International Overdose Awareness Day Is Less than 2 Weeks Away!
Every year, August 31st is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose. The Center for Disease Control ‘s Health Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,543 drug overdose deaths…
Read MoreNational Women Touched by Addiction Day: How It Helps End Stigma
Women Process Alcohol Differently Than Men Did you know that 1 in 12 men have an alcohol use disorder (AUD), but 1 in 25 women have the same disorder that…
Read MoreWeekly Emergency Dept. Visits for Suspected Suicide Attempts Rose 50.6% among 12 to 17 yr. Olds
What Is Causing Youth Mental Illness? We all have uttered out of desperation at least once in our lifetime, “I’m going to Kill Myself!” It may have been frustration with…
Read MoreAugust 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day
This year, the International Overdose Awareness Day’s theme is about the unsung heroes of addiction: those you don’t see in your communities: support services, healthcare workers, and the parents and…
Read More“DRY” January
Will your resolutions for this year include losing ten lbs., calling your mother on Sunday, shopping less, and not drinking during this month? Will your willpower be compromised within a…
Read MoreDrug Treatment Options: Do Your Homework!
Living At Home, But Going To Therapy There are so many types of alcohol and drug treatment options, all claiming to “fix” your troubled child: the ones that allow your…
Read MoreMatthew Perry Transparent about his Substance Abuse Disorder
On November 1, 2022, Matthew Perry’s memoir Friends, Lovers and The Big Terrible Thing about his years addicted to alcohol and drugs will be released. Unlike many celebrity memoirs on this…
Read MoreOctober is National Recovery Month!
Why do we have it? The public needs to be educated. Last year, there were over 107,000 overdose deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. …
Read MoreChasing the Dragon
Guest post by Carissa Serino Burt started using drugs at fifteen; at thirty-four they took his life. 34, the prime of his life. He had so much to look forward…
Read MoreWhat is Pink Cocaine?
A new lipstick that plumps your lips. A parfum from a French designer. Name of a new paint for a girl’s nursery. None of the above. Here’s The Real Answer…
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