Is Marijuana a Solution to the Opioid Epidemic?
The gravity of the opioid epidemic facing the nation today is a public health concern that most people are aware of and are looking to... Read more »
Addiction: Choice or Disease?
Many argue that addiction or having a substance use disorder is a choice and not a disease. While there is no dispute that choices are... Read more »
Hidden Dangers of Prescription Drug Misuse
“It starts in the medicine cabinet,” says Shauna Cooper, LRADAC Director of Prevention. Cooper is referring to prescription drug misuse and the development of substance... Read more »
How is Opioid Addiction Treated?
What is the Opioid Epidemic and How Can We Help? There were 42,249 accidental overdose deaths in the United States in 2016 (CDC). People from... Read more »
Opioids: Just Plain Killers
1 in 4 people who are prescribed opioids struggle with addiction (DAODAS). This number may not seem as scary until you take into account that... Read more »