Experts offer a few tips on how to manage symptoms of depression. Depression is a serious disease that can require treatment with therapy and pharmaceuticals, but mental health professionals also say that making lifestyle changes can help alleviate symptoms. Considering that depression rates have increased 33% in five years, it seems that more people than… Continue reading Everyday Changes That Can Improve Depression Symptoms
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Are Courts Now Ruling In Favor Of Legal Weed-Using Employees?
A recent case may change the legal precedent for employees who use marijuana. Courts around the country are beginning to rule against employers who terminate people for using cannabis in states where medical or recreational use is legal, reversing years of courts siding with employers on the issue. Last month a federal judge ruled in… Continue reading Are Courts Now Ruling In Favor Of Legal Weed-Using Employees?
Lack Of Suboxone Access Leads Users In Need To The Black Market
President Trump is expected to sign a bill to expand medication-assisted treatment but it remains unclear as to how soon that will take place. A new feature by NPR underscores a potentially dangerous conundrum for health care professionals and individuals seeking treatment for opioid use disorder: while buprenorphine (also known as Suboxone, Subutex and Zubsolv) has proven effective in blocking… Continue reading Lack Of Suboxone Access Leads Users In Need To The Black Market
Chance The Rapper Pledges $1 Million For Mental Health
“We want to change the way that mental health resources are being accessed,” Chance said at a summit for his nonprofit, SocialWorks. As one of the more prominent hip hop artists to speak out about mental health, Chance the Rapper is putting his money where his mouth is by pledging $1 million to mental health… Continue reading Chance The Rapper Pledges $1 Million For Mental Health
Olympian Ryan Lochte To Enter Treatment for Alcoholism
A pair of incidents with the law were the reported driving factors behind Lochte’s decision to enter treatment. Twelve-time Olympic swimming medalist Ryan Lochte will seek treatment for alcohol addiction after a string of incidents culminating in a car crash on October 4. Lochte’s legal representative, Jeff Ostrow, stated that the 34-year-old “has been battling from [sic]… Continue reading Olympian Ryan Lochte To Enter Treatment for Alcoholism
Narcan Creator Working On Fentanyl "Antidote"
The new formulation is reportedly five times stronger than Narcan and will last longer. A stronger formulation of Narcan (naloxone) nasal spray, the opioid overdose antidote, is in the works, FOX Business reports. There’s a need for a stronger antidote, its developers say, to counter the rising use of fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid… Continue reading Narcan Creator Working On Fentanyl "Antidote"
There Was Light A Mile Deep: Interview with Poet William Brewer
Someone contacted me when the book came out, who had very recently lost a parent to heroin. She said to me, and I’ve held on to this, “The poems gave me a feeling that I had a place to go.” The West Virginian landscape exists as one of the great splendors of North America, but… Continue reading There Was Light A Mile Deep: Interview with Poet William Brewer
New Jersey May Require Depression Screenings For Students
A new bill aims to address undiagnosed and untreated mental health issues in school-aged children. Some New Jersey lawmakers are taking a stand against undiagnosed depression in youth by drafting a bill that would require annual screenings. According to New Jersey 101.5, if the bill were to pass, students in New Jersey would have to… Continue reading New Jersey May Require Depression Screenings For Students
Smuggler Caught With Cocaine-Stuffed Liquor Bottles
The three bottles contained over $100,000 worth of cocaine. A high-flying traveler had an abrupt come-down when authorities collared him at JFK Airport with $115,000 of blow stuffed into bottles of Baileys. Akeem Rasheen Lewis allegedly flew into the Queens, New York airport on Sept. 28 with three bottles of liquor in his duty-free bag,… Continue reading Smuggler Caught With Cocaine-Stuffed Liquor Bottles
"Dilbert" Creator Addresses Son’s Apparent Fentanyl Overdose
“If you don’t have any personal experience with opioid addiction, it doesn’t look like anything else you’ve ever seen,” Adams said. Cartoonist Scott Adams is grieving the loss of his stepson, who died of an apparent fentanyl overdose last weekend. On a live video stream Monday, Adams described the moment he found out about 18-year-old Justin’s… Continue reading "Dilbert" Creator Addresses Son’s Apparent Fentanyl Overdose