Drinking and substance use or substance abuse can be prevalent in many settings. It is something we have all seen before. For many people, the use of one or the other (or both) may be casual, and they are keenly aware of their limits and never cross the line. However, for others, the boundaries become…
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Alcohol is the most commonly abused substance throughout the world. Alcohol does not see color, religion, gender, or sexual preference. According to the United States Centers for Disease Control, more than 88,000 people die every year from alcohol-related deaths. To date, alcohol continues to be one of the nation’s most preventative causes of death second…
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COVID-19 is a massive curveball thrown at anyone currently struggling with substance abuse either on the path to recovery or considering sobriety. Due to the significant health crises, we are experiencing here in the United States (and worldwide) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many states have mandated stay at home orders and social distancing…
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Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, it was believed social distancing and stay at home orders would be a short-lived thing. Sadly, this appears to be an inaccurate assumption. Initially, most states initiated stay at home orders, which were slated to last through the first weeks of April. As time passed and the medical community…
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April is Alcohol Awareness Month. April is also for many of us, the start of the fourth month, since we first learned about COVID-19 or coronavirus. It is also the start of the second or even third month of quarantine and stay at home orders that have become the new normal for so many people…
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For the last several months, the COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented time of uncertainty and anxiety for people from all parts of the world. What was initially thought to be a virus that would start and end in another country has marched across oceans to settle on virtually every continent and in almost every…
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It has been several months now since we first heard the terms coronavirus, novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Since then, COVID-19 has become the main topic of conversation, virtually everywhere we turn. The overwhelming majority of news and social media platforms seem to cover or discuss little else. As more positive cases develop across the United…
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As of the first week of April, only five states here in the United States have not implemented stay at home orders. For some locations, the orders are new, having just gone into effect in recent days. For others, the original orders that went into effect in early to mid-March are about to be extended…
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In late 2019 many of us heard the word Coronavirus for the first time. Known or called by various names (COVID-19, Novel Coronavirus, Coronavirus, and a few that are not suitable for printing), our world has been bugged by various coronaviruses over the years. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome were…
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Picture this. It’s late at night and you are all alone. You were recently fired from your job for not showing up. Your boss warned you that if it happened a third time, he was going to have to let you go. How could you have possibly made it through the day though, with that…
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