Addiction

Red Ribbon Week is celebrated each year from October 23-31. The Red Ribbon Campaign is one of the most well-known drug prevention programs to exist. …

The journey continues but this time with a friend turned addict. She was the most beautiful person I’d ever known and some how, she got …

There’s a popular news article floating around which shows a disturbing image of a couple in the front seat of a car, passed out from drugs, …

Mental illness is real. Some illnesses are talked about and recognized more than others, like bipolar disorder. Then there are ones that people think are made up like body dysmorphia, self mutilation, eating disorders, anxiety, and depression. We need to talk about mental illness because ignoring it or hiding it will only push others away. We need a good support system and people around us who understand when it’s time to give us our space, comfort us, or just to remind us that it’s okay. It’s shows like these that take us from pretending mental illness doesn’t exist, to talking about it without shame or embarrassment.