Substance Use Disorder Resources

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Various services can help members of minority communities address their mental health.

Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: Finding Health Resources Knowledge can mean the difference between controlling our lives and being controlled by outside forces. For example, if we have more specific information about our health, we’ll be able to understand it better. We’ll have a better chance at finding effective ways […]

Incentive Salience: When Liking Evolves to Wanting, Then Craving An incentive is something that motivates someone to act in some way. Salience is when something is noticeable. That leads to a term found in addiction speak — incentive salience. In the simplest of terms one might call it a trigger, […]

Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: Racism Harms Health Black lives matter. Recent events have illustrated the inequities between the lives of black people and white people in the United States. In addition to the usual problems and stresses of life, African Americans face overt and subtle racism that threatens their […]

Pride Month: Fostering Inclusivity Can Make Schools More Welcoming for LGBTQ Youth Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (or questioning, also known as LGBTQ) youth face a mountain of challenges in the world. Bullying is one of them. It impacts one in five students ages 12-18 each year, but it’s […]

National PTSD Awareness Day Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an insidious condition. By producing nightmares, it can affect a person’s sleep. By producing flashbacks, it can interrupt a person’s waking hours by creating fear, depression, and anger. It can also lead to other conditions, such as alcohol or drug addiction. […]