Jamie Nabozny grew up in Ashland, WI. He was an average kid, living in a rural area, had a supportive family system and enjoyed going to school. Unfortunately, his life changed drastically when he was targeted in middle school for being openly gay. Jamie endured years of traumatic verbal and physical bullying from his peers. […]
High school proms can extremely expensive affairs after adding up prom tickets, dresses, tuxedos, limos, dining, flowers, special hair-dos and manicures. However, it’s the risky behaviors often associated with prom that can be the most costly. Engaging in a honest and open conversation with your teen before prom! Teens put lots of thought into their outfits and […]
The questions many parents dread begin as early as middle school: Did you do drugs when you were in school? Did you drink when you were a teenager? Parents’ natural reaction is often to clam up and try to hide youthful misdeeds. But there are ways to use stories about your own underage drinking, reckless […]
For the first time, U.S. drivers killed in crashes in 2015 were more likely to have used drugs than alcohol, according to a new study. The study found 43 percent of drivers tested in fatal crashes in 2015 had used a legal or illegal drug, compared with 37 percent who showed alcohol levels above a […]
April 26, 2016 – Dave and Mary Baker buried their son in Aitkin but they’re determined his story will live on to help others in the battle against opioid addiction. Heroin in a bottle.” That’s what Dave Baker calls the prescription pills sitting in medicine cabinets in homes across the county and throughout the state. […]
BEMIDJI, Minn. – Few things have been as heart-wrenching for obstetrics doctors and nurses at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center in recent years as helpless newborns hooked on the opioid drugs their mothers abused during or before pregnancy. Many of the infants recoil at a nurse’s touch, cry constantly, clench their muscles tightly, and tremble and sweat […]