Trauma is a very scary event or situation like a major accident, crime, natural disaster, or armed conflict. Trauma affects people who experience the situation first-hand as well as witnesses, family members, first responders, and people who treat trauma.
What Do Trauma and Gender Have to Do with Opioid Use?
The majority of women and men with substance use problems report having experienced some form of trauma, and most have experienced multiple traumas. People often report that they use substances to help cope with the stress or negative emotions that result from trauma.
Health is a state of total well-being—physical, mental and social—helping us both survive and…
Visions article: Closing Tent Cities During an Overdose Crisis Might be Dangerous
Marilou Gagnon, RN, PhD
Reprinted from the Rethinking Housing issue of Visions Journal, 2019, 14 (4), p. 32
On Friday [September 7, 2018 Read more
