Addiction: Moral Issue vs. Medical Issue

Addiction is a chronic disease that many people will struggle with their entire lives. Despite the general acceptance that it is a disease, many medical facilities and people continue to place a stigma on those who are fighting an addiction. If a patient should relapse, they’re often met with disdain when they try to seek…

Everyone Can Experience Trauma

  We often hear the word trauma used after a catastrophe has occurred, but trauma comes in a  wide variety of forms, and affects people differently. It can be loosely defined as an event or occurrence that’s deeply disturbing or emotionally overwhelming or draining. It can stem from something like a car accident, a cancer…

Opiate Myths

Opiate users are opiate addicts This perpetuation of this myth is, you could say, well-intended. America is becoming more aware of the danger of opiate medications, leading to a growing stigma surrounding them. However, it’s important that the public understands that opiate medications, like prescription painkillers, themselves aren’t bad; that no medication can be characterized…