Substance Use Disorder Resources

National Stress Awareness Day: Stress Can Have a Silver Lining Causes of stress are all around us. Work. Being out of work. Final exams. Relationship woes. Fear of you or a loved one catching COVID-19. The possible triggers are endless. Since April 18, 2020 was National Stress Awareness Day (and […]

Alcohol Awareness Month: What Is One Drink? There are many myths about drinking alcohol. Beer before liquor, never been sicker, and so on along those lines. For the record, that one is bunk. Too much to drink, means quite simply you’ll get drunk. In honor of Alcohol Awareness Month, however, […]

Move More Month April of every year is Move More Month, and there couldn’t be a better month of any year to begin encouraging people to start incorporating more movement into their daily lives. Warmer weather naturally entices people to go outside, go for a walk, and experience fresh air. […]

Recovery and Renewal for Easter Easter is a time of rebirth and renewal. Many Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Others connect it to spring, especially considering that Easter falls on April 12 in 2020. Easter in mid-April definitely feels more like springtime than a March date. A major […]

Siblings Can Influence Substance Use Behavior In the tradition of Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Grandparents’ Day, April 10 is unofficially National Siblings Day. (At least it was. The organization that was campaigning for that designation seems to be defunct.) Even without a formal declaration or many greeting cards, siblings […]

Former POWs Have More PTSD, Substance Abuse Even though the United States hasn’t been involved in an according-to-Hoyle declared war since World War II, we’ve put enough military personnel in harm’s way that we had a prisoner of war (POW) as recently as 2014. And nearly 30,000 from dating back […]

Alcohol Awareness Month: Too Much Drink Can Do a Number on Your Immune System Alcohol can be your friend during cold and flu (and COVID-19) season. Clean hands thoroughly with soap and water, or if you only have hand sanitizer, make sure it contains at least 60% alcohol. For surfaces, […]

Stress Awareness Month April is Stress Awareness Month, and for good reason. Stress is extremely common, and in light of the global pandemic, anxiety, worry, and fear are high. Life has gone from schedules and routines to uncertainty and change. Finances, schooling, and day care are concerns for many. Working […]

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week: April 5 Some startling numbers about alcohol use: 0.08: It’s illegal to operate a motor vehicle in the United States if you have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 or above. In the U.S. state of Utah, it’s illegal to drive with a […]

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week: April 1 While April 1st may be April Fools’ Day, drug and alcohol addiction is definitely not a joke. Drugs killed more than 67,000 people in the United States in 2018, reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Alcohol kills more than […]