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Shattered Kentucky Shatters Fatal Overdose Record

VIDEO – NOTHING BUT HEARTACHE –   June 14, 2022 - It was the first time the Bluegrass State surpassed…

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‘Dial 988’ Suicide Prevention Hotline to Launch on July 16 Already Needs Significant Improvements

DIAL WHAT? –  June 10, 2022 - The RAND report confirms what many mental health experts already know — there’s…

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The Medical Model Traumatizes, Retraumatizes & Perverts Healing

AT LEAST IT’S IN NETWORK –  June 7, 2022 - It would surprise many people who are hostile to psychiatry’s…

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Drinking Coffee Could Lower Risk of Death

VIDEO – IS STARBUCKS A HEALTH RETREAT? –   May 31, 2022 - Contrary to popular myth, forgoing coffee isn’t…

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Company Recalls Millions of Medicines & Dirty Medical Products

JUST LIKE BABY FORMULA –   June 3, 2022 - Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation CEO and owner Lou Kennedy said in…

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108,000 Drug Deaths in 2021 Bear Out Prediction From Five Years Ago

DIDN’T TAKE A GENIUS –  May 25, 2022 - The special section—based around the Pitt team’s landmark research article in…

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7 Books to Read for Mental Health Awareness Month

ONLY 7? –   May 17, 2022 - ...but in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I talked to a…

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A Reason to Stick Around – Suicide Isn’t Painless

IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME –  May 19, 2022 - It’s one of the darkest and most sensitive subjects in…

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End Teen Drug Addiction

A BROTHER’S LAMENT –  May 18, 2022 - He was addicted to opioids and many other drugs at the time,…

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How Covid Killed One Million People

REFLECTING ON THE LOSS –  May 13, 2022 - “It really should be a moment for us all to reflect…

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Why The Pandemic Has Been Hard On Addicts

THE DANGERS OF ISOLATION –   May 18, 2022 - Addicts are great at reasoning away problems. This sad state…

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This Diet Can Help Lessen Depression Symptoms

YOU THINK LIKE YOU EAT –  May 18, 2022 - Australian researchers at the University of Technology Sydney performed a…

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Medicating Back Pain Prolongs…Back Pain

PHARMA PROLONGS SUFFERING –   March 12, 2022 - “People overuse the term ‘paradigm shift’, but this is absolutely a…

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Quote of the Week — Margaret Atwood

“Men often ask me, ‘Why are your female characters so paranoid?’ It’s not paranoia. It’s recognition of their situation.” –…

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What’s Happening In Our Brains When We Meditate?

NOTHING? –  April 30, 2022 - Dr Hohwy says there’s value in studying the underlying cognitive processes at play, so…

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One Thing That All Life in the Universe Has in Common

FROM ONE COMES THE MANY –  March 21, 2022 - Jeremy: In your new book, Probable Impossibilities, you talk about…

3 years ago

Four Simple Ways To Supercharge

ONE DAY AT A TIME –   Feb. 10, 2022 - When it comes to restoring energy, it’s all about…

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Kirk Norcross Celebrates 1 Year Sobriety Milestone 15 Months After His Dad Died By Suicide

LIFE GOES ON –  May 5, 2022 - Taking to his social media grid, he joyously posted: ‘I DONE IT!!!…

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‘I’m 90 Days Sober — Am I Ready for Baby Yet?’

TAKING A STAND –  May 4, 2020 - Dear Clear Eyes, Full Heart: I’m not going to tell you I…

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Beloved Police Officer, Football Star Dead From Fentanyl

WHY? HOW? WHY? –   April 30, 2022 - “This behavior is not something we condone, and we will continue…

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How to Talk to Kids about Drugs

VIDEO – EARLY AND OFTEN –  April 28, 2022 - “You have to have a very direct conversation,” she said.…

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‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis For U.S. Teens

VIDEO – The X-GENERATION –  April 23, 2022 - American adolescence is undergoing a drastic change. Three decades ago, the…

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How Your Mindset Can Change Your World

WATCH WHAT YOU THINK –  April 28, 2022 - Perhaps the most famous expectation effect is the placebo response, in…

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Family Suing Social Media over Son’s Suicide

VIDEO ONLY – EVIL ON THE SMALL SCREEN –   April 27, 2022 -  “When we found him, his phone…

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Multiple Middle School Students Possibly Overdose

MIDNIGHT IN AMERICA? –  April 22, 2022 - A source told Mid-Hudson News that the students were reported to be…

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Battle To Keep People Alive as Fentanyl Ravages SF’s Tenderloin

STOPS YOUR HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO –  April 23, 2022 - This neighborhood and the adjoining South of Market (SoMa)…

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Pandemic Stress & Loneliness Making Addiction More Common

HOW DO WE COPE? –   April 18, 2022 - Eliana Leve, director of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s New…

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Indian Tribes Launch Tool For Addiction Treatment / Education

LEARNING MATTERS –  April 14, 2022 - Dr. Tina Woods leads the Council’s Community and Behavioral Health Services team. She…

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The Mystifying Rise of Child Suicide

AUDIO – SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN –   April 4, 2022 - Trevor’s parents, Angela and Billy had been trying…

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How Everyone Got So Lonely

THE PALE BLUE DOT –  April 11, 2022 - She cites many factors that have contributed to this dystopian moment—among…

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