Mental Health

San Francisco Mayor Declares State of Emergency Over Overdose Crisis

WATCH – I STOPPED MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 17, 2021 - San Francisco Mayor London Breed doubled down on efforts to crack down on public drug use and other disturbances in the city’s Tenderloin, announci... Read More...

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Save the Children – 456,791 views

GENERATIONAL TRAUMA IN SONG – Dec. 2021 - Marvin Gaye video more@YouTube ... Read More...

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Relapse Driven By Drug-Seeking Habit, Not The Drug

“IT’S THE SNEAKING AROUND THAT’S ADDICTIVE” RDJ – Dec. 17, 2021 - Given the importance of the drug itself in the development and perpetuation of SUD, the research community has understandably focused on the br... Read More...

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Ben Affleck Blasts ‘clickbait’ Blaming Alcoholism on Ex-wife Jennifer Garner

MORE HAS BEEN REVEALED – Dec. 16, 2021 - He told Kimmel: “The irony is I was really happy with , you know. I thought, ‘Wow I should do more honest exploratory, you know, self-evaluating things,’ and I started ... Read More...

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Therapists Deluged by Emerging Mental Health Crisis

TSUNAMI OF PAIN – Dec. 16, 2021 - Nine out of 10 therapists say the number of clients seeking care is on the rise, and most are experiencing a significant surge in calls for appointments, longer waiting lists ... Read More...

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Billie Eilish: Addiction to Porn ‘Really Destroyed My Brain’

NOT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – Dec. 17, 2021 - She added that watching it initially helped her feel cool and like she was “one of the guys.” Ultimately, however, she admits it led to her suffering nightmares becaus... Read More...

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Exercise Addiction

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING – DEC. 17, 2021 - While exercise addiction has not been accepted as a mental health disorder in the DSM-5, (“Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition”), resea... Read More...

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Why Experts Are Worried About AIs Becoming Addicts

WATCH— WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? – Sept. 17, 2021 - One of us (Anders) has a background in computational neuroscience, and now works with groups such as the AI Objectives Institute, where we discuss how to avoid such... Read More...

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Adolescent Females in Texas Face Barriers to Treatment

AND SO MUCH MORE – Dec. 3, 2021 - A birthday without cake, presents and miles from her high school friends, may not be the ideal celebration for most. However, Madero was grateful to spend any time in resident... Read More...

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Are We Losing the War for Our Children?

WHO’S EVEN TRYING? – Dec. 3, 2021 - Even more so, sadness and anxiety have ensnared many young people in a vise-like grasp. “Likes” and “views” on social media have caused some of them to continuously compare ... Read More...

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Former Alcoholic Targets 70 Triathlons in 70 Days

WHY WOULDN’T HE? – Dec. 3, 2021 - Before the pandemic, Mr Stone worked as a scuba instructor overseas, but had to return to Staffordshire when tourism dried up. He has taken a year off to focus on his lates... Read More...

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How to Avoid the Toxic Drinking Culture this Christmas…without missing out

UBER – Dec. 4, 2021 - “Because alcohol is a depressive, it might make you feel down and cause anxiety symptoms. Heavy drinking can also make medicines less effective, causing feelings of depression to increase... Read More...

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Former Browns’ Safety Jordan Poyer’s Battle With Alcoholism

WHEN HONESTY BECOMES THE GOAL – Dec. 3, 2021 - “A big part of my sobriety is to lean into the truth. To be comfortable with who I am. And I’m actually surprised by how easy it’s been to open up to people,” Poyer sa... Read More...

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WARNING! Young People Face ‘Devastating’ Mental Health Crisis According to Surgeon General

WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN? – Dec. 7, 2021 - Although blame for adolescent distress is often pinned on social media, the research suggests that screen time alone does not account for crisis. Rather... Read More...

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Gloria Harrison: A Story of Hope and Healing

SHE’S NEVER GIVEN UP – Dec. 6, 2021 - Gloria’s story, is shocking in the brutality of the reactions she received when she reached out for help. At every turn, as a girl and a young woman, she was knocked down,... Read More...

