Month: July 2018
Great Escapes: The More You Travel, The Farther You’ll Go!
Healthy Living We all know how great it feels to get away, but do you know how important those vacation days are for your health and well-being? Trips away are good for our body and soul. And as it turns out, adding mileage to your vacation can also increase your longevity. According to an article published by U.S. News & World …
Serving Alabama Children through CASA
For children who have experienced abuse or neglect, the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) can help make a difference by helping them work their way through the court and child welfare systems in search of a loving home. Each time a child is paired with a CASA Volunteer, their chances are greater to have the …
What You Should Know about Opioids
Alabama Statistics about Opioids: The number of overdose deaths(OD) climbed by 82% from 2006 to 2014 (and this is with little consistency around ER’s not reporting on OD deaths) In 2016, there were 756 drug-related deaths in Alabama, the majority of which were opioid related In 2016, Alabama doctors wrote 121 prescriptions per every 100 …
SEC Nation’s Lauren Sisler Weighs in on What Matters in the Game of Life
The United States makes up four percent of the world’s population yet experiences 27 percent of the world’s drug overdose deaths. This is a jarring statistic for sports journalist Lauren Sisler. It’s also a personal one. In 2003, while a freshman at Rutgers University, she lost both parents to prescription drug overdoses within hours …
