Mental Health

Q&A with David Brian Green

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Mar. 3, 2022 - David Brian Green is a UK citizen (from Nottingham, England) who has been a permanent resident of Canada since 1998, currently based in Victoria BC on Vancouver Island. ... Read More...

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Does My Kid Have a Tech Addiction?

DO YOU? – Feb. 28, 2022 - In her book “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence,” Dr. Anna Lembke makes the case for how technology, with its promise of nonstop engagement and flashing lights, ... Read More...

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Biden Blames Social Media For ‘Mental Health Crisis’

ALGORITHMS ARE THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL – Mar. 1, 2022 - Biden wants to “stop discriminatory algorithmic decision-making that limits opportunities for young Americans,” the White House said. “When a girl sea... Read More...

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‘Single Drunk Female’s Pacing Does Disservice to Her Sobriety Journey

IT’S TELEVISION – March 1, 2022 - ...community service, moving home with her mom, going to Alcoholics Anonymous for the first time, backsliding, and finally committing to sobriety. It’s a lot of material for th... Read More...

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Gambling Addictions Rise After Legalization of Mobile Sports Betting

THE ADDICTION THAT LOVES SUICIDE – Feb. 27, 2022 - Delaney is one of 4.3% of adult residents in New York who are having problems related to their gambling, according to the New York Council on Problem Gambling.... Read More...

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“I am certain that the LSD experience has helped me very much”

AS WE TRIP THE ROAD OF HAPPY DESTINY – Feb. 9, 2022 - All this because, after that August day, Wilson believed other recovering alcoholics could benefit from taking LSD as a way to facilitate the “spiritual ex... Read More...

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Book Review: A Sweeping History of Addiction

MEDIA: BOOKS MAKE SENSE – Feb. 25, 2022 - “The Urge” ultimately unfolds as far more than an addiction memoir. Arriving at a time when the so-called opioid epidemic has become a defining crisis of our time, it ... Read More...

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Euphoria Holds Up a Mirror to My Addiction Experience. This show quite literally saves me. By Natalie Alcala

IS HOLLYWOOD, AGAIN, GLAMORIZING DRUG ABUSE IN EUPHORIA? OR IS IT TRUTH TELLING? – Feb 21, 2022 - TV and film elevate storylines by incorporating interesting people, exciting visuals, brilliant dialogue, and a... Read More...

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One More Drink Will Kill Me – Says James ‘Arg’ Argent After ‘bad relapse’

THE ENGLISH RELAPSE TOO – Feb. 21, 2022 - Arg broke his silence for the first time since we revealed paramedics rushed to save him, claiming he is full of regret for putting his life in danger and vowed it wil... Read More...

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Navigating Grief As A Result of Substance Abuse

HEART ACHE FOREVER – Feb. 24, 2022 - But on December 19th Jenna received a phone call that her sister was cold and unresponsive on the floor ... “I also knew that she had that watch on but it didn’t alwa... Read More...

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4.4 Million Galaxies Are Now Visible

VIDEO – ALONE? NO WAY – Feb. 22, 2022 - “Each time we create a map our screens are filled with new discoveries and objects that have never before been seen by human eyes,” astronomer Timothy Shimwell of ASTRON... Read More...

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Can Retail Therapy Actually Be Helpful?

SHOPAHOLICS UNITE! – Feb. 25, 2022 - “Retail therapy” can get confused with “shopping addiction,” but these terms have different meanings. During retail therapy, you are in control of your spending and feel ... Read More...

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Mom Shares Son’s Battle with Addiction in Obit

THE GOOD DIE YOUNG – Feb. 25, 2022 - Hunter Lee Clemons died on Feb. 10 “after a long battle with addiction,” his mother, Christy Couvillier, wrote in his obituary, according to CBS affiliate KLFY. Sharing ... Read More...

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Habit or Addiction?

HALF A DOZEN OF ONE, SIX ... – Feb. 26, 2022 - Before I begin though, to explain the automatic thing my legs do most mornings, I’d like to ask “What is your biggest dream?” A doctor acquaintance of mine rec... Read More...

