New research explored whether psychedelics can “rewire the brain” and potentially cure a number of ailments. New research reinforces the idea of psychedelics’ potential to treat depression, substance use disorder and more, according to Science Daily. “People have long assumed that psychedelics are capable of altering neuronal structure, but this is the first study that… Continue reading Can Psychedelics Really Help Fight Addiction And Depression?
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Lady Gaga Gives Passionate Speech About Mental Health
“I have struggled for a long time, both being public and not public about my mental health issues… But I truly believe that secrets keep you sick.” Lady Gaga joined her mother on stage at the 10th annual Children Mending Hearts Empathy Rocks fundraiser on Sunday (June 10), where she presented her mother Cynthia Germanotta… Continue reading Lady Gaga Gives Passionate Speech About Mental Health
Elizabeth Vargas On Going Public With Alcoholism And Anxiety
“If I’ve helped one person, I feel really great, but I hear from people daily. That makes me feel like it was worth it to be as brutally honest as I was.” In 2014, former 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas went public in a series of interviews, sharing her struggles with alcoholism and anxiety. Now she is opening up about the life-changing… Continue reading Elizabeth Vargas On Going Public With Alcoholism And Anxiety
6 Tools That Empowered Me to Quit My Lifelong Eating Disorder
There are no simple answers or all-encompassing solutions for the complex state of being that is abstinence from compulsive overeating. I wouldn’t wish an eating disorder on anyone else, not even on those who bullied me about my weight as a child and adult. Growing up both depriving myself of food regularly and being fat… Continue reading 6 Tools That Empowered Me to Quit My Lifelong Eating Disorder
Girl Admitted To Rehab For Fortnite Addiction
“This is a serious issue and it is destroying our little girl’s life, and someone needs to step in to ban it before it becomes an epidemic,” said the girl’s mother. The Daily Mirror is reporting that a nine-year-old girl in England has allegedly been admitted to rehabilitation for a dependency on the hugely popular survival… Continue reading Girl Admitted To Rehab For Fortnite Addiction
Opioid Deaths Have Surpassed Vietnam War Fatalities, Study Says
A new study examined the 15-year period from January 2001 to December 2016 to determine the number of American deaths caused by the opioid crisis. American deaths as a result of the opioid crisis have surpassed those during the Vietnam War, a new study has found. According to the Washington Post, less than 1% of American… Continue reading Opioid Deaths Have Surpassed Vietnam War Fatalities, Study Says
Bipartisan Bill To Protect States With Legalized Marijuana Gains Traction
The bill would allow states to determine “the best approach to marijuana within [their own] borders.” Though Attorney General Jeff Sessions continues to wage war against marijuana, President Donald Trump has said that he is willing to support bipartisan legislation that would allow states to determine their own rules regarding the legalization and regulation of marijuana. The… Continue reading Bipartisan Bill To Protect States With Legalized Marijuana Gains Traction
"Clear My Record" Project To Help Expunge 250,000 Marijuana Convictions
San Francisco is partnering with tech-nonprofit Code for America to expedite the difficult expungement process. A new initiative aims to speed up the process of expunging a marijuana conviction from a person’s criminal record, with the ambitious goal of clearing 250,000 marijuana convictions by 2019. It’s only right. Nine states and Washington, D.C. have legalized… Continue reading "Clear My Record" Project To Help Expunge 250,000 Marijuana Convictions
"Deadliest Catch" Star Dies, Drugs Reportedly Found On Scene
Police discovered a “black substance” and “white crystal substance” near Blake Painter’s body, which they reportedly believe to be heroin and meth. Substances that resemble heroin and methamphetamine were found at the scene of Captain Blake Painter’s death in late May. While Painter’s official cause of death is to be determined following a toxicology test and… Continue reading "Deadliest Catch" Star Dies, Drugs Reportedly Found On Scene
Ariana Grande Opens Up About PTSD, Anxiety
The pop singer describes how the suicide bombing that occurred at her Manchester concert in May 2017 affected her. In May 2017, Ariana Grande had just finished performing at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England when a suicide bomb attack occurred in the foyer of the arena, taking the lives of 22 people and injuring… Continue reading Ariana Grande Opens Up About PTSD, Anxiety