The Prevalence of Substance Abuse in Veterans

Time has shown that members of the military aren’t immune to drug and alcohol abuse. A San Diego drug rehab center is no stranger to treating veterans with drug addiction. Some abuse painkillers because they were injured in combat and needed a way to deal with the pain. Over time, they developed a dependence. Others …

How Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Affect Families

We all have varying abilities to cope with the things that happen in our lives. Unfortunately, some people turn to alcohol or drugs to help them deal with what they are up against. Families of those suffering from alcohol or drug addiction know all too well how these substances can change people. In fact, it …

The Synthetic Opiate “Carfentanil” Newest Threat to Our Communities

The opioid epidemic in the United States is an unprecedented public health crisis. More people died from drug overdoses in 2014 than in any year on record and the majority of drug overdose deaths involved an opioid (www.hhs.gov). Since 1999, the rate of drug overdose deaths involving opioid nearly quadrupled and over 165,000 people have …