You don’t need special training to have an open, authentic conversation about mental health – and often, just talking about it can be the first important step in understanding where someone is with their mental health, and helping them get support or treatment if needed. Here are some quick pointers you can use for having […]
US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams has a warning for pregnant women and teens when it comes to weed. “No amount of marijuana use during pregnancy or adolescence is safe,” Adams said during a press conference Thursday in Washington to announce an advisory on the risks of marijuana use among adolescents and pregnant women. Adams […]
Adolescents and young adults who have smoked e-cigarettes are more than three times more likely to move on to marijuana than youth who never try vaping, a research review study suggests. Researchers examined data from 21 previously published studies with more than 128,000 participants ages 10 to 24. Overall, young people who used e-cigarettes were […]
SACK has dedicated a page on our website that will be updated with current information about the vaping and e-cigarette issues that are currently effecting our youth. If you have questions or would like more information, please feel free to reach out to us at sackcoalition@gmail.com. We want to inform parents, educators, caregivers and community […]
On Tuesday, July 23, Sue Purchase loaded up the trunk of her car outside her Duluth home and drove to the Fond du Lac Reservation to make a delivery. “I was making sure she had a sharps container, Narcan, (fentanyl) test strips, HIV information,” Purchase said later. Born in Duluth, raised in Cloquet and a […]
The day has finally come for you and your family to welcome your son or daughter back from a residential treatment program (rehab) for addiction to drugs or alcohol. You may be cautiously optimistic for the homecoming or you may be worried about how it will go. You may not feel ready for your child […]