The United States is facing a drug abuse epidemic. Addiction has hit small and rural towns across the country, including Fairfield County, Connecticut. Home to 23 cities and towns, Fairfield County, has less than 100,000 people and is home to a growing drug crisis. Fairfield County is a mostly suburban area with a lower-than-average unemployment…
Substance abuse is a nationwide issue, and each state has unique challenges in facing this ongoing epidemic. Over the past decade, drug abuse deaths and overdoses have become the leading cause of accidental deaths in the nation. While many illicit drugs are addictive and result in devastating losses, the most common culprit of drug abuse…
2016 was the “Year of the Fentanyl Crisis” for the United States. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stated that prescription pain pills, heroin, and fentanyl are killing people at a “horrifying rate,” calling it a “public health crisis of historic proportions.” Deaths from synthetic opioids – mainly fentanyl, the DEA notes – jumped by 79%…
Alcohol acts like poison within the human body. It enters the bloodstream and affects every part of the body, making the drinker vulnerable to serious health consequences. Chronic alcohol abuse exposes the central nervous, digestive, circulatory, immune, skeletal, and muscle systems to severe and long-lasting damage. Alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) is a disease that develops from…
Substance abuse and alcohol interventions are the breath of life for thousands of addicts around the world. Interventions help addicts admit they have a problem, show them recovery is possible, and give them an outlet to receive professional help. Interventions help addicts see the light before they hit rock bottom. The intervention process arose from…