Submitted by Rodney Haring Indigenous communities demonstrate high rates of alcohol and substance abuse and suffer disproportionately from their effects on physical and emotional health (Legha & Novins, 2012). High rates of substance abuse have harmful consequences on both the individual and community, it is widely believed that few families remain unaffected, either directly or […]
Submitted by Peter Wilson, Seneca Strong Coordinator/Supervisor EMS, Marshals, Firefighter and outside law enforcement has been at the forefront of America’s public health emergencies for more than 50 years. So when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in January 2014 that drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related mortality in […]