Everybody has a breaking point. Maybe it was one too many late-night phone calls. Maybe it was having to check arrest records over and over again. Or maybe it was finding a loved one passed out in their room. When you love someone caught in addiction, there will come a time when you realize things can’t […]
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In November 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released truly startling statistics around fatal drug overdoses. During 12 months ending in April of that year, there were just over 100,000 fatal drug overdoses in the US. Over 75,000 of those deaths were due to opioids, a class of natural and synthetic drugs. Synthetic opioid deaths were […]
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After a long hard day, there’s nothing like a stiff drink to settle one’s nerves, right? Wrong. People have enjoyed alcoholic nightcaps for centuries as a way to calm themselves down and relax before going to sleep. While alcohol – a depressant – has a sedative effect, it’s also a surprisingly poor choice if you need to relax after […]
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The national drug epidemic is deadlier than ever. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 100,000 people in the US fatally overdosed on drugs during 12 months ending in April 2021. The deaths are nearly 30% higher than the previous year, a massive spike. Well over half of those […]
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There may be no holiday more suited to sober people than Thanksgiving: there isn’t a day most of us aren’t thankful. Thanksgiving’s great, too. Friends and family come together, gather around a big table (or a TV showing the big game — we won’t judge), catch up with each other and eat. Unfortunately, for sober folk Thanksgiving […]
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Every year, 95,000 people don’t make it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that’s the number of Americans who die from alcohol-related causes each year. Accidents, assaults, DUIs, and even poisonings all contribute to a yearly total that often goes unmarked. And if you think that’s shocking, consider this: The 2019 National Survey on Drug […]
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Actress, singer, television personality: Demi Lovato (they/them) does it all. Plus, she’s been remarkably open about their journey through substance addiction. Lovato first entered drug treatment in 2010. Years later, they suffered a high-profile fentanyl overdose in 2018, which kept them hospitalized for two weeks. Lovato’s current project is a YouTube documentary series called Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil, which acts […]
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Ever read celebrity gossip? Most people seem entertained by it. There’s often a sort of schadenfreude to be had from experiencing the troubles of another from a distance. From a drunken spat at an expensive restaurant to the occasional high-profile court case, there’s a public appetite for stories of substance-fueled bad behavior by the rich and famous. You don’t hear about […]
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According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drug overdose deaths in 2020 are projected to total just over 93,000, the highest total yet seen in the U.S. This represents a nearly 30% rise from 2019, when the agency’s National Center for Health Statistics projected 72,151 deaths for that year. Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), expressed grave […]
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Whether it’s viewed as a developmental disorder, a label describing a wide spectrum of conditions, or a different way of interpreting the world, it’s a fair assumption to say people struggling with autism spectrum disorders face challenges in daily life. Generally, substance abuse isn’t one of them. However, a new study discovered while substance use among people with autism is somewhat […]
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