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Antidepressants Harder to Quit than Heroin?

DEPENDS – Jan. 30, 2025 - During his Senate confirmation hearing to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suggested antidepressant drugs may be as addictive as heroin — a claim co... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 04 2025Heroin Addiction

Tulsa Woman Celebrates 3.5 Years of Recovery with Heartfelt Photo Shoot

PRETTY PICTURES – Nov. 15, 2024 - The light didn’t come instantly. Crystle Moore had to fight to get away from the darkness she carried for most of her life. “I was still very angry, depressed, and I had so much f... Read More...

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Winter Depression Is Real and There Are Many Ways to Fight

TAKE CARE – Oct. 30, 2024 - Miriam Cherry poses for a photo in her home where she uses a light therapy device to treat seasonal affective disorder, in Larchmont, New York, on Sept. 4, 2024’ People with SAD typically ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionNov 05 2024

Electrifying Your Brain At Home To Treat Depression

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – Oct. 21, 2024 - A headset that applies a small electric current to the brain can be used at home as an “efficient and safe” treatment for depression, a study has found. People with depre... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionOct 29 2024

Dr. Gabor Maté with Theo Von

VIDEO – THE DOCTOR AND THE COMEDIAN – Oct. 15, 2023 - Dr. Gabor Maté joins Theo to talk about his studies on trauma and how it affects our lives and relationships, his experiences leading Ayahuasca ceremonies, and wh... Read More...

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‘Antidepressants ruined my sex life’

WHY LIVE? – Sept. 14, 2024 - Rebekah Kane went on SSRIs aged 15 for OCD. After her first pill, “complete genital numbing and loss of libido” set in. It never went away. The numbing seeped into every area of her ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionSept 24 2024

Ronald Cheng Seeks Treatment In US For Depression & Alcoholism

THE SOBER LIGHT ON THE HILL – Aug. 8, 2024 - “I will prove with time and actions that I will work hard to fulfill my commitment to be a good husband and father,” he said. When he completes his jobs at... Read More...

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Johnson & Johnson’s Ketamine-Based Drug Treats Depression

SO THEY SAY – July 22, 2024 - Close to 30 percent of the estimated 280 million people in the world living with major depressive disorder have treatment resistant depression. Sales of Spravato soared 60% to $27... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionJuly 30 2024

RFK Jr. Wants to Send People Addicted to Antidepressants to “Wellness Farms”

FREE OVERNIGHT CAMP – July 24, 2024 - RFK Jr. suggests creating “wellness farms” to “reparent” those struggling with addiction by growing organic food and taking away screens. He says it’ll also be a place for... Read More...

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Motel Transformed into ‘forever home’ for Women

FEMININE MYSTIQUE – July 10, 2024 - The Beacon, provides various programs such as counseling, career development and educational classes for women in crisis. The Beacon Village in Highland Park is a 32-u... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 16 2024Mental HealthTrauma

Patients on These Antidepressants Likely to Gain Weight

VIDEO – HAPPILY PLUMP? – July 2, 2024 - Users of escitalopram (which is sold under the brand name Lexapro), paroxetine (Paxil) and duloxetine (Cymbalta) were 10% to 15% more likely to gain at least 5% of their base... Read More...

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Myth That Antidepressants Are Addictive: Debunked

USEFUL INFORMATION – June 8, 2024 - I have been prescribing antidepressants since 1991. Like most medications, they are imperfect tools: they have side-effects and don’t work for everybody. Some patients repor... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionJune 18 2024

‘The Bear’ Tackles Themes On Alcoholism, Anxiety & Suicide

TV WORTH WATCHING – June 3, 2024 - “The Bear” is so harrowing that one of the two best episodes of the season, “Fishes,” covers a past holiday dinner with Carmy and his dysfunctional family, including his brot... Read More...

12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionJune 11 2024Mental Healthsuicide

PTSD Doubled in 5 Years Among College Students

FRIGHTENING – May 31, 2024 - Researchers found that 7.5 percent of students said they had Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in 2022, the latest year available. Most of the surge was recorded during the Cov... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionJune 4 2024Mental HealthTrauma

Can We Exercise Away Addiction and Depression?

BULLSH*T – May 16, 2024 - Intense physical exercise has received major attention as an effective way to reduce cravings and remain sober by celebrities like the rapper Eminem. In 2024, Em posted his annual upd... Read More...

