*If you are concerned about the immediate safety of your friend or family member: Call 911 If you suspect a friend or family member is in an abusive relationship, talking with them about it can be hard. The most important thing you can do is to let them know that they have support and options…
Celebrate safely this holiday season. Impaired driving includes distracted driving, drugged driving, and drunk driving. Give yourself and your loved ones the gift of responsibility this holiday season. Before you start drinking, designate your sober driver or plan a safe ride home such as Uber or Lyft. If you will not be drinking, offer to…
Treatment for Addiction is not a “One Size Fits All”. Someone you care about is drinking too much and/or doing drugs. You see them getting worse. It’s like you don’t know who they are anymore. They are breaking your trust, failing in their responsibilities; you talk to them …but nothing. What can you do? You…
Today after searching for a client who had missed court, I found that she had committed suicide. Even with my healthcare background and after taking two courses recently to help detect and find help for those contemplating taking their lives I wasn’t able to intervene…
Source: ScramSystems “Today the U.S. Surgeon General released a first-of-its-kind report about addiction that shows how widely and deeply drug and alcohol misuse and abuse are impacting the nation’s health. In his preface, current Surgeon General Vivek Murthy hopes the report will have the same impact on addiction as the Surgeon General’s report 50 years…
How to avoid bail bond phone scams. Updated: International Fraud Awareness Week is November 13-17, 2017. Join the global effort to minimize the impact of fraud by promoting anti-fraud awareness and education.
