by Ember Conley | Jun 19, 2020 | Ember Conley, Opioid Crisis
The opioid crisis affects everyone in the United States. Children face not only the risk of becoming addicts, but are often the victims of their parents’ misuse of prescription drugs. In 2016, over 270,000 children were placed in foster care because of drug...
by Ember Conley | Jun 10, 2020 | Ember Conley, Opioid Crisis
The opioid epidemic is an ongoing problem with often fatal results. Car crashes, once the 5th most common cause of death, have been replaced with opioid overdoses. There is a 1 in 96 chance that a person will overdose on opioids while they have a 1 in 103 chance of...
by Ember Conley | May 22, 2020 | Ember Conley, Opioid Crisis
While many people do become addicted to opioids as the result of trying to manage real physical pain, younger adults and teens often build up to opioid addiction. Teens, in particular, begin using other illegal drugs and, as they build up tolerances to those drugs,...
by Ember Conley | Apr 30, 2020 | Ember Conley, Opioid Crisis
While the abuse of prescription medication often stems from a genuine desire to alleviate pain, many teens become addicted to medicines through recreational use. As a parent, you can help your teenager make the right decision by educating them about the dangers of...
by Ember Conley | Apr 30, 2020 | Ember Conley, Opioid Crisis
A controlled substance refers to either a drug or a chemical whose manufacture, possession, or use is controlled by any type of government. This could apply to either prescription medications or illegal drugs. Opioids fall under the medicinal category, but they are...
