All drug users are homeless and living on the street or locked away in prisons, right? Wrong! Alcohol and drug addiction affect a vast number of the population including all ethnic backgrounds, all social classes, all ages, and all genders. Many of the people who suffer with addiction also suffer from mental health disorders and… Continue Reading High Stress Jobs: Business Professionals and Addiction
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) are usually offered through a business’ human resources department or a third-party. These programs can help you get the assistance you need with substance abuse while still maintaining your employment status. EAP benefits are offered as a way to maintain the worker’s productivity by decreasing absenteeism and workplace accidents. Even if… Continue Reading How To Use Employee Assistance Programs
The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, has been under the scrutiny of everyone since it was passed. While many people stood for it there we just as many people standing against it. With the inauguration of Donald Trump and the promises made by him during his campaign of repealing the ACA, what will happen to… Continue Reading Repealing the ACA & What That Means For You
No matter which venue people gather at, what music is playing the background, or what people are attending, there is more often than not, an illicit substance available somewhere nearby. However, one substance has many people worried, especially about younger users, ecstasy. Ecstasy, at its purest form, is called MDMA (which is an acronym for… Continue Reading Raves, Ecstasy, and the Dangers of Abuse
The War on Drugs has been a long ongoing policy that has put millions of people behind bars. The War on Drugs started with president Richard Nixon in June 1971. Of course, there were anti-drug laws for things such as opium and cocaine as early as the late 1800s and early 1900s and the Controlled… Continue Reading The War on Drugs: Pros & Cons
Springtime is known for the melting of snow with the increasing temperatures and longer days, the abundance of colors with the blossoming of trees and plants, and the multitude of young animals. Surroundings change from a cold dark setting to one filled with birds chirping, the warmth of the sun on your skin, and a… Continue Reading Rebirth Through Recovery