Substance Use Disorder Resources

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 […]

  Halloween Can be a Trigger Halloween has become problematic for many minority groups, perhaps none more than those with a mental health issue. Take Halloween costumes. While African Americans, Native Americans, Asians, Hispanics, and others may consider costumes based on characters or types from their background as cultural appropriation […]

Addicted Doctors and Nurses Don’t Receive Much-Needed Drugs You have a medical condition, so you seek assistance to treat it. Problem solved, right? Not necessarily. If you’re a doctor or a nurse with an addiction, you may not receive the help you want or need. Why Are Addictions Harmful? Addicted […]

Many of us may be aware of how illicit substances affect the body. Whether a person takes alcohol, street drugs, or even prescription drugs, the explanation remains the same–the brain chemical composition changes. With continuous intake, one may be susceptible to drug tolerance, dependence, and finally addiction. These are attributed […]

Addiction to a substance can lead to addiction to other substances. Take alcohol and opiates for example. Consumption of alcohol, even in small quantities can result in dangerous situations. These two substances do not interact well with each other inside the body. Opiates Effects to the Body Opiates can be […]