Mental Health

Woman Overcomes 5 Year Addiction

NARCAN KEPT HER ALIVE – Dec. 27, 2021 - “I said if I could just quit, I would of just quit. I would of quit before jail came. I would of quit before they took my kid,” said Arvin. Arvin said while on her path ... Read More...

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Everyday Trauma: Remapping the Brain’s Response to Stress, Anxiety, and Painful Memories for a Better Life

A GPS TO FIND YOUR WAY HOME – Dec. 14, 2021 - “Everyday Trauma is an engaging book that informs the reader about the brain and bodily processes underlying emotional trauma, as well as effective treatments for the c... Read More...

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Limits on Virtual Addiction Treatment May Soon Return

THIS IS A SIN – Dec. 30, 2021 - Absent evidence of abuse, says Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., telehealth should continue for medically-assisted opioid treatment. “We’ve now had 18 months to have telehealth exp... Read More...

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Dopamine Dressing Will be 2022’s Biggest Trend

GOOD ON SALADS TOO – Dec. 24, 2021 - “She believed the colour yellow made her look ‘washed out’ due to being caucasian,” Dr Karen says. “She then reported back that the colour not only lifted her spirits, bu... Read More...

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Modern Economy Is Built On Addiction

AND WE LOVE IT – Dec. 27, 2021 - It’s a behaviour that seeks to medicate fear, sorrow, boredom, regret, anomie, heartbreak, or the existential heebie-jeebies: take your pick. That desire — the desire to take y... Read More...

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Ohio Legalizes Sports Betting

WATCH – NO ONE SCORES – Dec. 28, 2021 - When sports betting was legalized last week in Ohio, 2 percent of all sports betting tax money was also allocated toward problem sports gamblers. That will be abou... Read More...

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Are Video Games Really Addictive?

YOU KNOW THEY ARE – Jan. 1, 2022 - When china’s government censors books, bars “effeminate men” from television or spoon-feeds Communist Party dogma to schoolchildren, liberals agree that its behaviour is shoc... Read More...

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These High-Achievers Share Mental Health Struggles

‘That’s making me better’ – Dec 31 2021 - Last month, five-time NBA All-Star Kevin Love told CNBC Make It that he started using mental health struggles as fuel to win basketball games as early as high school. But t... Read More...

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Paul Weller Turned to Therapist for Sobriety Advice

ROCKER ROCKING SOBRIETY – Dec. 31, 2021 - The 55-year-old rocker recalled how his now-wife Hannah gave him an ultimatum to stop boozing, but he was initially reluctant to quit completely. Recalling the morn... Read More...

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‘I give because I know what it’s like to have nothing’

REAL ANGELS OF CHRISTMAS – Dec. 28, 2021 - Lynne Corry arrived at Samaritan Daytop Village in 1997 with her newborn son and monkey on her back in the form of drug addiction. Located on 119 West 106th Street, the Yo... Read More...

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My Sobriety Isn’t A Trend Or A New Year’s Challenge

IT IS ONE DAY AT A TIME – Dec, 27, 2021 - Like those 6.5 million folks trying Dry January this year, my own sobriety also began as a challenge. And while I’m grateful for my personal journey, I wish I was more... Read More...

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Why Do We Sleep?

ALLAN RECHTSCHAFFEN Dies at 93 – Dec. 17, 2021 - Allan Rechtschaffen, an indefatigable sleep researcher at the University of Chicago who tested the effects of sleep deprivation, studied dreaming, narcolepsy, n... Read More...

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Changes in Brain Hinder Addiction Recovery in HIV-Positive Patients

CAN THIS BE TRUE? – Dec. 20, 2021 - Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure the brain responses of cocaine addicts and patients with HIV while participants played a game that involv... Read More...

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Are We Prescribing Antidepressants Wrong?

IS THERE A RIGHT WAY? – Dec. 21. 2021 - That’s not to say we shouldn’t use antidepressants at all – in many instances, they save lives and work well. But the authors of the new review, which appears in the Briti... Read More...

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Focusing More on Recovery, Not Relapse

THERAPISTS CAN HELP – Dec. 23, 2021 - The Bottom Line: Flexibility in Treatment Is Key. Each of these individuals came from a different demographic background. Still, if their therapists had been working from ... Read More...

