Summer and Sobriety: 5 Tips to Hang Tough and Hang Out
July 29, 2020
“Summertime, an’ the livin’ is easy,” sings a mother to her baby in the lullaby that opens “Porgy and Bess.” It’s a […]
Matthew Perry awarded for work helping addiction treatment centers
By now, many people know that Friends actor Matthew Perry has gone through a tough battle with alcohol and opiates. Now, Perry […]
This Cue Could be Triggering a Relapse into Substance Abuse
There are plenty of reasons a person may experience a drug relapse. It could be stress related or the result of exposure to the […]
Painkillers – Finding the Right Formula
A new Maine rule may drastically change opiate sales and addiction. Since the opioid crisis was first realized in the nation, scientists […]
Blindsided: Police Retirement
Retirement is not always kind to cops Forty retired police commit suicide per year, according to BadgeofLife.com, a site dedicated to arresting […]
Suicide in the Ranks: Firefighters Moving in the Right Direction
“Mike was one of my best firefighters — a veteran of more than 20 years — one of those guys a chief […]
The Challenges of the Firefighter Wife
The firefighter wife or partner faces significant challenges. Among the most highly visited blogs a few years back was one titled […]
Study reveals genes make children vulnerable to addiction
Research has proven that a variety of factors can influence whether a person develops an addiction. One of the most prevalent factors […]
AAC Launches Behavioral Health Academic Scholarship Program
American Addiction Centers Launches Behavioral Health Academic Scholarship Program $10,000 in scholarship funds to be awarded to students entering or enrolled in […]
Lower the Risk of Prescription Pill Abuse
Prescription Medicine Abuse Prescription (Rx) medicine abuse is the use of an Rx medicine to create an altered state, to get high, […]
EMS workers, how to deal with stress
How to deal with stress on and off the job. The last blog looked at factors, such as stress, that become health […]
EMS Responders – The Stress is Killing Us
EMS Responders – The Stress is Killing Us If you, as a child, told people you wanted to work in Emergency Medical […]
The Trouble with Sleep: A hidden hazard to firefighters’ health
Firefighting trains us to sleep light and wake at a moment’s notice with our physiology on alert. Those habits don’t exactly play […]