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  • Hawaiian Lawmaker Wants To Raise Smoking Age To 100

    Hawaiian Lawmaker Wants To Raise Smoking Age To 100

    In 2016, Hawaii raised the legal smoking age to 21.

    A state representative in Hawaii wants to take a hardline approach to cigarettes, by banning their sale and raising the legal age to 100. 

    “The state is obliged to protect the public’s health,” state Representative Richard Creagan told the Hawaii Tribune-Herald. “We don’t allow people free access to opioids, for instance, or any prescription drugs. This is more lethal, more dangerous than any prescription drug, and it is more addicting. In my view, you are taking people who are enslaved from a horrific addiction, and freeing people from horrific enslavement. We, as legislators, have a duty to do things to save people’s lives. If we don’t ban cigarettes, we are killing people.”

    Creagan, a physician, started smoking when he was a teenager and used cigarettes to stay awake through medical school. However, he said he now realizes just how dangerous cigarettes are. 

    “Basically, we essentially have a group who are heavily addicted—in my view, enslaved by a ridiculously bad industry—which has enslaved them by designing a cigarette that is highly addictive, knowing that it is highly lethal,” he said. 

    In Hawaii the legal smoking age is 21, already higher than in much of the country. However, Creagan said this is not effective at stopping young smokers. 

    “It’s slowing it down, but it’s not stopping the problem,” he said. 

    Creagan’s proposal—which has two other sponsors—would gradually raise the legal age to purchase cigarettes. Next year it would rise to 30, to 40 in 2021, 50 in 2022 and 60 in 2023. By 2024, the legal smoking age in Hawaii would be 100. 

    The plan does not include cigars, chewing tobacco or vapes, which Creagan sees as less harmful alternatives to cigarettes. 

    However, Creagan’s efforts may seem slightly misguided in light of current research about tobacco and nicotine use among youth. Although tobacco use remains relatively low among teens, the Monitoring The Future survey released in 2018 found that the use of vapes is increasing dramatically. 

    “Vaping is reversing hard-fought declines in the number of adolescents who use nicotine,” said Richard Miech, the lead author and investigator of the study. “These results suggest that vaping is leading youth into nicotine use and nicotine addiction, not away from it. If we want to prevent youth from using drugs, including nicotine, vaping will warrant special attention in terms of policy, education campaigns, and prevention programs in the coming years.”

    View the original article at thefix.com

  • AI May Soon Be Trained To Diagnose Mental Illness

    AI May Soon Be Trained To Diagnose Mental Illness

    Some scientists believe that AI-diagnosed mental illness will be a reality in the space of years, not decades.

    Scientists in multiple fields of psychology are actively gathering data and undergoing testing in an effort to teach artificial intelligence programs to diagnose mental illness in humans. This is according to a report in The Verge written by B. David Zarley, who himself has borderline personality disorder, as part of its Real World AI issue.

    Zarley met with multiple scientists who are each taking their own approach to machine learning in the service of finding a better way to diagnose psychological disorders.

    The current model, based on referring to the DSM to guide psychiatrists to make diagnoses around a patient’s self-reported symptoms, is inherently biased and considered by many in the field of psychology to be flawed. The current director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Dr. Joshua Gordon, feels that way himself.

    “We have to acknowledge in psychiatry that our current methods of diagnosis—based upon the DSM—our current methods of diagnosis are unsatisfactory anyway,” Gordon told Zarley in an interview.

    Diagnosing people based on purely physical data is not yet within reach the way that diagnosing people with physical illness is. With advances in computer science, however, it is finally possible to train AI software to compile data and recognize patterns in a way that a human brain simply could not handle.

    “Machine learning is crucial to getting [Psychologist Pearl Chiu’s] work out of the lab and to the patients they are meant to help,” Zarley writes. “‘We have too much data, and we haven’t been able to find these patterns’ without the algorithms, Chiu says. Humans can’t sort through this much data—but computers can.”

    Additionally, scientists envision using MRI technology to help discover the root of certain mental illnesses or their symptoms and even treat them by allowing patients to directly see the results of their thoughts and better understand how their brains function.

