He borrowed his pseudonym from the masked hero who outsmarted villains in the movie “The Princess Bride” and he trafficked drugs and guns globally on a website the FBI called the most sophisticated criminal marketplace on the Internet. Ross William Ulbricht, who went by “Dread Pirate Roberts,” ran Silk Road, a site Fortune magazine dubbed …
Exercise is enjoyable for many people and part of a healthy lifestyle, and most of us don’t get enough of it. In a society facing chronic obesity, the over-exercisers don’t get much attention; we are more likely to congratulate them for their discipline and dedication than to raise our concerns. However, as with most substances …
In the mood for a documentary on Netflix tonight? You can’t do much better than these four examinations of our nation’s drug policy in action, in the past and today. Expect to see much that’s troubling, but expect to be enlightened as well, not just about our nation’s love/hate relationship with substance use, but also …
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A bipolar disorder diagnosis can prompt a multitude of feelings — anxiety, disbelief, confusion, fear. But it can also bring hope. You at last learn the source of the dramatic shifts in mood and energy you’ve been feeling, that it can be treated and managed, and that many others who share your diagnosis are living …
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