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Behind Hollywood’s Rise in Suicides

ALL SAD ENDINGS – Aug. 3, 2023 - A number of mental health experts told TheWrap that although suicides among the general population rose during the pandemic, people who work in entertainment can be particularl... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Sinead O’Connor

“When you live with the Devil you learn there’s a God very quickly.” – Sinead O’Connor, b. Dec. 8, 1966 - d. July 26, 2023 ... Read More...

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Antidepressants, Antipsychotics & Benzos All Increase Suicide Attempts

SAD BUT TRUE – July 10, 2023 - The diagnosis of borderline personality disorder is a contested construct that many researchers and clinicians believe should be eliminated from the DSM and ICD. The vast majority of pe... Read More...

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Substance Abuse Is Climbing Among Seniors

BOOMERS STILL BONGING? – July 9, 2023 - Until a few years ago, even as the opioid epidemic raged, health providers and researchers paid limited attention to drug use by older adults; concerns focused on ... Read More...

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Milan Kundera, Renowned, Reclusive Writer and Dissident, Dies in Paris at 94

READ BOOKS – July 12, 2023 - “I dream of a world where writers are obliged by law to keep their identity secret and use pseudonyms,” he wrote in the 1986 essay, “The Art of the Novel.” Kundera used the sentence to re... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 18 2023life expectancy

San Francisco’s Open-Air Drug Mart

THE CITY BUY THE BINDLE – July 10, 2023 - Dervin Amado Arteaga Ervir, a 15-year-old boy from the Honduran village of El Escano de Tepale, had just parted ways with his father when he joined other young Honduran migra... Read More...

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Three Patients Die Within a Week at Rehab

WHAT A SAD WAY TO GO – July 12, 2023 - All three of these cases are suspected of involving some type of drug overdose; however, aspects of the incidents are suspicious, and no conclusions or determinations hav... Read More...

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Are We Confusing Happiness With Something Else?

KEEP IT SIMPLE – June 2023 - Martela, a philosopher and researcher at Aalto University in Espoo, 12 miles from Finland’s capital, Helsinki, treasures the freedom his three children have there. “Young childr... Read More...

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Daniel Ellsberg, Whistleblower, Gone at 92

VIDEO – GOD, PLEASE MAKE MORE MEN LIKE HIM – June 16, 2023 - Ellsberg’s demise came about four months after he announced on Twitter that he had been diagnosed with “inoperable pancreatic cancer.” “I’m sorry to r... Read More...

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George Winston: Pianist Sought to Echo Nature, Passes at 74

A SONG IN HIS HEART – June 8, 2023 - is inspiration remained rooted in the natural world, trying to convey the shifting seasons or moments such as a moonlit night or waves on a beach. His music also became par... Read More...

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The Troubled Life of Edgar Allan Poe

THE PIT SWINGS BOTH WAYS – June 5, 2023 - Previous articles in this blog have described the tortured lives of remarkably creative and accomplished figures, including Herman Melville, Charles Darwin, and Abraham Linco... Read More...

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The Healthiest Meat You Can Eat At Cookouts

FOGHORN LEGHORN? – June 7, 2023 - “When it comes to choosing the healthiest type of meat for summer cookouts, chicken is a clear winner,” she tells us. “Whether you prefer the taste of white or dark meat, chic... Read More...

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Influencer Dies for More ‘Traffic’

ULTIMATE JACKASS? – May 25, 2023 - Known as “Sanqiange” on Douyin, the man from Jiangsu province in eastern China died after a live-streaming contest that began at 1am on May 16. He was found dead later that a... Read More...

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MARTIN AMIS – Most Celebrated British author dies at 73

LITERARY ROCK STAR – May 20, 2023 - Witty, provocative, linguistically daring - and, in his heyday, a celebrity. Martin Amis was often described as the Mick Jagger of the literary world (and Carrie Bradshaw was seen... Read More...

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Canadian Opens Shop Selling Coke, MDMA and Heroin

A WORTHY RADICAL IDEA! – May 10, 2023 - BC is a province with a population of around five million people, which, for context, is significantly less than London’s roughly nine million people. In BC, an average o... Read More...