    “[Research coordinator Whitney] Allen was asked to project her brain into the future, or focus on the immediate present, in an attempt to help find out what goes on under the hood when thinking about instant or delayed gratification, knowledge which could then be used to help rehabilitate people who cannot seem to forgo the instant hit, like addicts.”

    Many of the scientists Zarley spoke with believe that AI-diagnosed mental illness will be a reality in the space of years, not decades. However, there are both practical and ethical concerns to be considered.

    AI built and taught by humans, who are biased, cannot help but be biased itself. Zarley points out that “different cultures think of certain colors or numbers differently.” Data for the AI program also must be collected from human samples, and that is much easier done from a developed nation in an area with a university. That leaves entire populations from poorer nations and even rural populations in the U.S. largely out of the picture.

    There are also numerous ethical concerns any time the idea of artificial intelligence is raised. In their paper The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, Nick Bostrom of the Future of Humanity Institute and Eliezer Yudkowsky of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute address multiple concerns. 

    “Responsibility, transparency, auditability, incorruptibility, predictability, and a tendency to not make innocent victims scream with helpless frustration: all criteria that apply to humans performing social functions; all criteria that must be considered in an algorithm intended to replace human judgment of social functions; all criteria that may not appear in a journal of machine learning considering how an algorithm scales up to more computers.”

    Regardless, AI is on its way, and the scientists Zarley interviewed are optimistic about future results.

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  • Did Abuse-Deterrent OxyContin Lead To Uptick in Hep-C Cases?

    Did Abuse-Deterrent OxyContin Lead To Uptick in Hep-C Cases?

    Researchers examined a possible link between the arrival of abuse-deterrent Oxy and the increase in hepatitis C cases for a new study.

    In 2010, concern about the opioid epidemic was largely centered around the misuse of OxyContin. That year, Purdue Pharma, which manufactures the opioid painkiller, reformatted the drug to make it harder to misuse.

    However, researchers say this caused people to use heroin instead, which ultimately let to an increase in cases of hepatitis C. 

    Officials have known that cases of hepatitis C (HCV), which can be passed through intravenous drug use, had increased rapidly beginning in 2010. In a recent study published in Health Affairs, researchers found that HCV spread more quickly in states that previously had higher than average rates of OxyContin abuse. This confirmed the connection between the reformulation of OxyContin and the higher rates of HCV.

    David Powell, the study’s lead author, said that the findings prove that well-intentioned policies can have serious effects on public health. 

    “These results show that efforts to deter misuse of opioids can have unintended, long-term public health consequences,” he said, according to Science Daily. “As we continue to develop policies to combat the opioid epidemic, we need to be careful that new approaches do not make another public health problem worse.”

    Previous research has shown that the reformulation of OxyContin—which made it harder to crush, snort or inject—led some people to turn to heroin.

    In the recent study, researchers solidified the connection between the reformulation and HCV rates. They found that in states with above-average misuse of OxyContin before the reformulation, rates of HCV increased 222% between 2010 and 2015. In states that had lower than average rates of OxyContin misuse, there was a rise of just 75%.

    Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, a study co-author, said that this steep increase in infections was concerning, although it has tapered off in recent years. 

    “Even with recent advancements in the treatment for hepatitis C, the dramatic increase in infections represents a substantial public health concern that can have tremendous long-term costs if infected people are not identified and treated,” she said. 

    Pacula cautioned that lawmakers need to consider the unintended consequences that certain drug policies may have, and plan for how those risks will be addressed. 

    “It is important that strategies that limit the supply of abusable prescription opioids are paired with policies to ease the harms associated with switching to illicit drugs, such as improved access to drug treatment and increased efforts to identify and treat diseases associated with injection drug use,” said Pacula.

    View the original article at thefix.com

  • Anti-Diarrhea Medication Abuse Continues To Skyrocket

    Anti-Diarrhea Medication Abuse Continues To Skyrocket

    Cases of loperamide exposure are up 90% over a five-year period.

    People who are trying to avoid opioid withdrawals or get a high are more frequently turning to an over-the-counter diarrhea medication, leading to an increase in overdoses from the drug. 

    Researchers from Rutgers University found that overdoses from loperamide—known as “the poor man’s methadone” and sold under the brand name Imodium AD—increased steeply between 2011 and 2016, although they remained very rare, with only 26 cases reported, according to the study published in the journal Clinical Toxicology. At the same time, calls to poison control about the drug rose more than 90%.