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Cara Delevingne On Sobriety: ‘If I Can Do It – Anyone Can’

AUDIO – A STAR IS REBORN – May 7, 2024 - “You’re not alone,” she told me at the Met Gala on Monday night. “If I can do it, anyone can. But you need to communicate and be honest about it as much as you can — especia... Read More...

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Loneliness Is More Harmful To Human Health Than Smoking, Alcoholism, Or Obesity

BOOMER BUMMER – May 8, 2024 - There is a big discussion brewing these days about the number of people who would rather be alone than in a relationship – and how that is going to affect people who do want to be... Read More...

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Reports of Depression and Suicide After Taking Weight Loss Drugs

VIDEO – SMALLER COFFINS? – April 16, 2024 - “I have zero doubt that this drug caused me to be suicidal and I almost lost my life from it,” Etheridge said, referring to semaglutide, the active ingredient in the... Read More...

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CBD Doesn’t Ease Pain and Is Potentially Harmful

FOOL’S FAD? – March 25, 2024 - CBD presents consumers with a big problem,” said Professor Chris Eccleston, who led the research from the Centre for Pain Research at Bath. “It’s touted as a cure for all pain, but ther... Read More...

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7 Alarming Maternal Mental Health Statistics

MOTHERHOOD AIN’T EASY – Feb. 7, 2024 - About one in 10 people who can become pregnant worldwide deal with mental health issues during pregnancy and the postpartum period, according to the World Health Organization. O... Read More...

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Milk Tea Addiction Linked to Anxiety and Depression Among Youths

AND ADULTS – Jan. 15, 2024 - The study’s authors suspect that the youths have turned to milk tea as a coping mechanism or a means to regulate emotions. They believe addiction to the sugary drink could be just as dama... Read More...

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‘Designer Xanax’ Behind 1 in 7 Overdoses in US

A DOWN FOREVER – Jan. 9, 2024 - Bromazolam is a benzodiazepine - a class of drugs used to treat anxiety - Benzodiazepines, or benzos, are depressants that cause sedation, slowing the body and brain down. Howev... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 16 2024Overdose

Is Ketamine Safe for Depression, and Is It Addictive?

BETTER USE AS DIRECTED – Dec. 21, 2023 - To understand more about ketamine, how it works and when doctors use it to help with depression in supervised settings, we consulted with Dr. Pat Fehling, a psychiatris... Read More...

Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 9 2024

Paul Johansson: Depression & Alcoholism on One Tree Hill, 2003-2012

DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL – Dec. 21, 2023 - Paul explained: “ was awful. I was ... I’ve never spoken about this before ... I was deeply depressed and I was drinking ... I go from lean basketball body to someone w... Read More...

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Niko Moon Opens Up About His Sobriety Muse

THE GUIDING STAR – Dec. 15, 2023 - Niko Moon carried the bundle of firewood across the backyard where his wife and child huddled, their backs turned against the crisp November day. It has been a challenging ye... Read More...

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Matthew Perry was NEVER clean

VIDEO – SAD FINAL SCENE – Dec. 17, 2023 - Matthew Perry, who died last month aged 54 following a ketamine overdose, was ‘never’ clean. ‘He could be quite a manipulative person when it came to his struggles with usi... Read More...

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Buffalo Bills’s Jordan Poyer On His Alcoholism, Anxiety and Depression…

MANY PATHS TO HEALING – Dec. 14, 2023 - He still felt like there was something missing because I have this beautiful house, a beautiful family, everything anyone could ask for,’ Poyer revealed about his struggles. ‘I... Read More...

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Preventing Suicide: The Power of Resilience and Positive Emotions

HOLDING HANDS OF COMPASSION – Nov. 17, 2023 - To understand how positive emotions build resilience, it helps to know a little bit about the biology of emotions. When we experience an emotion, whether positive ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninterventionMental HealthNov 21 2023suicide

Ketamine Rapidly Reduces Symptoms of PTSD and Depression

WHAT COULD GO WRONG? – Nov. 8, 2023 - We analyzed six randomized controlled trials representing 259 patients with moderate to severe PTSD. In all trials, about half were injected with ketamine. The rest receiv... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthNov 21 2023RecoveryRehabTrauma

These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.

THEN WHAT? – Nov. 6, 2023 - One week, students were instructed to pay attention to things they wouldn’t typically notice, such as a sunset. Another, they were told to sleep more, eat right, and exercise. They ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninterventionMental HealthNov 14 2023

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