June marks the month when people across the country will take time to highlight an important mental health disorder. Post-traumatic stress-disorder affects millions of Americans each year. This challenging disorder strikes young and old of every socioeconomic status. Symptoms of PTSD can drag you down and take over your life. However, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder…
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, by the time a young person reaches high school, there is a strong likelihood he or she will have tried alcohol or drugs. In fact, approximately 70 percent of high school seniors admit to trying drugs at least once. Some of these young people will continue down…
Across America, drug use has risen over the last decade. Whether it’s cocaine, heroin, or marijuana, the drug crisis continues to be a problem. What makes it even more of a challenge is the new synthetic drugs now becoming available nationwide. This has the potential of increasing the drug epidemic to more dangerous levels. These…
With the drug addiction crisis rising, overdoses increase as well. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 70,200 drug overdoses occurred in 2017. The data reflects that out of these overdoses, the greatest increase was among people dealing with fentanyl addiction. This synthetic drug accounts for approximately 28,400 in that same year. We…