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13 Predictions for Life in 2023

LUCKY 13 – Jan. 10, 2023 - Justice for hoodie-and-shorts guys: Congressional elections are all about representation. And while I am a Californian, at no other point in history have I felt more represente... Read More...

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More School Counselors Could Help Address Youth Mental Health Crisis

EACH ONE TEACH ONE – Jan. 9, 2023 - These developments drew new attention to a worsening situation, yet concrete strategies for improving youth mental health are often missing from the discussion, notes Assista... Read More...

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‘Stitching Away Stigma’ Provides Harm Reduction Items

A STITCH IN TIME SAVES LIVES – Jan. 9, 2023 - People with substance use disorders who participate in syringe services programs are five times more likely to enter treatment and about three times more lik... Read More...

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Why Some People Thrive After Trauma

TAKE THAT DR. MATÉ – Jan. 9, 2023 - The pandemic was a collective, global trauma. Even if you were lucky and navigated the last few years without losing loved ones, a job or becoming ill, the experience ... Read More...

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Sobriety is About More Than Extending Your Life

QUALITY NOT QUANTITY – Jan. 13, 2023 - I’m a recovering alcoholic, and I lost my father to alcoholic liver disease six and half years ago. I’m also a former nurse who worked in mental health and addictio... Read More...

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Can Ketamine Cure Cheerlessness?

VIDEO – EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE – Jan. 4, 2023 - In 2016, before most people had heard about ketamine for depression, her therapist recommended a clinic near where she lived in Raleigh, North Carolina. “I said, ... Read More...

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Social Media Use Could Be Changing Kids’ Brains

HOW COULD IT NOT? – Jan. 3, 2023 - At the beginning of the study each 12-year-old participant was asked how many times they checked their social media feeds each day. Those who checked their socials 15 or more ... Read More...

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F.D.A. Approves New Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – Jan. 6, 2023 - The approval of the drug, lecanemab, to be marketed as Leqembi, is likely to generate considerable interest from patients and physicians. Studies of the drug — an i... Read More...

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Highly Addictive TikTok is Likened to FENTANYL by US Congressman

SO TRUE – Jan. 3, 2023 - TikTok has been likened to the addictive drug fentanyl by a US politician, due to its ‘corrosive impact’ on young Americans. Mike Gallagher, incoming US chairman of a new House selec... Read More...

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Should Virtual Therapists Come With A Health Warning?

YES – Dec. 27, 2022 - Research last year from the West Virginia School of Medicine showed that virtual therapy sessions conducted via video link during the pandemic were generally as effective as their in-perso... Read More...

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Sex Addiction Is a Thing But So is Love Addiction

IT’S COMPLICATED – Dec. 22, 2022 - “She had fallen in love with some men from afar, had these intense feelings of love with men she was never able to meet or talk to,” Harary told The Toronto Sun. “It wa... Read More...

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Dr. Gabor Maté: Who Gets Sick, and How to Prevent it

VIDEO – AT IT AGAIN – Nov. 2022 - Dr. Gabor Maté (addiction, stress, and childhood development speaker & bestselling author) joins us to explain which groups of people tend to be most prone to chronic illness,... Read More...

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Middle-Aged Smokers May Suffer Neurological Damage

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – Dec. 27, 2022 - Jenna Rajczyk, lead author of the study says that the findings support prior research that linked smoking with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of neurological ... Read More...

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Zen and the Art of Whatever Works

TAOISM LIVES – Dec. 30, 2022 - Rather than focus on addiction, topics in meetings instead focus on trauma healing, coping strategies, grounding techniques and the importance of building supportive community, Hi... Read More...

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Social Media, Gaming Addiction Linked to Emotions

I SECOND AND THIRD THE EMOTION – Dec. 20, 2022 - Although many adolescents can use social media or game without issues, it can become problematic and compulsive for some. For those affected, the addictive behav... Read More...

