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"Wear Your Meds" Buttons Help Fight Stigma Against Mental Health
Creator Laura Weiss hopes her pinback buttons can spark conversations and break down the stigma surrounding mental illness.
Fentanyl Brunch Joke Lands Restaurant In Hot Water
An Ohio pub issued a public apology after parodying Cap’n Crunch with a joke menu item called “Oops! All Fentanyl.”
#MyFavoriteMeds Hashtag Fights Psychiatric Medication Stigma
People who rely on medication to keep their mental health in check sometimes experience judgment from others, but this social media movement is trying to change that. People who take pills for their mental health sometimes are chastised for pumping themselves full of unnatural chemicals in a last-ditch effort to hold themselves together. In truth,… Continue reading #MyFavoriteMeds Hashtag Fights Psychiatric Medication Stigma
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