How Alcohol Can Impair Judgment
Alcohol is a socially accepted drug in many American communities. Most people don't bat an eye when someone drinks a beer after work, accompanies their dinner with [...]
The 5 A’s of Teen Alcohol Use
Every parent and caretaker wants what's best for their child. You want your child to make intelligent, responsible choices so they can grow up to live a [...]
How to Start a Conversation about Alcohol Use
There's no doubt that alcohol consumption is fairly widespread. People bring wine to dinner parties, coworkers plan social gatherings at bars and movies constantly depict scenes of [...]
Drunkenness and Consent: When Alcohol Blurs Lines
If there's one thing every healthy, interpersonal relationship has, it's consent. On the surface, the concept of consent may seem simple: Two or more people voluntarily agree [...]
Trouble with the Law for Going to the ER on Drugs?
More than 106,000 people lost their lives to drug overdoses in 2021. Some of those deaths could have been prevented if 911 had been called. But can [...]
Trouble with the Law for Going to the ER Drunk?
Arriving in an emergency department while drunk presents complex legal questions and ethical concerns for emergency physicians and patients. It's a situation nobody plans or wants to [...]
Can You Force Someone into Rehab?
Watching a loved one struggling with addiction can be heartbreaking. You may fear for your loved one's safety and worry about the long-term mental, emotional and physical [...]
Painkiller Abuse: Help for Someone You Know
As of 2023, roughly 3 million Americans have a history of opioid painkiller abuse. Furthermore, the 500% increase in opioid-related overdoses between 1999 and 2020 has put [...]
How to Help Someone Quit Vaping
An estimated 5.6 million Americans vape regularly, and many people see vaping as a healthier alternative to smoking. However, there's increasing concern about the risks of vaping, [...]
How Demi Lovato Became a Voice for Recovery
If you grew up watching the Disney Channel, you might be familiar with Demi Lovato. After rising to fame with the hit 2008 Disney film, "Camp Rock," [...]
