Weekly 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 More“If Marijuana is Legal, Why Can’t I Smoke it?” Know the Facts!
This week (March 20-26) is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) started by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Educators, healthcare providers, scientists, and community partners, will put…
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 MoreSeptember is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people age 15 to 24 in the United States. Nearly 20% of high school students report serious thoughts of suicide and…
Read MoreWould You Recognize An Overdose?
Today, on August 31,2022, we honor the 107,000+ U.S. people who died from drug overdoses. Parents don’t want their addicted child to die from an overdose. Yet, last year, according…
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…
Read MoreWould You Know How to Reverse An Overdose?
Whether a drug overdose is intentional (suicide) or unintentional, it’s still an overdose. The Centers for Disease Control defines an unintentional death as “when no harm is intended. Unintentional drug…
Read MoreHow To Manage Stress
April is National Stress Awareness Month. Boy, as children get older, they face stress because of academics, family dynamics, extra -curricular pressures and social media influences, sometimes simultaneously. In a…
Read MoreWhy Can’t Fentanyl Strips Be Available Everywhere?
93,000 people died due to drug overdoses last year. That figure is 21,000 more than in 2019. The drug most responsible for these deaths is a synthetic opioid fentanyl. Fifty…
Read MoreCDC Provisional Counts of 2021 Addiction Are Released Today, And They ARE Sobering!
The U.S. Covoid pandemic did a number on overdose deaths – 93,000 last year, to be exact, according to CDC figures released today on drug-related deaths occurring within the fifty…
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