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What a Year of Staring at Our Own Faces on Zoom Has Done To Us

Zoom Zoom on my desk, who’s the fairest? –   December 30, 2020 - This year, we’ve spent an unholy amount of time staring at our own reflections on Zoom calls, Microsoft Teams, Google Hangouts and FaceTime. We sh... Read More...
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Pandemic Blamed for Oregon’s 40% Increase in Drug Deaths

The most horrible time... –   Dec. 23, 2020 - “Many people who are using substances, they may be hanging by a thread as is,” said Dr. Tom Jeanne, deputy health officer with the Oregon Health Authority. “Throw in... Read More...
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Dr. Jennifer Wood, Guiding Patients with Addiction Through Pandemic

No relapses please –  Dec, 25, 2020 - “Patients who were previously well-established in addiction treatment, for example, their clinics may have closed due to COVID, and they’re not able to be seen in person any... Read More...
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The childhood drug addiction that inspired The Queen’s Gambit

Here comes the knight –   Nov. 27, 2020 - Tevis, originally from San Francisco, learned to play chess as a young boy but fell ill at the age of eight. He was put in a nursing home and abandoned by his parents, w... Read More...
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Types of Teen Addictions parents should be on the lookout for

LISTEN – Check their phones daily –   Nov. 9, 2020 -  Screen Addiction While almost every parent stresses over the amount of time their kids spend on electronic devices every day, you wouldn’t think t... Read More...
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