Trauma

The Truth About Deinstitutionalization

IT’S INSANE –   May 25, 2021 - One popular explanation blames “deinstitutionalization”: the emptying of state psychiatric hospitals that…

3 years ago

When Someone Says ‘Everything Is Fine,’ It Usually Isn’t

BOOK REVIEW –  May 28, 2021- Tim had wrestled in high school at 270 pounds, and at 23, he was…

3 years ago

Washington Square Park ‘drug den’ horrifies Greenwich Village neighbors

WHERE SHOULD THEY GO? –  May 29, 2021- The city responded to more than a month of complaints and numerous…

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Let’s Redefine Mental Health As Brain Health by Dr. Daniel Amen

LISTEN – IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD –  May 23, 2021 - For decades, the field of psychiatry has been…

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How Are You, Really?

FINE, TOTALLY FINE –   May 17, 2021 - For many of us, emerging from pandemic life has created a…

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Photographs depict the stark reality of addiction in the US

SNOW ANGELS –  May 21, 2021 - Fearless and prolific conflict photographer James Nachtwey has been at the frontline of…

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Iraq veteran with PTSD died after overdose

WAR CRIME IS REDUNDANT –  May 14, 2021 - The inquest heard his records showed several occasions between 2017 and…

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Jury Reaches Guilty Verdict In 26 Hours

WATCH – DID DO HARM –  April 30, 2021 - They had a short break on Friday before returning to…

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Mom’s anguish after daughter, 12, died of suspected OD

WATCH – FOREVER GRIEF –  May 6, 2021 - She said she has struggled with her own mental health and…

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EPA “Exposed American Children” To Brain-Damaging Pesticide

MAKES OPIATES LOOK LIKE CANDY APRIL 29, 2021 - According to a team of researchers led by Leonardo Trasande, organophosphate…

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Victims of Prescribed Harm Are Abandoned by Psychiatry

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD –  April 24, 2021 - I felt fortunate that I had the means to see…

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Lindsey’s father, Michael ‘the Body Broker’ Lohan arrested

FLORIDA RETIREMENT COMES EARLY –  April 23, 2021 - Said Aronberg, “Mr. Lohan was investigated by our Sober Homes Task…

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West Virginia overdose deaths set new record amid pandemic

WHEN WILL IT STOP? –  April 22, 2021 - Data analysis published in the American Journal of Public Health, which…

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OxyContin Owners Only Worth $11 Billion

LIVING BODY SNATCHERS –  April 20, 2021 - Members of the Sackler family who own bankrupt OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma LP…

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Drug companies to finally face first opioid trial

MAKING MONEY BURYING OUR CHILDREN –  April 16, 2021 - J&J in a statement called its marketing of the drugs…

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“Fentanyl Is Here:” Vegas Suffers 200% Surge In Overdose Deaths

LEAVING LAS VEGAS FOREVER –  April 17, 2021 - “Clark County fentanyl deaths are on par with the “alarming” 30%…

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‘Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story’

A LEGEND IN OUR MIDST –  April 13, 2021 - When Oleg passed, he left me his autobiography to complete.…

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How DMX Found God

MAY HIS MEMORY BE A BLESSING –  April 13, 2021 - so he found himself “possessed by the darker side,”…

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‘I’m more worried about my mental health than getting COVID-19’

SICK OF SCHOOL –  April 1, 2021 - Campbell Stowell, another first-year student, reiterated these worries. “My depression and anxiety…

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Ernest Hemingway: How Mental Illness Plagued Writer & Family

A FAREWELL TO SANITY –  April 1, 2021 - He also had a fraught relationship with his mother, who dressed…

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ADDICTION TREATMENT: DISASTER LOOMING

SYSTEMATIC BREAKDOWN –  March 24, 2021 - In a spectacular display of stigma related to the disease of addiction and…

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Margaret Cho on sobriety, solitude and Stop Asian Hate

LAUGHTER HEALS –  April 2, 2021 - The thing about being a standup comedian is that you can never turn…

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Veteran Surprised With New Car For Graduating Program

HAPPY TEARJERKER –  March 23, 2021 - Thomas was convicted of crimes that led to probation. He said he served…

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Once We Were Slaves … 12 Steps to Freedom by Hannah Prager

FREEDOM FROM THE BONDAGE OF SELF –  March 27, 2021 -  Most any recovering addict will confirm that when in…

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B.C. records deadliest February ever for overdose deaths

CAN ANYTHING BE DONE? –  Mach 24, 2021 - The latest overdose statistics sparked debate in the legislature, with the…

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Demi Does California Sober for Brunch. Rosé or Riesling?

ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE? –  March 22, 2021 - Lovato has endured two highly publicized relapses and suffered “three…

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Red Oak Recovery Completes Sixth Year Dual Diagnosis Research Study

MORE THAN JUST THE 12 STEPS –  MAR. 16, 2021 - Red Oak Recovery® and The Willows at Red Oak…

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Atlanta shooting suspect was patient at evangelical treatment center

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD? –  March 19, 2021 - Most evangelical churches, including Southern Baptist churches, teach that sex…

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Meghan Markle’s mental health struggles echo Princess Diana’s experience

A “ROYAL” FAMILY MATTER –  March 11, 2021 - Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey first…

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Family turns tragic loss into ‘Lissy’s Legacy of Love

WATCH – NEW LIFE OF GIVING –  March 5, 2021 - “I would appear in court and beg the judge…

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