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How to Support Non-Drinkers in a Boozy Holiday World

KEEP IT SIMPLE – Dec. 25, 2021 - For some sober people, this pandemic has made sobriety an even greater challenge as we face trauma, worry, and isolation. For others, like me, the biggest challenges are from s... Read More...

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The Myth of Sex Addiction

NEVER ENDING QUESTION? – Dec. 24, 2021 - This definition does appear to meet a number of the criteria for addiction. For example, sexual behavior becoming a central focus of an individual’s life indicates sali... Read More...

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Why Young People Are Drinking Less Than Their Parents?

WEED? – Dec. 24, 2021- During COVID lockdowns, some surveys indicate this fell even further. Our research suggests this is unlikely to be due simply to government efforts to cut youth drinking. Wider social, cul... Read More...

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Adrienne Banfield-Norris Celebrates 31 Years of Sobriety

SHE SURRENDERED TO WIN – Dec. 23, 2021 - Ramsay explained that she’s able to now process her feelings “consciously” rather than mask them with a drink. “Alcohol and antidepressants do not mix well at ... Read More...

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What 1,320 Therapists Are Most Worried About Regarding Our Mental States

AS THE WORLD TURNS NUTTIER – Dec. 17, 2021 - “All the therapists I know have experienced a demand for therapy that is like nothing they have experienced before,” said Tom Lachiusa, a licensed clinical social w... Read More...

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Surge of Mental Health Issues for Kids Back In-School

LISTEN – NO SAFE SPACE TO LEARN? – Dec. 23, 2021 - RHITU CHATTERJEE, BYLINE: When Millis Public Schools opened its doors this fall, teachers and staff were happy to have everyone back in classrooms.&n... Read More...

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Heeding the Distress Signals in Modern Addiction by Alex Olshonsky

IT’S LIKE 1984 ON STEROIDS – Dec. 19, 2021 - Today, addiction is more pervasive than it’s ever been. During 2020, the U.S. saw 100,000 fatal overdoses, the highest number ever recorded. On top of that, more th... Read More...

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Buckcherry’s Josh Todd Got Sober 27 Years Ago And Never Looked Back

HE’S GOT A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION – Dec. 26, 2021 - It’s about spiritual in life and all those things, and how do you do that? Well, for me, doing annual inventories where I take it out of my head and write it do... Read More...

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Gambling: The “Invisible” Addiction

THEN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DISAPPEARS – Dec. 23, 2021 - Unlike more visible addictions, problem gambling is fairly easy to hide, yet leaves about 2 million Americans annually feeling alone, ashamed and, in many cases, ... Read More...

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“there is a way out”

SUCESS IS SUCCESS, NO MATTER HOW YOU GET THERE – Dec. 26, 2021 - Therefore, many people who are in recovery do not wish to put themselves out in the public and tell the story of their struggle, Hagaman added. ... Read More...

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James Franco Gives In-Depth Interview

WATCH – BEING FRANCO – Dec. 22, 2021 - Among those he hurt was his longtime friend and collaborator Seth Rogen, who declared in an interview back in May that he has no plans to work with Franco again. “I just ... Read More...

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Netflix’s ‘Maid’ Shows the Truth About Mental Illness

IT’S NOT ALL BLACK AND WHITE – Dec. 17, 2021 - Relaxing on my bed in suburban Detroit, I was absorbed in yet another escapist novel from the library when my mother suddenly barged into my room. Her face was fi... Read More...

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Drugs were Katie Mack’s connection to the world.

LISTEN— WHEN DRUGS ARE LOVE – Dec. 16, 2021 - And in a world of fraying social bonds, economic vulnerability and increased isolation due to the pandemic, an addiction-driven feeling of being loved adds to our ... Read More...

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Staying Fierce and Sober Over The Holidays

WELL DRESSED AND HAPPY TOO – Dec. 17, 2021 -“The advice I like to give to younger queer people is understand that just because a lot of queer spaces, we congregate in nightclubs and event spaces and stuff, it ... Read More...

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