If you recently lost a loved one, you may want to think twice before taking smoking or taking another drink. Drugs and alcohol are merely bandages on a wound when it comes to grief, and is strongly considered “Self Medication”. As black people, we do not allow ourselves to handle mental health issues, and society plays a HUGE role in the suppression of black mental health. Check out my most recent episode of an “An Echo of The Past” and listen to how @devthe_voice and I provide tips about handling grief.