The rescheduling does not apply to all CBD drugs. Following the approval of CBD-based epilepsy drug Epidolex by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US federal government has decided that, going forward, it will reschedule all CBD medications that the FDA approves. As of Friday, the rescheduling order has been published to the official… Continue reading Feds Reschedule CBD Drugs But There's A Catch
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Selena Gomez Gets Candid On Instagram: "Depression Was My Life"
“I think before I turned 26 there was like this weird time in my life [where] I think I was kind of on auto pilot for about five years.” In a recent Instagram post, pop starlet Selena Gomez announced she would be taking a break from social media. She also held a live stream to… Continue reading Selena Gomez Gets Candid On Instagram: "Depression Was My Life"
My Experience in a 12-Step Cult
As part of my therapy I had to cut contact with my family and tell my professors I was recovering from sexual abuse. It was excruciating, but I wanted to do the “hard work” of recovery. “If you leave here, you will be on the street.” From her red upholstered chair, my psychotherapist Marlene launched… Continue reading My Experience in a 12-Step Cult
Virus That Infected Our Ancestors May Play a Role in Addiction
Researchers studied whether the retrovirus played a part in promoting addiction in some individuals. A virus that infected a human-related species more than 250,000 years may be the key as to why some individuals are more likely to develop dependencies towards drugs or alcohol. A recent study found that traces of an ancient retrovirus – a virus… Continue reading Virus That Infected Our Ancestors May Play a Role in Addiction
Doctor Stands By Writing More Than 300k Opioid Prescriptions
“I was never charged or ever investigated because I didn’t commit any crimes. I prescribed narcotics to people in pain.” When Dr. Katherine Hoover was working at a pain clinic in West Virginia between 2002 and 2010, she wrote more than 335,130 prescriptions for painkillers, which breaks down to 130 prescriptions each day, seven days… Continue reading Doctor Stands By Writing More Than 300k Opioid Prescriptions
Pennsylvania Supreme Court To Decide If Prenatal Drug Use Is Child Abuse
A lengthy legal battle has been waged by the state against a mother whose newborn was hospitalized for 19 days to treat drug withdrawal. The highest court in the Keystone State this week heard arguments on the divisive matter of whether prenatal drug use counts as child abuse. Attorneys for child protective services framed it… Continue reading Pennsylvania Supreme Court To Decide If Prenatal Drug Use Is Child Abuse
Prince’s Half-Sister Talks About His Death, Fentanyl
Sharon Nelson says the music icon was just trying to control his pain when he took the fatal dose of fentanyl. First came prescription drugs and heroin. Now, the synthetic opioid, fentanyl, is ripping through the country, killing scores of people who take heroin, cocaine or prescription pills that have been laced with fentanyl. That’s… Continue reading Prince’s Half-Sister Talks About His Death, Fentanyl
Gisele Bundchen Details Panic Attacks, Suicidal Ideation In New Memoir
“I always considered myself a positive person, so I was really beating myself up…I felt like I wasn’t allowed to feel bad.” In an upcoming memoir, Gisele Bündchen reveals that her life as a supermodel was far from perfect, despite how it appeared on the outside. Behind the scenes, the Brazil native, who retired from… Continue reading Gisele Bundchen Details Panic Attacks, Suicidal Ideation In New Memoir
Martin Sheen On Sobriety, Supporting Charlie Sheen
“I think all of us are striving to lead honest lives. That’s a requirement of every human being.” Actor Martin Sheen addressed the many challenges experienced by his son, Charlie Sheen, at a charity event in Los Angeles on September 24. The 78-year-old actor, who currently appears in the Netflix series Grace and Frankie, folded his son’s… Continue reading Martin Sheen On Sobriety, Supporting Charlie Sheen
The Eternal Holiday of the Alcoholic
When you drink constantly, you become numb, slipping down into a sub-life, a waking coma. You become a chaotic ghost that exists almost at one step removed from everything else. The following is an excerpt from Jolly Lad – The Expanded North American Edition, published this month by MIT Press and available here. After I… Continue reading The Eternal Holiday of the Alcoholic