Recognizing and Responding to an Opioid Overdose
If you see someone with a known history of opioid use experiencing symptoms like shortness of breath, blue/greyish coloration of the skin…
Free Naloxone Kit Program
The use of opioids has increased considerably over the past few decades. This includes opioids with and without a prescription. Opioids a…
Managing Chronic Pain
Here are some tips for managing chronic pain: 1. Practice Deep Breathing and Meditation Practicing deep breathing and meditation can h…
Pain. What is it?
Pain, whether physical or emotional, chronic, or acute, it is something we have all felt at one point in time. Pain is defined as an unpl…
Tobacco Smoking is Treatable
Tobacco, when smoked or chewed, releases a number of chemical compounds in our body. The most notable of them is nicotine, which is also …
Effects of Tobacco Smoking
Cigarette smoking may be a mindless activity to some, perhaps leisurely taken up as a result of spending time with friends, colleagues, o…
Diabetic Foot Problems
Diabetic foot problems are associated with poorly controlled blood-sugar levels over long periods of time. As discussed in the previous p…