Healthcare organizations that successfully address substance abuse disorders among team members reduce the risk of poor patient care, errors, accidents, and theft. When healthcare workers have a substance use disorder (SUD), they sometimes use pharmaceuticals from the institution where they work. If the employee senses that co-workers are suspicious about their behaviour or substance use, […]

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop in some people because of exposure to traumatic events. These can include domestic, community, or school violence, sexual assault, traffic collisions, acute medical crisis, child abuse, the sudden death of a loved one, or other traumatic events. Some people may experience PTSD because of events in their lives during […]

The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Changes Numbers!For years the suicide hotline number has been 800-273-8255; as of Saturday, July 16th, 2022, the new number is 988. Persons experiencing mental health, substance use, or suicidal crises may now call or text 988. This number is also serving the Veteran’s Crisis Line. The 800-273-8255 number will continue […]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one million Americans have died from a drug overdose since 1996. In 1999 there were fewer than 20,000 drug-involved overdose deaths; by 2021, data from the Center for Disease Control puts the number of overdose deaths at nearly 108,000. Addiction and its treatment have […]

Historically, people believed that someone addicted to drugs or alcohol had to “hit bottom” before they could recover. There may still be some that hold onto that false belief. Most people familiar with the addiction field have come to believe that you can “raise the bottom” and create circumstances that motivate individuals suffering from an […]