How to Talk to Your Teen About Substance Use
Bringing up topics like sex, drugs, and money with teenagers can be challenging. But why do most parents avoid discussing sex and drugs...
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DPS Staff
- Jan 13
- 4 min
What You Should Know About Xylazine
An animal sedative that's dangerous for humans is showing up in street drugs across the country, and it's spreading fast. As a result of...
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DPS Staff
- Sep 23, 2022
- 4 min
Dual Diagnosis: Substance Abuse and Mental Health
It's hard to argue with the numbers. Addiction and mental illness often coexist. Over 9 million people suffer from a co-occurring...
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DPS Staff
- Apr 15, 2022
- 4 min
The Differences Between Illicit and Pharmaceutical Fentanyl
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid more potent than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, notes the CDC. In the U.S., it contributes...
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DPS Staff
- Feb 18, 2022
- 4 min
How Does the Opioid Crisis Affect Public Health?
In 2016, Vivek Murthy, US Surgeon General, recommended that the country needs to start treating addiction more effectively, “Not as a...
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DPS Staff
- Jan 21, 2022
- 5 min
12 Things You Need to Know About the Opioid Epidemic
You've surely heard the term "opioid epidemic" whether in the news or talking to friends and family. After all, the opioid epidemic, or...
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