How Parental Addiction Impacts Children THE SHOT GLASS DOES NOT FALL FAR FROM THE TUMBLER – March 13, 2023 - If you or someone you know is battling addiction, then it’s never too late to take control and reach out for professional rehabilitation. The road ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 21 2023Mental HealthRecoveryTrauma
If You Have These 7 Physical Pains, It Might Actually Be Depression OR HYPOCHONDRIA? – March 6, 2023 - Surprisingly, these can also be warning signs of depression — and if you’re not sure whether your current funk is anything to worry about, they can help clue you in that somet... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninterventionMar 14 2023Mental HealthRecovery
Is Smartphone Addiction Fueling Mental Health Problems? DO YOU HAVE A CRAZY APP? – March 7, 2023 - Smartphones are in pockets, purses and, for some people, under their pillows at night. Most Americans have a smartphone. About 95 percent of teenagers and people under 50 sa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phonedepressioninterventionMar 14 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRehabSmartphone Addiction
Long-Term Cannabis Use Can Cause Dementia ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? – March 8, 2023 - With this introduction, I want to turn attention to Madeline Meier’s important new article, “Long-term Cannabis Users Show Lower Cognitive Reserves and Smaller Hippocamp... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMar 14 2023marijuanaMental Healthpotsmoking
Professor Discusses Addiction, Mental Health, Sexuality AUDIO – LISTEN UP – Feb. 27, 2023 - Caers shared intimate stories about growing up in Tongerlo, Belgium, the process of accepting and feeling accepted by his queerness, living with HIV and being bipolar and fighting ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMarch 7 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
One Evening Only: Gabor Maté and Prince Harry WHO IS THE REAL PRINCE? – On March 4, 2023 - This event, to be produced by Random House in partnership with Barnes & Noble, Waterstones and Indigo Books & Music as the exclusive bookselling partners, wi... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionInterviewMarch 7 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateTrauma
School Chief Claims Dad Michael Refused Drug Rehab for Bullied Girl, 14, Who Killed Herself MOM DIED TOO – Feb. 10, 2023 - Though her father, Michael Kuch, stated Brandy died due to addiction, now, Superintendent of New Jersey’s Central Regional School District Triantafillos Parlapanides claims that she die... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionFeb 21 2023life expectancyMental HealthsuicideteenagersTrauma
Is the Brain Wired Differently in People With Addiction? YES MAYBE NO PERHAPS – Feb. 16, 2023 - Risks associated with substance abuse include dangerous driving, missed work, problems with depression, anxiety, health and money problems. Yet people with addictions seem... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 21 2023interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Recovery High Schools And Teens Facing Addiction AUDIO – CAN IT HELP? – Feb. 6, 2023 - As part of our “Remaking America” collaboration, we highlight reporting from partner station KUNC on kids facing mental health and substance abuse issues. One possible s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 14 2023interventionMental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRehabteenagers
Sports Betting Has Risen Tenfold in Three Years TECH PLUS THE POINTS – Feb. 10, 2023 - The Supreme Court ruling struck down a federal law that had banned most commercial sport wagering outside Las Vegas. The subsequent spread of legal gambling was stunningly swift... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 14 2023GaminginternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
Older People Addiction Rates Rising AUDIO – SO IS BLOOD PRESSURE – Feb. 4, 2023 - It’s easy to forget that older people can suffer from what doctors call “substance abuse disorder” just like everyone else. They’re hardly immune. “We normally think ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 14 2023interventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Luxury Rehab Centres Offer Therapy For ‘Crypto Addiction’ GETTING HIGH, AND LOW – Feb. 4, 2023 - Don works in a company that processes central bank digital currency (CBDC) transactions. He did not want to use his real name and wishes to remain anonymous because he fears his... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 14 2023internetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSmartphone Addiction
Bible Study, Work Without Pay: The Shadowy World of Sober Homes AN ANOMALY? – Jan. 26, 2023 - The prosecutor on Kaitlyn’s case, the Jefferson county attorney Andrew Paul, argued for a different route, telling the judge he thought Kaitlyn needed clinical addiction treatment. He as... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 7 2023interventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
David Kerwin Explains Path To Recovery AUDIO – WORTH A LISTEN? – Jan. 31, 2023 - David Kerwin is a life coach who specializes in addiction recovery and behavioral health. He spoke to Community Voices about the path to addiction recovery, the lasting effec... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 7 2023interventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Mindfulness As Effective As Anxiety Drugs WHO CAN EVEN SIT STILL? – Jan. 23, 2023 - A seven-point scale was used to assess anxiety among 208 participants, with a score of seven representing extreme anxiety and a score of one being normal. In both the m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 31 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Florida Nursing Schools Sold 7,600 Fake Diplomas HOW MANY DOCTORATES? – Jan. 26, 2023 - Twenty-five defendants, including school directors and diploma recipients, were charged in the scheme and each face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Attorneys for defendan... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 31 2023Mental Health
The Vicious Cycle of Abuse and Memory IN GOD WE TRUST – Jan 25, 2023 - Declarative memory can be further categorized into episodic memory, which allows the recall of life events and their time and place, and semantic memory, which accounts for the ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 31 2023Mental HealthRecovery
Your Brain Is a Massive Dynamic Wonder THINK ABOUT IT – Jan. 19, 2023 - According to Pessoa, among the brain’s most astounding properties is its “massive combinatorial connectivity.” Like in any well-connected community where rumors spread nimbly am... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 31 2023Mental Health
Do You Suffer From Work Addiction? BRING HOME THE BACON, NOT BRAIN DAMAGE – Jan. 19, 2023 - Like any addiction, workaholism is a real condition. Unfortunately, some consider it an admired trait; it’s not. Scholarly studies show people who... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 24 2023Mental HealthRecovery
Thich Nhat Hanh Documentary Premieres VIDEO – WALKS TALL – Jan. 11, 2023 - The new documentary comes from filmmaker Max Pugh, who has previously created two additional films about Nhat Hanh’s life and community: Cloud Never Dies and Walk With Me. ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJan 24 2023life expectancyMental HealthRecovery
How to Incorporate Meditation Into Your Daily Life 15 MINUTES A DAY! – Jan. 19, 2023 - Existential tension can be thought of as a resistance to being here on earth, incarnated into lives filled with threats, hostile forces, violence and unexpected and uncontro... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 24 2023life expectancyMental HealthRecovery
How The Brain Creates Consciousness IT’S COMPLICATED – Jan. 21, 2023 - In a similar way, altered states of consciousness, such as those induced by psychedelic drugs or low oxygen levels, involve normal levels of arousal but disorganized se... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 24 2023Mental Health
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetJan 24 2023life expectancyMental Health
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressioninterventionJan 17 2023Mental HealthRecovery
‘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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 17 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 17 2023Mental HealthRecoveryTrauma
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 17 2023life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
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...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJan 10 2023Mental HealthRecovery
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...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeatured ArticlesinternetJan 10 2023Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionteenagers
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...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJan 10 2023Mental HealthRecovery