by The Mental Health Blogger | May 10, 2022 | Addiction, overdose, Substance Abuse
May 10 is National Fentanyl Awareness Day Overdose deaths have skyrocketed in recent years, largely due to the influx of fentanyl – a synthetic opioid – being mixed into illicit and counterfeit drugs. In response, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has declared...
by The Mental Health Blogger | Feb 2, 2022 | Addiction, COVID-19, Oklahoma, overdose
OSU’s FREE Virtual Addiction Support Program Will Teach Family, Friends, How To Understand, Cope With Loved One’s Addiction “When you have a family member or loved one who is suffering from substance use addiction, it can take a toll on everyone involved...
by The Mental Health Blogger | Dec 17, 2021 | Addiction, Mental Health Issues, Oklahoma
Sarah Stitt: Hope led me out of survival mode, and a better Oklahoma also starts with hope “I was a teenager when I first understood that the drug addictions and mental health issues that affected my home were anything out of the ordinary. “I didn’t know...
by The Mental Health Blogger | Nov 23, 2021 | Addiction, Stigma, Suicide Prevention
Artist Wayne Brezinka Hopes Cobain Portraits Sparks Talk About Substance Abuse, Stigmas The pandemic has brought renewed focus on mental health and substance abuse. Two friends are talking about these issues and taking on the stigmas involved. “I gather. I collect....
by The Mental Health Blogger | Nov 17, 2021 | Addiction, Oklahoma, overdose
Drug overdose surges amid COVID lockdowns; more deaths in one year than ever before According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses during the 12 months following the COVID-19 lockdowns, the most...
by The Mental Health Blogger | Nov 3, 2021 | Addiction, Substance Abuse
The last gift Mark and Shana McKenzie got to buy for their daughter Hannah was a headstone for her grave. “As our only child, she was our only world” Mark McKenzie said. “Everything we did revolved around Hannah.” McKenzie addressed a group of...
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