Pride Month Provides Help
June is pride month. Every year, the month celebrates and commemorates LGBTQ culture. Raising awareness about LGBTQ culture is still necessary. Although we know more about LGBTQ culture and other [...]
Access to Alcohol and Vaping Products
Should people have access to products that may be harmful because they’re adults living in a capitalist society? Or, should they not have access to such items because the products [...]
Wake-Up Calls About Sleeping Pills
Sleeping pills may be deadly. That was the message of an April 30, 2019 statement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the agency, it will be [...]
Social Support Fights Addiction
This blog often discusses the dangers of drug and alcohol addiction, various problems, and things that can go wrong. Doing so is necessary, because substance abuse is dangerous and may [...]
Drug Overdoses and Appearances
To solve a problem, you have to acknowledge that it exists. It may sound obvious, but that’s a statement embraced by a number of schools and school districts, an action [...]
Dope Sickness and MAT Strategies
"If you've ever had the flu it's like that, but times 100,” said Arizona writer Diane Woodruff. She’s explaining what it feels like to be dope sick, a term referring [...]
Vaping Is Popular and May Be Dangerous
Vaping is popular with young people. Very popular. When people vape, they inhale the vapor produced by burning nicotine, marijuana, or other substances. Although some people see vaping as a [...]
Monitoring the Future of Substance Use
Every year since the 1970s, the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research conducts the Monitoring the Future study. This survey asks children, teens, and young adults about their lives [...]
Substance Abuse and the Bystander Effect
People are social creatures. The things they do and don’t do affect more than themselves. They affect others. This is especially true in cases of substance abuse. Our social natures [...]
How Alcohol Affects the Brain
We’ve all seen how alcohol can affect people physically. They may stumble and slur their words when they begin drinking. With long-term use, they may suffer from disorders that affect [...]