While the brunt of the negative attention has focused on drug suppliers and prescribers, experts are now examining the role that insurers have played in the epidemic. Health insurers could be stoking the opioid epidemic, according to a new study published Friday in the journal JAMA Network Open. “Our findings suggest that both public and… Continue reading Are Health Insurers Driving The Opioid Crisis?
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Selma Blair Celebrates Two Years Of Sobriety
“I prayed for a miracle at my lowest points. I am a living miracle. Thank you,” the actress wrote in an Instagram post. Actress Selma Blair had two reasons to celebrate this week: her 46th birthday as well as her second year of sobriety. Blair, who has starred in films including Hellboy and Legally Blonde,… Continue reading Selma Blair Celebrates Two Years Of Sobriety
Korn's Jonathan Davis Talks Addiction: "Benzos Are The Devil"
“I’ve dealt with anxiety for a long-ass time. I got prescribed Xanax, benzodiazepine, a long time ago. Benzos are the f—ing devil. They’re horrible drugs.” Jonathan Davis, the frontman of the metal band Korn, puts his struggles with drugs and anxiety front and center in a song on his debut solo album, Black Labyrinth. In… Continue reading Korn's Jonathan Davis Talks Addiction: "Benzos Are The Devil"
Is It Time To Ditch The Dating Apps?
Is It Time To Ditch The Dating Apps? There was a time, somewhere near 2012, where mobile dating apps like Tinder represented something of a revolution. There were three problems in the online dating market; stigma, accessibility and unrestricted messaging. The first two meant that many people wouldn’t even sign up in the first place,… Continue reading Is It Time To Ditch The Dating Apps?
Will Apple and Google really fix our internet addiction?
Will Apple and Google really fix our internet addiction? Digital detox hit the news this week, with Apple the somewhat unlikely creators of a new feature that might help users monitor and spend less time on the very devices they produce. This comes just a few weeks after Google announced similar functionality, and potentially demonstrates a change in attitude from the… Continue reading Will Apple and Google really fix our internet addiction?
How Social Media Outrage Is Turning Us All Into Keyboard Warriors
How Social Media Outrage Is Turning Us All Into Keyboard Warriors Go to the Facebook page of any newspaper and browse the comments of a few posts. It won’t be a pretty sight. It won’t take long to find complaints about how the quality of journalism is going down, that the article is wrong, or that the… Continue reading How Social Media Outrage Is Turning Us All Into Keyboard Warriors
11 Ways to Guarantee Your Family’s Digital Wellbeing
11 Ways to Guarantee Your Family’s Digital Wellbeing There’s been a lot written about the importance of digital wellbeing and digital health recently, much of it focused on software tools. But what can parents do by themselves if they want to cut down on family tech time and guarantee digital wellbeing at home? It can be hard to your control tech… Continue reading 11 Ways to Guarantee Your Family’s Digital Wellbeing
What is Nomophobia?
What is Nomophobia? Those who are ‘nomophobic’, are arguably those who need a digital detox the most! People that suffer from an overwhelming, crippling, anxiety when their phone has died or has no signal would definitely benefit from some time away from the devices that we all hardly ever go without. The term literally means ‘no-mobile-phone-phobia’.… Continue reading What is Nomophobia?
Addiction Breathing and Meditation Techniques: An INTERVIEW with Nathaniel V. Dust
Breath is Life When you think of it, the one action that involves us with the universe is our breath. We breathe in. We breathe out. However, breathing is not restricted to the physical action of taking in air. It can become a conscious means of communication with…well, with our Higher Power. So, if you’re… Continue reading Addiction Breathing and Meditation Techniques: An INTERVIEW with Nathaniel V. Dust
Not upgrading your phone is the cure to your Smartphone Addiction
Not upgrading your phone is the cure to your Smartphone Addiction I’m finishing my two year contract of handset payments this month. No big deal – thousands of other people do this all the time of course. But this time, for me, it’s different. It’s actually the first time I’ve ever entered a two year… Continue reading Not upgrading your phone is the cure to your Smartphone Addiction