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International Overdose Awareness Day

By Suzanne Mondell-Cook

Posted: October 24, 2022

August 1st is International Overdose Awareness Day; a day to raise awareness and commemorate loved ones who have died from a drug overdose. According to the CDC, over 70,000 Americans died from a drug-involved overdose in 2019 alone. That number reflects the fact our nation...

6 Ways that Alcohol Makes Depression Worse

By Suzanne Mondell-Cook

addiction Depression

Posted: September 13, 2022

A great many alcoholics are also suffering from major depression. Because alcohol can feed our brain’s serotonin receptors, it can make someone feel good for a short amount of time. But eventually the person crashes and feels even worse than they did before. And this...