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Famed Mommy Blogger Heather Armstrong, Suicide At 47

SADLY, AN OBITUARY – May 10, 2023 - Armstrong, who had two children with her former husband and business partner, Jon Armstrong, began Dooce in 2001 and built it into a lucrative career. She was one of the firs... Read More...

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How Often You Need To Vacation?

WHENEVER YOU HAVE THE FUNDS – May 4, 2023 - In fact, research—such as a February 2023 study published in Molecular Psychiatry—links chronic stress with an increased risk of most chronic diseases, mental health condit... Read More...

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Loneliness is as Deadly as Smoking

YOU GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS – May 5, 2023 - “We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people experience. It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s a feeling the body sends us when something we need for survival is... Read More...

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How Did Frankie Taylor Die in State-Licensed Addiction Center?

DRUGS – April 23, 2023 - He was Peter Pan in the community play. Poured himself into original folk-rock songs that detailed a painful, but hopeful, journey. Volunteered with the church youth group. He was an in... Read More...

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OPINION: Florida’s Marchman Act Works By Joe Considine

SAVING LIVES – April, 24, 2023 – Passage of California’s CARE Court law to reform California’s Mental Health Services Act, efforts in the State of Washington, and possibly in New York City, promise help for the tragi... Read More...

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Bad Sleep Doubles Risk of Killer Lung Disease

SNOOZE OR LOSE – April 4, 2023 - The Biobank study set out to see whether the poor sleep and insomnia people with asthma often report, has an impact on the risk of having asthma or not, and whether quality sleep redu... Read More...

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Exercise Addiction Isn’t a Myth

RUNNER’S HIGH – April 4, 2023 - There is abundant research on exercise addiction (EA), also called “exercise dependence,” in triathletes. One study of 1,285 triathletes found that 20% showed signs of EA, and th... Read More...

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The Dismissive Attitude On Solving Addiction Crisis

OPINION – April 6, 2023 - Maybe it was because Kirby was so new to the process, or maybe he was just another Republican delegate in a supermajority that leadership could choose to ignore – and did. Part of w... Read More...

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Zero-Calorie Sweetener Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and Death

VIDEO – HOW SWEET IT ISN’T – Feb. 28, 2023 - People with existing risk factors for heart disease, such as diabetes, were twice as likely to experience a heart attack or stroke if they had the highest levels of eryth... Read More...

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Beethoven Died of Alcoholism, Promiscuity and VD

WORKING FROM HOME WILL DO IT EVERY TIME – March 23, 2023 - Despite being a child prodigy, by the time he was 28 he had reported his first hearing problems. Whether Beethoven contracted syphilis has been debated... Read More...

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Mom’s Mission to Reduce Addiction Stigma After Son’s Death

VIDEO – REST IN PEACE – March 20, 2023 - Mom on a mission to reduce stigma about drug addiction after son’s death - NBC 15 WPMI Click@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NhTCEFsoC0&t=96s ... Read More...

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Alcoholic Gets 35 Years for Murder

THE ONLY ‘DISEASE’ THAT KILLS OTHERS – March 31, 2023 - The daughter of former U.S. intelligence director John Negroponte was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of a friend after a drunken a... Read More...

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Hipster City Lawless Hellscape Due to Rampant Drug Use

VIDEO – DUE TO DRUG LAWS? – March 28, 2023 - She’s seen Oregon’s largest city go from a kooky progressive place with great restaurants and reliable public transportation to a ‘post-apocalyptic’ hellscape where ... Read More...

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What Your Breath Is Trying To Tell You About Your Health

VIDEO – BRING BACK MASKS – March 10, 2023 - “Seventy-five percent of prescription drugs, including antidepressants, antihistamines, and blood pressure drugs have dry mouth as a side effect,” says Katz. So, if you fin... Read More...

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Texas Town Grapples With Shock and Anger at Student’s Deaths

VIDEO – AMERICAN NIGHTMARE – March 16, 2023 - Astudillo planned to get her son medical attention the next day, but by morning he was dead. “It hurts you to see your son after he’s gone and ask yourself, Why ... Read More...

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