by Lucas Fernandez | Mar 4, 2021
Substance dependency issues continue to affect individuals around the globe. Here in the US, the opioid epidemic has become a severe public health crisis inflicting devastating and widespread damage. One of four hospital admissions in the US involves a substance abuse... 
by Lucas Fernandez | Aug 26, 2020
In the not-so-distant past, mental health disorders were surrounded by a haze of stigma—people perceived to be experiencing mental health disorders were often treated differently than peers. They encountered additional roadblocks to living a normal life in the... 
by Lucas Fernandez | Jul 1, 2020
What Is Medication Assisted Treatment? A person experiencing a substance use disorder often experiences altered brain chemistry. As the brain becomes accustomed to the effects of a particular drug, it changes and becomes dependent on that chemical change. It can take...
