Looking at 2020: Alcohol Abuse Awareness

Alcohol Abuse Awareness: The year 2020 was unprecedented. No one could have guessed that when the virus that causes COVID-19 first emerged, it would spread worldwide, causing a pandemic. It was a first for several generations. The virus left us unprepared, unknowing, and unable to prevent its spread. When we finally took action, it was […]

4 Undeniable Signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Substance Use

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has existed as a part of human biology since early in our evolution. As the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) eloquently puts it, “Attacks by saber tooth tigers or twenty-first-century terrorists have probably produced similar psychological sequelae in the survivors of such violence.” However, as the VA states, PTSD was […]