Comedian John Mulaney joined Davidson during Weekend Update where they joked about mental health, hanging out and watching The Mule. After a tumultuous 2018 filled with personal and professional challenges due in part to mental health conditions, comedian Pete Davidson returned to Saturday Night Live last weekend, guided by former SNL writer John Mulaney, who… Continue reading Pete Davidson Returns to SNL With Support From A Sober Star
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Can Cannabis Alter The Teenage Brain?
A recent study examined how marijuana use impacts the gray matter in the teenage brain. A recent study consisting of brain scans of 46 teens in Europe found that smoking just one or two joints seemed to produce changes in the gray matter of their brains. The teens appeared to have a greater amount of… Continue reading Can Cannabis Alter The Teenage Brain?
How Big Pharma's Payments To Doctors Affected Overdose Deaths
A new study examined the link between large payments and gifts to doctors from pharma companies and overdose deaths. In counties and states where opioid manufacturers offered large payments or gifts to doctors to promote their product, a new study has suggested that both opioid prescriptions and opioid-related overdose deaths were higher than in other… Continue reading How Big Pharma's Payments To Doctors Affected Overdose Deaths
Artists in Recovery Find Their Fix in "The Creative High"
Creativity — making art — is another way to find that aliveness and spiritual connection often sought through drugs and alcohol. The creative process can be transformative for people with addiction. Recovery that consists of meetings, step work, and an unfulfilling job makes for a very black-and-white life — at least for me it did.… Continue reading Artists in Recovery Find Their Fix in "The Creative High"
Critics Respond To Malcolm Gladwell's Controversial Cannabis Article
In a recent New Yorker feature Gladwell makes the case that marijuana is not as “safe as we think.” Journalist Malcolm Gladwell’s recent feature in The New Yorker about the possible connections between marijuana use and paranoid/psychotic behavior has drawn fierce critical responses from both cannabis consumers and fellow writers alike. A new editorial in… Continue reading Critics Respond To Malcolm Gladwell's Controversial Cannabis Article
Can Treating Insomnia Ease Depression Symptoms For Menopausal Women?
Researchers explored possible treatment options for depression and insomnia in menopausal women. Depression symptoms in women going through menopause may decrease when insomnia is treated, new research has found. According to Reuters, researchers enlisted 117 women going through menopause who also had insomnia. Most women, according to Reuters, experience menopause anywhere between age 45 and… Continue reading Can Treating Insomnia Ease Depression Symptoms For Menopausal Women?
Judge Rules Firing Of Nurse Caught Stealing Opioids "Unfair" Because Of Addiction
The nurse had falsified patient requests for drugs, used them, and then further falsified records that the medications were delivered to the patient. A nurse who was caught injecting herself with opioids she had reported as being delivered to patients has had her name cleared of wrongdoing because a judge has ruled her addiction a… Continue reading Judge Rules Firing Of Nurse Caught Stealing Opioids "Unfair" Because Of Addiction
Doctor Uses Instagram To Start Mental Health Conversation
Dr. Jessica Clemons has launched an Instagram page aimed at helping those in need of mental health care. These days a lot of people are reaching out through social media to talk about mental health, whether they’re world famous celebrities or everyday people who want to share their difficulties and ask for help. Now Forbes… Continue reading Doctor Uses Instagram To Start Mental Health Conversation
FDA Discusses Using Drug Therapy To Help Teens Quit Vaping
The FDA recently held a public hearing to discuss the vaping epidemic among teens. Many consider vaping to be a big problem, and many still don’t realize its potential harm. Now the FDA is so concerned about the popularity of vaping, they’re even considering drug therapy to help wean young people off vaping. Matthew L.… Continue reading FDA Discusses Using Drug Therapy To Help Teens Quit Vaping
Inside The Push For Over-The-Counter Naloxone
The FDA has recently taken an unprecedented step to kickstart the development of over-the-counter naloxone products. Last week the FDA took an unprecedented step to make the anti-overdose drug naloxone directly available to opioid users. Currently, naloxone requires a prescription. But in an effort to make approval for non-prescription versions of the drug easier for… Continue reading Inside The Push For Over-The-Counter Naloxone