Lawrenceburg Personal Injury Blog

Car accidents are traumatic experiences. Not only can they cause severe physical injuries, but they can take a toll on your emotions as well. You may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder following a motor vehicle collision.

If you think you may have PTSD from your car crash, you should talk to your doctor or therapist about it. Below are some symptoms of PTSD, treatment methods and how you may get compensation for emotional suffering. 

Traffic fatalities are a sad reality in Tennessee. Many of these tragedies could possibly be avoided if the numerous distractions available to today's drivers were ignored. Such distractions as cellphones, food or fatigue can divert the attention of a driver for an instant, which can be all that is needed for truck accidents to happen.

Recently, a car with a flat tire was pulled off to the side of the road along Mooresville Highway. Three pedestrians came upon the scene and offered their assistance. While they were endeavoring to change the tire, a dump truck traveling east veered onto the side of the road, striking the three pedestrians who had offered to help.

Smoking rates among teens have been falling for several years in Tennessee and around the nation. The concern over teen smoking was replaced by increased drug use by teens. While that is certainly still a concern, more dangerous products have entered the landscape, and their use is spreading rapidly. The substance used is nicotine in a different form.

Commonly known as e-cigarettes, electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are being widely used among teens in middle school and high school. They are battery-operated devices that deliver nicotine via vapor or steam instead of smoke, as is the method of cigarettes. The ENDS come in many shapes and sizes. The smallest of these are JUULs, which are about the same size as a thumb drive and are easily concealable because they are small and give off little or no steam or vapor.

It is widely understood in Tennessee and elsewhere that smoking cigarettes is harmful to one's health. And while smoking tobacco products has declined across the general population in recent years, a new trend is causing concern regarding increased nicotine dependency, particularly in young people. The use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) is on the rise among middle and high school students, and they are considered dangerous products. The most popular forms of ENDS are known as vapes and JUULs. JUUls  in particular are a concern because they are very small, about the size of a thumb drive, and produce little steam making them easy to conceal, even in the classroom.

ENDS were initially promoted as a tool to help one quit smoking and were considered safer than cigarettes. However, people using ENDS frequently continue to smoke cigarettes. ENDS contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance. Nicotine has been shown to be dangerous to young developing brains. As a result of recent studies, it is believed that young people who use JUUL products run a greater risk of becoming future smokers than young people who abstain from them.