    Despite the relatively low numbers, the trend caused alarm for people who see loperamide as an opioid that is easy to access and hard to detect in drug tests.

    Diane Calello, executive and medical director of the New Jersey Poison Control Center at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and lead study author, said in a news release that loperamide is safe when taken as instructed.

    However, some opioid users take up to 50 times the recommended dosage, at which point the drug becomes very dangerous.  

    “When used appropriately, loperamide is a safe and effective treatment for diarrhea—but when misused in large doses, it is more toxic to the heart than other opioids which are classified under federal policy as controlled dangerous substances,” she said. “Overdose deaths occur not because patients stop breathing, as with other opioids, but due to irregular heartbeat and cardiac arrest.”

    Calello said that over the past years there have been multiple deaths related to loperamide in New Jersey. Because of this, Calello and others recommend that there be changes to the way that loperamide is sold, as well as more public awareness about the risks of the drug. 

    She said, “Possible ways of restricting loperamide misuse include limiting the daily or monthly amount an individual could purchase, requiring retailers to keep personal information about customers, requiring photo identification for purchase and placing medication behind the counter. Most importantly, consumers need to understand the very real danger of taking this medication in excessive doses.”

    In May 2018, the Food and Drug Administration announced changes to the way that loperamide is packaged and sold. FDA head Scott Gottlieb requested that online retailers stop selling large quantities of the drug, and that it be packaged in blister packs, which require users to individually open each pill. These requirements could curb misuse, while also keeping the drug available to people with digestive issues who need it regularly. 

    “We’re very mindful of balancing benefit and risk and the needs of patients in our mission to promote and protect public health,” Gottlieb wrote.

    “The FDA’s actions to address drug misuse and abuse must be informed by an understanding of the complex social environment in which changing patterns of drug consumption occur. The agency is committed to addressing emerging issues of abuse and misuse while taking steps to safeguard the needs of patients who depend on these medicines.”

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  • Charlie Sheen Shares Moment That Led Him To Become Sober

    Charlie Sheen Shares Moment That Led Him To Become Sober

    “If you can’t be available for the basic necessity of being there for your children, then something really needs to shift,” Sheen explained. 

    Actor Charlie Sheen’s drug use—and sobriety—has been a pursuit held in the public eye for years, but in a recent interview, he shared the very private moment which inspired him to change his life for the better for his family and himself.  

    Speaking with Us Weekly, Sheen said it was a request from his daughter for help, and his inability to provide it due to his inebriated state, that forced him to take a look at his behavior.

    “If you can’t be available for the basic necessity of being there for your children, then something really needs to shift,” he explained. Sheen, who recently reached a year of sobriety, added that he is putting his newfound focus and energy into “daily responsibilities,” including his children and his own health.

    In the interview, Sheen recalled the moment when one of his daughters asked him for help in getting to a pressing appointment. “I’d already had a few drinks,” he said, and was forced to call a friend to take him and his daughter to her destination. On the way back, Sheen said, he began to turn over the situation in his head.

    “On the drive back, I was just like, ‘Damn, man, I’m not available,’” he recalled. “‘I’m just not responsible and there’s no nobility in that.’” Sheen said that after pondering the reality of his condition, he decided to take matters seriously. “It was the next day that I said, ‘All right, it’s time. Let’s give this a shot.’”

    With the help of parents, Martin and Janet Sheen, his ex-wives, and friends, Sheen began to amass days of sobriety. “A month went by, a couple of months went by, I’m like, ‘All right. This feels good,’” he said.

    After marking his year in sobriety in December of 2018, Sheen said that he feels “excited to be excited again,” and has devoted his time and energy to his family and his own well-being.

    As for acting, Sheen told Us Weekly that he would like to do a Two and a Half Men revival to gain “closure” on the series, from which he was fired under a cloud of controversy in its ninth season.

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  • Emma Stone Is Doing Her Part To Shatter Mental Health Stigma

    Emma Stone Is Doing Her Part To Shatter Mental Health Stigma

    The actress has joined the board of an organization dedicated to helping children with mental health and learning disorders.

