It’s impossible to define exactly how important music is in our day-to-day lives. It has the power to bring people together, to soothe sad feelings, and even outline the beliefs and cultural touchstones of the many unique societies around the globe. So, it’s not an exaggeration to suggest that music, in many ways, is a […]
Meth is back and it’s cheaper and purer than ever before. With national attention focused on the country’s epidemic of heroin and prescription painkiller abuse, law enforcement and health care professionals are seeing a massive resurgence of methamphetamines on the street. To complicate matters, a staggering number of people dependent on opioids appear to also […]
For the last twenty years or so, it’s gotten harder to deny society’s cell phone addiction to the small “super-computers” everyone carries in their pockets, purses, backpacks, or in holsters hooked to their belt. More often than not, people have their smartphones out, eyes glued to texts they’re composing, games they’re playing, pictures they’re taking […]
August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day, a time for people to share the story of someone they’ve lost to drugs and support others who are struggling because of a recent loss. The day of awareness is entering its 20th consecutive year, having gotten its start in Melbourne, Australia, in 2001. What is the Goal […]
The news cycle moves so quickly these days that many people likely missed the most recent breastfeeding headlines and controversy. After the United Nations health assembly in June 2018 called on governments to protect, promote and support breastfeeding,” the Trump administration came under fire for not supporting the resolution and not understanding the important health […]