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The Sad Truth About Redmond O’Neal’s Childhood

STARLIGHT CAN BLIND – Dec. 14, 2022 - As a result of substance abuse, the once-promising career of the voiceover actor fell by the wayside. And drugs and alcohol became the most important things in Redmo... Read More...

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The Art of Dying By Peter Schjeldahl

AUDIO – ONE MAN’S STORY – Dec. 23, 2019 - I got the preliminary word from my doctor by phone while driving alone upstate from the city to join my wife, Brooke, at our country place. After the call, I found myself ov... Read More...

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Coping With Mental health Issues During the Holidays

VIDEO ONLY – Dec. 21, 2022 - Time to take care and help others. Click@KMVT ... Read More...

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Gabor Maté Asks: Who’s Crazy?

VIDEO – YOU OR YOUR NATION? – Dec. 9, 2022 - A recipient of the Order of Canada, that country’s highest civilian distinction, Maté’s work is recognized worldwide, with four bestselling books published in more than 3... Read More...

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Yoga Behind Bars Can Free the Man Within

UPWARD FACING DUDE – Dec. 14, 2022 - “As soon as I was willing to let go of being in charge of my own life, which I had messed up pretty badly, admitted my powerlessness over alcohol and drugs, and asked... Read More...

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Jana Kramer Is off Lexapro for the First Time In 18 Years

SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE THIS! – Dec. 13, 2022 - “Post getting divorced, I have not had a panic attack,” she said. “It’s like when you release the negative or the triggers from the past or something ... Read More...

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How to Recognize and Overcome Social Media Addiction

VIDEO – GO BACK IN TIME – Dec. 13, 2022 - Doctor Brian Boxer joined us with tips on how to recognize and overcome social media addiction. Click@Fox5DC ... Read More...

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This App Could Fix Your Social Media Addiction

IRONIC? – Dec. 14, 2022 -“We’ve all been there,” Riedel, 27, says. “I started to question myself, like, ‘Why is this happening?’ And then of course, as an app developer, I tried to find solutions.” The solut... Read More...

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Game Developer Made ‘Fortnite’ as ‘addictive as possible’

MANY A NITE – Dec. 14, 2022 - The allegations are part of a lawsuit brought by three Canadian parents against Epic Games, the developer of “Fortnite.” The parents argue the game is addictive and has upen... Read More...

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Childhood Experiences Can Influence People’s Drinking Habits

ONE MORE SHIRLEY TEMPLE? – Dec. 9, 2022 - Interestingly, the researchers also stumbled upon sex-specific data, in course of the study. “The relative increase in AUDIT scores based on the increase in ACE scores ... Read More...

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Doctor Writes Book About Social Media Addiction

VIDEO – ESSENTIAL VIEWING – Dec. 8, 2022 - “I really found my niche in terms of finding viral videos that were happening that had information that was totally bogus,” he said. Bogus, or in slang terms, “... Read More...

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Woman Suing Her Psychiatrist

VIDEO – CRUDE RUDE AND SUED – Dec 7, 2022 - An Albany woman battling a drug addiction said her fight for sobriety was nearly derailed by an angry and abusive psychiatrist. Now Dawn McGrath is suing the doctor a... Read More...

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Break Your Addiction to Hustle Culture

VIDEO – CORPORATE CON JOB – Dec. 7, 2022 - In her new book, “Corporate Rehab: Ditch the Hustle Culture and Thrive Again,” Jennie Blumenthal shares how to live a more balanced life. Click@YouTube... Read More...

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Who Read What in 2022: Literary Voices

FOR BOOK WORMS ONLY – Dec. 8, 2022 - Abraham Verghese - For many of us in health care, 2022 felt like a gift compared to the two preceding years. Still, I was restless, anxious about Covid-19’s next chapter. “T... Read More...

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Mental Health Is Biggest Health Concern Says Surgeon General

VIDEO – ONLY A CONCERN – Nov. 2, 2022 - Dr. Vivek Murthy, US Surgeon General, says the mental health crisis is the biggest concern facing the country because it impacts so many people and different facets of li... Read More...

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