    Actress Emma Stone, who has spoken publicly about her struggles with anxiety, is joining the board of directors at The Child Mind Institute, a non-profit organization that supports children with learning and mental health disorders. 

    “I’m honored to join the board of The Child Mind Institute. This is a stigma-shattering organization I am deeply passionate about, and I’m looking forward to helping the Child Mind Institute continue to advance its critically important work,”  Stone, 30, said in a statement to PEOPLE.

    Stone has dealt with anxiety since she was a teenager, but has said that acting — and therapy — have helped her keep her anxiety under control. She works to let others, especially young people, know that they can have a fulfilling life despite anxiety. 

    “Emma’s courage in openly discussing her story with anxiety is inspirational,” said Dr. Harold S Koplewicz, president of The Child Mind Institute. “It offers hope to millions of kids that it is possible to overcome their own challenges and thrive.”

    In 2017, Stone recorded a video as part of the institute’s awareness campaign that asked people to share what they would like to tell their younger selves. 

    “What I could tell kids who are going through anxiety, which I have, is that you’re so normal it’s crazy,” she said. “It’s so normal, everyone experiences a version of anxiety or worry in their lives and maybe we go through it in a different or more intense way, or for longer periods of time, but there’s nothing wrong with you.”

    Stone talked about the often over-looked flip-side to anxiety.  

    “To be a sensitive person that cares a lot, that takes things in in a deeper way, is actually part of what makes you amazing and is one of the greatest gifts in life: you think a lot, you feel a lot, and it’s the best,” Stone said. “I wouldn’t trade it for the world even when there are really hard times.”

    She said that over time she has learned how to manage her anxiety and what things are likely to set it off.  

    “There are so many tools you can use to help yourself in those [bad] time, and it does get better and easier as life goes on and you get to know yourself more and what will trigger certain instances of anxiety, and where you feel comfortable and safe.” 

    Overall, experiencing anxiety is very common, she said. 

    “Don’t ever feel like you’re a weirdo for it because we’re all weirdos.”

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  • How to Get a Job If You Have a Felony Drug Charge on Your Record

    How to Get a Job If You Have a Felony Drug Charge on Your Record

    When someone in recovery from addiction has a felony conviction on their record, rejoining society as a normal functioning member can be daunting and far more difficult than anticipated.

    People in recovery from drug addiction who are trying to rebuild their lives with criminal records hanging over their heads now have more options than ever. For instance, they can find employment with one of the hundreds of felon-friendly companies nationwide, or take necessary steps toward getting their records expunged.

    If you are part of the ex-drug using community, you will have heard one or more of the following phrases, possibly many times:

    “I have a disease that has me breaking out in handcuffs.”

    “We’ll be signing court-cards after the meeting.”

    “What are you in for?” 
    “Felony possession of narcotics.”

    It’s no surprise when people suffering from various substance use disorders land in jail, and once you’re part of the criminal justice system, it’s difficult to ever truly be free of it. One of many unfortunate symptoms and side effects of addiction is incarceration, because although addiction is classified as a disease, the possession of narcotics is a punishable offense that often results in a misdemeanor or felony charge. Once someone is convicted of their first charge and entered into the system, a cycle is initiated. After the person is released from jail or court-mandated treatment, they are often placed on probation, which means they will either be subject to check-ins and drug tests or can be searched when pulled over or stopped. If a police officer driving behind you runs your plates and your name comes up with probation or past convictions, you are far more likely to be pulled over. Because you are now more visible and increasingly vulnerable to searches and random drug tests, it is easier to get yet another drug charge. This can go on and on until someone becomes clean, or changes their identity (just kidding, don’t do that).

    When someone in recovery from substance use disorder has a criminal record, trying to rejoin society as a normal functioning member can be daunting and far more difficult than anticipated. In addition to working on your recovery and learning to live your life in an entirely new way, you also have to worry about the wreckage of your past, including your rap sheet. Your résumé may have some random “holes” in it, which could raise questions with potential employers. And of course there are the background checks: If 30 people apply for the same job, and 29 of them don’t have heroin possession or paraphernalia charges, the employer is likely to go for one of the 29 without the rap sheet. Recovering addicts aren’t starting over with a clean slate; they have a tarnished slate and have to work that much harder and fill out that many more applications to try to catch a break. Because of this struggle, the vicious cycle of relapse, crime, and convictions is perpetuated and thus harder to break.

