by Anthony Myers | Apr 30, 2018 | Substance Abuse
It’s not surprising to hear that the teen population using alcohol and drugs is pretty high. Even teens as young as 13 are beginning to drink or try certain drugs due to peer pressure. Of course, parents certainly don’t want their children to fall into alcohol or drug...
by Anthony Myers | Apr 25, 2018 | Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse
It’s a sad reality. People treat other people differently – and discriminate against them – for a variety of reasons. People might view and treat other people as less than because their looks, their life partners, their educations and jobs, their political leanings,...
by Anthony Myers | Apr 11, 2018 | Health and Wellness, Substance Abuse
Is Vaping Addictive? What The Research Says You might have heard about the use of e-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) or use them yourself. There has also been a considerable amount of discussion about vaping, which is the practice of using e-cigarettes by inhaling...
by Anthony Myers | Apr 4, 2018 | Mental Health, Recovery, Substance Abuse
Stress, Addiction, and EMS Responders First responders such as EMS (emergency medical services) responders, police officers, and firefighters swear oaths to protect the public from danger. But what happens when they need help themselves? What happens when they might...
by Anthony Myers | Mar 29, 2018 | Recovery, Substance Abuse
April 1, 2018 is (or was, depending on when people read this) Easter Sunday, a very holy day for many Christians, whose faith teaches them that Jesus Christ rose from the dead at that time. Easter is all about new beginnings and renewal, but we don’t have to be...
by Anthony Myers | Dec 28, 2017 | Addiction, Drug Addiction, Health and Wellness, Substance Abuse
Adderall and marijuana, cocaine and Xanax, heroin and alcohol. Often times, people will abuse more than one substance at once to obtain a certain type of high they cannot get without combining substances. Known as a “drug cocktail”, it is when two or more drugs are...
