How Will the Next President Tackle Our Drug Problems?
What are the presidential candidates revealing about how they’ll handle our nation’s drug policy issues? It’s a crucial question.
2015
Toxic Stress in Childhood Means Mental Health Troubles in Adulthood
Emotional, psychological and physical abuse during childhood lay the groundwork for the onset of mental illness, addiction and self-destructive behavior in later life.
Is Online Dating Fueling Your Sex Addiction?
Online dating has exploded over the last several years, and while it can be a valid and efficient way to find a mate, it can also become an unhealthy obsession. Are you scrolling through possible dates on an hourly basis? Do you find a date only to wonder if there’s a better option on the …
Taking AIM at College Binge Drinking
College binge drinking is slowly edging down. That’s good news for campus administrators, who struggle to keep students from engaging in drinking practices that can threaten not only their academics but their lives.
How to Find Help for Sex Addiction
If you or your partner struggles with an addiction to sex, finding help isn’t easy, but it is possible. Unlike people with drug or alcohol addiction, sex addicts are limited when it comes to treatment facilities. Part of the difficulty in finding treatment for sex addiction is the controversial nature of the disorder, also known …
Signs That a Teenager Has Been Smoking Pot
Teens use marijuana more than any other illicit substance. Its use comes in second only to alcohol when it comes to underage substance abuse. So if you think your teen might be smoking pot, you just might be right. There are some physical and behavioral signs that are specific to marijuana that you can look …
A 24-Hour Depression Cure? Researchers Might Have Found It
Imagine a treatment that could end depression in a single day with little to no side effects. It might sound like the inflated claims of a late-night infomercial, but researchers at the University of Maryland have reason to believe such treatment will one day be reality thanks to their identification of compounds that appear to …
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Is It Love or Addiction?
Love is one of the most cherished of human experiences. Most people hope to deeply bond with another human being romantically, spiritually and mentally. Songs and movies continually remind you that somewhere out there is your true soulmate, the person who will be your most important companion and make you complete. So it’s no wonder …
Raising Successful Young People
Why do some teens thrive while others struggle? Researchers have found that the values children are raised with play a more important role in success than influences such as culture, socioeconomic background, race and the number of parents present.
Comorbid PTSD, Heroin Addiction Increases Risk for Major Depression, Suicide
Significant numbers of people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have diagnosable problems with substance abuse and/or substance addiction. Some of these individuals are addicted to the powerful opioid street drug heroin. In a study published in January 2015 in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, a team of researchers from Australia’s University of New South …
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