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Happiness Professor Says Anxiety Is Destroying Her Students

THE VEXED GENERATION – Feb. 18, 2022 - This is the way I frame a lot of the talk about happiness on the podcast: Our minds lie to us. We have strong intuitions about the things that will make us happy, and we u... Read More...

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Amphetamine Use Linked to Heightened Risk of Psychosis Among Women

ISN’T REAL LIFE IS SCARY ENOUGH? – Feb. 19, 2022 - These psychotic episodes usually subside after a few days, but may persist for years in up to 15% of users. While the link between amphetamine misuse and ps... Read More...

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A Frustrating Path “From Mental Illness to Mental Health”

A FAILED SYSTEM – Feb. 22, 2022 - Dr. Insel, 70, who left N.I.M.H. in 2015, calls the advances in neuroscience of the last 20 years “spectacular” — but in the very first pages of his new book, he says that, fo... Read More...

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Gaming Addiction Is Now a Globally Recognized Illness

VIDEO – NO TIME FOR MANICURES – Feb. 24, 2022 - Among gamers and parents and even within the medical community, there’s disagreement about whether gaming addiction is real. Either way, the WHO’s designation cou... Read More...

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Bitcoin, Recovery and an Addiction to Debt

A GLOBAL OBSESSION – Feb. 23, 2022, - Many people’s lives are characterized by similar obsessive-compulsive behaviors. People can be addicted to work, sex, food, power, wealth, possessions and so on. Any extern... Read More...

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Woman Beats Addiction

VIDEO – LIVES TO HELP OTHERS – Feb. 15, 2022 - “Pain pills, cocaine ... the one that took me the furthest down was meth,” said Dykes. Dykes continued to struggle with addiction even after her son Addison wa... Read More...

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Your Body Knows You’re Burnt Out

TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS – Feb. 15, 202 - Burnout, as it is defined, is not a medical condition — it’s “a manifestation of chronic unmitigated stress,” explained Dr. Lotte Dyrbye, a physician scientist who stud... Read More...

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‘Lisa’s Light’: Couple Aim to Illuminate Addiction

CATHARSIS – Feb. 16, 2022 - Her parents, Gary and Judy Stoefen, have written a book detailing her successes and challenges in hopes that it will steer others from a similar path. The couple, who met while gr... Read More...

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Signs of Porn Addiction and When to Get Help

AUDIO – POWERFUL – Feb. 12, 2022 - “At this point in time, there is no recognized diagnosis of ‘pornography addiction,’ and there is no evidence that pornography is inherently ‘addictive’,” Joshua Grubbs, asso... Read More...

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Delilah Hamlin Celebrates 6 Months of Sobriety After Accidental Overdose

VIDEO – ALIVE AND WELL – Feb. 18, 2022 - “I found a psychiatrist and he over-prescribed me,” she said. “He over-prescribed me with one medication that one of my friends takes for 10 milligrams and he gave me 2... Read More...

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Lifesaving Addiction Treatment Out of Reach for Many Americans

NOT ALL EQUAL – Feb. 17, 2022 - These gaps in care put patients struggling with OUD at risk, and many need effective treatment now more than ever. Understanding these disparities can help state policymakers imp... Read More...

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Is Marijuana Addictive?

HABIT FORMING – Feb. 17, 2022 - Addiction and dependency are two terms that are often used interchangeably. There are differences between the two. Addiction happens when a person uses a substance such as al... Read More...

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Marian Keyes on Sobriety and Marriage

ALL THE RIGHT NOTES – Feb. 15, 2022 - Lauded by contemporaries, including David Nicholls and Jo Jo Moyes, there’s light and dark in all Keyes’ novels, equal measures of hilarity and heartbreak. She has explore... Read More...

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Elle King, Multi-Grammy Nominee on Motherhood and Sobriety

A MOST CREATIVE ACT – Feb. 15, 2022 - Later in the interview, King, 32, publicly disclosed for the first time that she had contracted COVID-19 during the Christmas holidays and that it had spread to at least on... Read More...

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Brain Surgery May Help People Overcome Drug Addiction

VIDEO – IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – Feb. 15, 2022 - By his 20s, Buckhalter was using heroin, and drugs were all he could think about. By the time Mahoney proposed surgery, Buckhalter was at the end of his rope.&nbs... Read More...

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