Real people sharing real stories about their experience with substance abuse and mental health.
During my twenty-five year career in substance abuse treatment, I’ve frequently heard family members (and clients) insist that "Alcohol isn't his/her/my problem - drugs are!" and "Alcoholism isn't his/her/my problem - addiction is!" as if the same principles of recovery from chemical dependency don't apply to any dysfunctional situation where alcohol either isn't present or isn't present enough to be identified as the primary drug-of-choice.
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Every day of the year, America’s police officers, paramedics, EMTs and firemen provide frontline assistance for people facing emergency situations. These first responders are widely acknowledged for the role they play in saving lives and protecting the public welfare
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Police Departments and the Importance of Community Outreach
Community outreach and engagement is often overlooked, but it
First responders, including paramedics, police officers and firefighters, are on the front line of tragedy and chaos. They come to save lives and help out when others cannot
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Every year, millions of Americans develop serious, diagnosable problems with alcohol. Widespread use of this socially accep
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OCD, or obsessive compulsive disorder, was once thought to be a rare mental health condition. Recent studies, however, have found that at least 2.5 percent…
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The only way to manage this illness is to identify it, diagnose it, and undergo professional and ongoing treatment. Schizophrenia affects millions of people in the U.S…
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Fake pot is easy to find both online and from gas stations and convenience stores. No prescription is necessary as many brand
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People who abuse alcohol consume enough beer, wine or hard liquor to change their normal behaviors in damaging ways. Just as
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As the mother of a 26-year-old son, who’s spent a good part of his teenage and young adult life partying until the sun co
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