Close to 23 million Americans are struggling with addiction and yet only a handful get the quality drug and alcohol treatment they so desperately need. There’s no doubt that treatment..
Drug overdose deaths have become such a serious problem that they are now cutting the nation’s life expectancy. Figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put..