It may start innocently enough. Perhaps a child sees their parent regularly grab a couple of tablets from a prescription pill bottle and gets curious. Maybe a classmate dares a teen to down a mystery capsule and the teen doesn’t want to be labelled a chicken. It could be that an adolescent is bored and […]
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November is the awareness month for both lung cancer and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)–two life-threatening health conditions that can make breathing difficult by compromising the integrity of the lungs. The lungs are important organs in the human body. They transfer oxygen into the bloodstream, supplying oxygen to your entire body. Without your lungs, you
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Delivery services have become an integral part of many people’s lives. Between Amazon Prime, UberEats, Doordash, and Instacart, people can get almost anything delivered right to their front door. And, with the COVID-19 pandemic keeping people at home more and away from busy stores, more and more industries are moving towards a business model that
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Many of us may have sat through a drug prevention assembly where the professionals or advocates come and explain to you or your children how to say, “no” to drugs. At the time, you may have paid attention, and then had a quick 5-minute chat with your child thinking “my child is very responsible and
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Substance use is rampant in Alabama today, enslaving the lives of countless individuals from all walks of life. This can be seen specifically with opioid misuse among individuals of varying social standings. One of the most dangerous aspects of substance use is the misconception around the word ‘addiction’ which comes to dictate the way individuals
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According to the National Institute of Health’s 2019 Monitoring the Future survey, 11.7% of 12th graders reported vaping nicotine on a daily basis, and 25.5% reported vaping nicotine in the past month.[1] As vaping continues to become a widespread issue in middle and high schools across the nation, parents, communities, and schools alike are looking
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Co-Occurring Disorders Have you ever heard of rheumatic fever? Chances are, you haven’t. Rheumatic fever results from improperly treated scarlet fever, which is now considered a very rare condition in the medical field. Travel back to 1970 when the conditions were more common and you’ll find a physician named A.R. Feinstein who worked closely with
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When people think of addictive substances, they often think of “hard” drugs like heroin, cocaine, or meth. However, nicotine, a substance found in tobacco products, is highly addictive – both physically and mentally. It changes the way the brain functions and feels. Once your body adapts to having nicotine in its system, withdrawal symptoms occur,
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In my first week out of rehab, I met my first AA sponsor at a local meeting. I did not know who she was, and I had never heard her speak before. She approached me after a meeting, started a conversation, and offered to be my sponsor. Although I did not know anything about this
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Before the rise of discrete e-cigarette devices, students had to sneak out of class and slip outside to smoke cigarettes without getting caught. Still, the pungent smell of cigarettes made smoking difficult to hide. Today, teen vaping has replaced teen smoking, and teens have moved from using nicotine in the bathroom or outdoors into their
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