    Although struggling people in recovery may feel like they’re lugging around heavy baggage and a bad reputation that can be discovered in just a few minutes via Google—there is hope! There are companies that hire people with felony convictions and an abundance of resources out there to help connect job seekers with their felon-friendly potential employers. In 2016, President Obama launched a call-to-action for companies to eliminate barriers for convicts trying to rebuild their lives and gain legitimate employment. The Fair Chance Business Pledge has been signed by over 300 companies, including Google, Facebook, Uber, Starbucks, American Airlines, and The Coca-Cola Company. Several websites are designed specifically to help felons find employment, such as professional and personal development specialist Eric Mayo’s site jailtojob.com. It features links to companies that hire felons; information about his book which is designed to help convicts rejoin the workforce; and his blog and email, where he answers specific questions from people struggling with criminal pasts. Second Chance Jobs For Felons is another site designed for this purpose, and it links to hundreds of companies’ information, stats, ratings, and job openings.

    In addition to the Fair Chance Business Pledge, an initiative known as “ban the box” has been adopted by 33 states nationwide, with over 150 cities and counties. Ban the box encourages companies to ditch the check box asking applicants if they have a criminal history on their hiring applications. The goal is for ex-offenders to have an equal chance at making an impression and nailing an interview. Companies are still free to perform background checks, but it occurs later in the hiring process rather than before a candidate is fairly considered.

    Recovering addicts with criminal histories might find it frustrating to be restricted to a fraction of companies, having to track down employers that are felon friendly and then plead their case. Not all felons have to stay felons—in many states, drug-related convictions can be cleared with time and by showing a judge you’ve worked toward a better life. Ex-offenders can also take steps to have felonies expunged from their records completely.

    However difficult rebuilding a life may feel now, it doesn’t always have to feel this way. Recovering addicts with criminal records have more options than ever, including landing good jobs, getting their records expunged, and taking the necessary steps toward a brighter future. If you take these steps today, maybe you’ll be the one doing the hiring tomorrow.

    View the original article at thefix.com

  • Study Challenges Link Between Teen Social Media Use And Depression

    Study Challenges Link Between Teen Social Media Use And Depression

    Researchers explored whether teens are using social media to feel better or if it makes them feel worse.

    Which came first? It has been documented that teen social media use is tied to higher rates of depression, but a new study suggests that experiencing symptoms of depression may actually lead to social media use, rather than the other way around. 

    The study, published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science, polled 6th, 7th and 8th graders over the course of two years, and college students over the course of 6 years.

    Researchers asked about weekday and weekend social media use and other screen time, and evaluated the participants for depression using established scales, according to Science Daily. 

    The researchers found that social media use did not predict symptoms of depression.

    Breaking the data down between ages and genders, the researchers found that among people with depressive symptoms, only teen girls are likely to spend more time on social media, said lead study author Taylor Heffer.

    “This finding contrasts with the idea that people who use a lot of social media become more depressed over time. Instead, adolescent girls who are feeling down may turn to social media to try and make themselves feel better,” Heffer said.

    The study differed from previous research because it polled participants over time, rather than relying on information about depressive symptoms and social media use from one specific time. 

    “You have to follow the same people over time in order to draw the conclusion that social media use predicts greater depressive symptoms,” Heffer said. “By using two large longitudinal samples, we were able to empirically test that assumption.”

    The study results may be a welcome relief for parents who are concerned that social media engagement could be detrimental to their children’s health, Heffer said.

    “When parents read media headlines such as ‘Facebook Depression,’ there is an inherent assumption that social media use leads to depression. Policymakers also have recently been debating ways to tackle the effects of social media use on mental health.”

    Instead of looking to broad trends in the cause and effect of social media use, Heffer said it’s important that individuals pay attention to how they particularly are affected by heavy social media use, if at all. 

    “There may be different groups of people who use social media for different reasons. For example, there may be a group of people who use social media to make social comparisons or turn to it when they are feeling down, while another group of people may use it for more positive reasons, such as keeping in contact with friends.”

