“It’s absolutely critical for parents to be involved because the recovery process is one that requires the entire family system.” Christina Zidow, with Odyssey House, a Utah nonprofit recovery center, says it’s vital to support adolescents while they go through treatment for substance use disorder. “When youth are just
Mixing alcohol with the blaze of intense Southern heat can be a dangerous combo. Warm weather makes people want to be outside, congregate with friends and grab an adult beverage from the cooler as a refreshment. But paired with the extreme Texas heat and humidity, excessive alcohol intake can lead
Summer is typically a wonderful season for outdoor activities and spending additional time with family and friends. For some people, these activities include drinking alcohol beverages. This summer, take measures to protect your own health and that of your loved ones. Swimmers Can Get in Over Their Heads: Alcohol impairs …
Over the past years there has been progress on drunk driving deaths, however, 2020 reversed this downward trend as impaired deaths zoomed up to 11,654; and, the percentage of alcohol-impaired fatalities shot back up to 30%. The increase in impaired-caused fatal crashes in 2020 represents a 14% increase over 2019.
The youth suicide rate was stable
A roundtable discussion raises alarm about potentially deadly impact on young people who unwittingly take counterfeit pills. A surge of illicit fentanyl in the Pacific Northwest is supercharging an opioid epidemic with counterfeit pills that are 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin, cheap and readily available — often … 
June 15, 2022
