If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the Military Crisis Line at 988 and press 1, or Text 838255. You can also call 911.

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Risky drug use can affect your career, health and relationships. Use these tips to protect the things you care about.

Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) are drugs that can alter the human body and the way it functions. Many of these drugs, when taken in the correct dosage and used with a doctor’s supervision, can be used to treat medical disorders. However, misuse of PEDs can cause long lasting and irreversible damage. PEDs are often misused […]

What Does It Mean to Overdose? A drug overdose occurs when you take more than the recommended amount of one or more drugs which can affect your body’s ability to function properly. It can happen intentionally or accidentally and can occur with both illegal and legal drugs. Immediate Effects of Overdosing Effects of a drug […]

Taking a medication long-term can have side effects that go beyond those you may experience when taking that medication for a short period of time. What is considered long-term use varies by the type of medication and the reason it is being taken. For example, taking an opioid medication for longer than three months or […]

Many of us have read or heard news stories about the dangers of opioid abuse, but opioids are not the only type of medication that can be taken inappropriately. Medications with the highest chance for misuse or abuse are labelled by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as “controlled substances” and are only available with […]

Sharing medications means you are misusing them. This could put your career, health and life in danger.

Although it might be hard to change other people’s actions, you can control your own actions when it comes to risky drug use.

Risky drug use can put your loved ones, buddies and unit in uncomfortable and stressful situations.

Seeking treatment for injuries right away is the best thing to do for yourself and your buddies who depend on you to be at your best.

A drug offense can lead to separation from the military, but have you thought about what that might mean for your post-military life?

If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the Military Crisis Line at 988 and press 1, or Text 838255. You can also call 911.