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Flavor Flav Gets A Taste for Sobriety

TIME’S UP – Dec. 8, 2021 - The 62-year-old former rapper, hip-hop and reality TV star, whose legal name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., pleaded no contest in Henderson Municipal Court to a misdemeanor nonviol... Read More...

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Positive Portrayals of Mental Illness in Video Games

IT’S NOT A GAME – DEC. 8, 2021 - Some games already appear to be attempting this feat, but it can be hard to distinguish between those which “other” the mentally ill and those that have done genuine research e... Read More...

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Venus Williams Talks About Mental Health

LISTEN – GRAND SLAM FOR LIFE – Dec. 9, 2021 - Williams, who is still playing competitively at age 41, thinks that professional athletes are some of the best people to promote conversations around mental health... Read More...

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Young Adults Struggle More with Alcohol Misuse

NO AGE LIMIT – Nov. 29, 2021 - Burton Burt, owner of Recovery Awareness counseling center in Gainesville, said aside from the recognizable health signs, like having a fatty liver or cirrhosis, there are other ... Read More...

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Australia is the Drunkest Country In the World

NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT – Dec. 3, 2021 - The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education chief executive, Caterina Giorgi, said the statistics were “concerning”, and that a clear picture of the impact of... Read More...

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The Real Substance of Addiction

REQUIEM FOR AMERICA – Dec. 2, 2021 - The junkie narrative tends to reduce addiction to the substance or behavior the addiction revolves around, and/or the aims and griefs that drive it. For the junkies of “Requiem ... Read More...

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Kids Facing Depressing Social Media Addiction

WATCH – AND IT’S FREE – Dec. 1, 2021 - Dr. Martin Paulus, who is a psychiatrist with the Laureate Institute for Brain Research said a team is studying the teenage brain and the side effects of social media. He... Read More...

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“Sober sober is the only way to be,” Demi Lovat-oh!

CLEAN IS NOT A JUDGMENT – Dec. 2, 2021-For context, Demi previously revealed that they were “California sober” — i.e. only drinking alcohol and smoking weed in moderation — in their documentary, Dancing with t... Read More...

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Scotland Promises “Rehab for every addicted person who wants it”

AMERICA DOES NOT – Nov. 30, 2021 - Funded rehab was virtually abandoned in Scotland after being regarded as ineffective and too costly by SNP health ministers in recent years. But the drug death rate has soare... Read More...

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America’s Gambling Addiction is Metastasizing

THAT’S A BIG SPREAD – Nov. 2021 - As a direct result, sports-betting revenues grew 69 percent from 2019 to 2020 and another 270 percent during the first quarter of 2021. Total gambling revenues in the U.S. are... Read More...

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He Overcame Childhood Trauma to Become an MMA Champ

THE REAL FIGHT OF HIS LIFE – Nov. 26, 2021 - He was too young at the time to truly understand that this was the result of alcohol addiction, but his family tried to explain it to him anyway, referring to those... Read More...

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Ketamine Klinics Treating Mental Injury Emerge in Seattle

KINDA KOOL IF IT WORKS – Nov. 28, 2021 - Carnahan is the director at a Westlake clinic opened last month by Field Trip Health, a Nasdaq-listed company selling medically supervised “psychedelic journeys.” She c... Read More...

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Prince William on Mental Health Struggles

WATCH – ROYALS SUFFER, TOO – Nov. 25, 2021 - “So, for me, it was the relation of my personal life with the family or the incident I was at. I found that very difficult. There were a number of times when ... Read More...

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Social Media Addiction – How It Changes OUR Brains

WATCH – SHRINKAGE? – Nov. 28, 2021 - • All desire comes from us feeling like we lack something, which can bring us into a dangerous, vicious habit because there will always be another model to find. W... Read More...

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Visited Mother’s Grave First Time After Spending 43 Years In Prison Because He’s Black

RESPECT YOUR ANCESTORS – Nov. 24, 2021 - The first thing Kevin Strickland did after being exonerated for a triple murder he didn’t commit was visit his mother’s grave. “To know my mother was underneath that... Read More...

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