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  • Woman Aims To Open "Coffee Rehab," A Safe Space For Those In Recovery

    Woman Aims To Open "Coffee Rehab," A Safe Space For Those In Recovery

    “This is an opportunity to get out and to be around people and to not have the temptation of alcohol,” said the Minnesota entrepreneur.

    If you’ve ever gone through the process of getting sober, you likely know how difficult it can be to find alcohol-free spaces to spend time socializing.

    For this reason, one Minnesota woman in recovery is working on opening a new coffee shop aimed at the recovery community.

    Katy Armendariz tells Fox 9 that the coffee shop, called Coffee Rehab, would have late hours and serve as a safe space for individuals in recovery. 

    “This is where the tables will be and everyone can come and gather and order their drink or food and play cards, socialize and have a sense of community,” Armendariz tells Fox 9. 

    Armendariz says she recently left treatment for substance use disorder and knows how important it is for those in recovery to have a judgment-free space to turn to. 

    “And so I have a very close and personal connection to the recovery world and I can see myself running this coffee shop and having it be a safe place for people in recovery, people trying to get sober,” she says.

    “It is increasingly difficult to find spaces that are dry places and to talk openly about your addiction,” she adds.

    Armendariz also works as a social worker and tells Fox 9 that down the line, she could see the coffee shop and her business somehow overlapping.

    “Minnesota Care Partner offers mental health and chemical health services,” she said. “We have an outpatient program called Roots Recovery and I envision this being the offices and a place that we offer groups. So, anyone in the coffee shop wants additional support they are able to get it right next door.”

    Though in the early stages of fundraising, Armendariz says she is hopeful that a Kickstarter campaign will help her reach her goal of $250,000. As an incentive, she is offering different rewards for different pledge amounts. 

    “Well, as we can see, this place needs a lot of work,” she tells Fox 9. “And, I’m hoping to get support from the community, especially the recovery community through a Kickstarter campaign and have people pledge ten dollars. If it’s $10, you get a free coffee when we’re open. If it’s $25, it’s two coffee drinks and two snacks. And there’s different pledge levels and my rewards are based on amount.”

    In all, Armendariz says, it’s about creating a sense of community. 

    “This is an opportunity to get out and to be around people and to not have the temptation of alcohol.”

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  • New Series "Pure" Explores Living With OCD, Porn Addiction

    New Series "Pure" Explores Living With OCD, Porn Addiction

    The British series Pure is based on a memoir by Rose Cartwright.

    Pure is a new British TV series that is based on a memoir by Rose Cartwright. The show is about a Scottish woman transplanted in London named Marnie who has obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and she is called a Pure O, or “pure obsessive state,” which is a variation of obsessive compulsive disorder where a person is plagued by intrusive, unwanted thoughts that involve something terrible happening.

    While Marnie doesn’t have the physical rituals of OCD, her character constantly has intrusive thoughts where she sees people naked and having sex everywhere she goes.

    In the show, Marnie explains her condition, “It’s like The Sixth Sense but I don’t see dead people, I see naked ones. Most people move to London to seek their fortune. I’ll settle for some answers.”

    At first, Marnie thinks she’s a sex addict, but then she learns more about her condition when she meets people she hopes can help her.

    The show also follows Charlie, who is addicted to porn. Charlie is played by Joe Cole (Black Mirror, Peaky Blinders), and as he tells Esquire, “I didn’t know about Pure O before I read the script, and then [I] started researching. Very few people seem to know that it exists, and know that it’s a form of OCD. I think it’s great that we’re shedding light on it, because when Rose was young she never had something like this that she could see and understand what she was going through.”

    When asked how he’s seen mental illness being portrayed on TV before, Cole said, “I think these conditions have been previously expressed in comedies and comedy dramas as just, like, hysterical people. And we’re not actually trying to delve in and find out what it really is and try to give a true representation. Not just make a joke about it, but actually explore it in an interesting way and have fun along the way. I can’t really remember a mental health drama when I was growing up, watching teen shows.”

    In playing a character who has an addiction to porn, Cole was asked if he was able to draw any conclusions about the condition from playing his character. “Nothing that I could give you in a neat little sentence,” he said. “I think compassion is key, and at the moment porn addiction is still quite taboo. Someone [with the condition] said they’d rather be addicted to drink—people have far more compassion and empathy [for it]. But they’re real conditions, and people are suffering with them.”

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