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28 Sep What an 1864 Epidemic and Today’s Substance Abuse Prevention Have In Common

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By Nathan Grounds Substance Abuse Prevention Month This October marks the 10th annual National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, a designation designed to honor those who have lost their lives to substance abuse and to highlight the significance of prevention efforts nationwide. Substance misuse is not something foreign to...

National Drugs and Alcohol Facts Week Prescription Drug Abuse

01 Apr National Drugs & Alcohol Facts Week: Prescription Drug Abuse

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On day three of National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, let’s talk about prescription drug abuse. Prescription drug abuse, particularly opioid abuse, has had a devastating impact on this country for the last few years. While the US has made strides in addressing the issue, we...

26 Feb From Criminal to Clinical | Part 2, Rethinking Addiction

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By Nathan Grounds In our previous blog post, we gave a cursory summary of the War on Drugs and revealed its failure to curb the American drug epidemic. In this post we’ll discuss the modern approach to addiction, which holds great potential in actually helping people...

26 Feb From Criminal to Clinical | Part 1, Mission Failure: Why the War on Drugs Needs a New Strategy

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By Nathan Grounds I was 7 years old when Toy Story hit theaters. Although I was old enough to know better, the portrayal of walking, talking toys reinvigorated my imagination. I soon found myself speaking to my toys and keeping them on clean, open shelves (rather...

13 May 2019 National Prevention Week – Preventing Prescription and Opioid Drug Misuse

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Opioid abuse and overdose has become the defining public health crisis of our time. On average, 130 Americans die every day of opioid overdose, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. This week is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Prevention...

06 Mar Faith in Action: Healing the Opioid Crisis Together

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If you’re a person of faith, how would you say you put that faith into action? One way you might put your faith into action is by disposing of your leftover prescription drugs. We are partnering with faith congregations across East Texas next week to spread the...

06 Jul What You Should Know If Your Child Is Prescribed Opioids

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With opioid overdoses being so frequent across the country (115 Americans die every day, according to the CDC) and in the news lately, parents may be concerned if their child receives an opioid prescription. Here’s some tips on how to ensure that your child gets the...