Substance Use Disorder Resources

National Freedom to Marry Day On February 12, 2020, millions will celebrate the right for same-sex couples to enter the binding, faithful, and loving union known as marriage. It’s only been a few years since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriages. Many couples had to battle to […]

February 4 – World Cancer Day In case you’ve never heard of it, World Cancer Day occurs every year on February 4. The goal of this day is to help encourage awareness, education, and understanding of this disease. Many don’t know that research shows that some types of cancer are […]

Groundhog Day and Breaking Cycles Have you seen the movie Groundhog Day? In this movie, Bill Murray plays Phil, a cynical weatherman who relives Groundhog Day over and over again in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. While the movie is fictional, we can compare Phil’s situation to the life of someone addicted to […]

Truett Foster McKeehan: Gone Too Soon It never seems to end. Another promising life cut short due to drugs. We’ve recently discovered that twenty-one-year-old Truett Foster McKeehan died in October 2019 due to an accidental overdose of amphetamines and fentanyl. The aspiring rapper, also known by the names TRU, Shiloh, […]

National Mental Wellness Month Good mental health improves our lives in so many ways, while mental health struggles can make life so difficult. Mental health and addiction are often connected. An addiction to drugs or alcohol could make us depressed, anxious, or contribute to other conditions. Sometimes, people who are […]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963 Dr. King’s words remain true today in many […]

Ending Resolutions and Expressing Gratitude In late December and early January, we hear so much about making and breaking resolutions. Resolutions can be great—if we keep them. But, if we don’t, we may feel rotten and feel as if we’ve failed. Do you want to enter February depressed and feeling […]

Saving Lives with New Smoking and Vaping Laws In this age of heated political divisions, it seems that both sides agree on one topic: the use of vaping and tobacco products among young people. On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Congress passed a federal bill that would make it illegal […]