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Study Links Doomsday Clock to Mortality and Mental Health
Since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) has used the metaphor of the Doomsday Clock as a means of communicating how close the human species is to self-imposed annihilation, represented as midnight. While early iterations of the clock focused more...
The Effects of LSD: Abuse, Addiction, and Treatment
Navigation: LSD Overview, LSD Abuse and its Effects,LSD Addiction In 2008, a study showed that about 3.1 million people in the US between the ages of 12 and 25 have experimented with the potent hallucinogen LSD. This potent substance can cause several adverse health...
Reproductive Justice Principles Improve Perinatal Mental Health for Black Birthing Patients
Perinatal interventions guided by reproductive justice principles can have positive effects on the perinatal mental health of Black birthing patients and, perhaps, the mental health development of their infants, states a systematic review published in a special issue...
Will Drugs Affect My Relationships with Friends and Family?
Navigation: Will Drugs Affect My Relationships with Friends and Family?, How Do Friends and Family Perceive Drug Use?, Changes in Behavior and Personality, Breakdown of Trust, Dependability and Accountability, Communication Problems, The Effect on Romantic...
Limiting Screen Time and Promoting Physical Activity may Help Safeguard Children’s Mental Health
A recent Finnish study suggests that limiting screen time and promoting physical activity from childhood may help safeguard mental health in adolescence. The findings are particularly significant given that mental health problems affect up to 30% of young people and...
Why is the Consumption of Illicit Drugs Punished?
Navigation: A Brief History of Drug Criminalization, Why is the Consumption of Illicit Drugs Punished?, Challenges with Punishing Drug Consumption, Drug Addiction Treatment: An Alternative Approach, Understanding Drug Addiction, Types of Treatment Programs, The...
What’s the Difference Between Drug Dependence and Addiction?
Navigation: What’s the Difference Between Drug Dependence and Addiction?, What is Drug Dependence?, What is Drug Addiction?, Key Differences Between Drug Dependence and Addiction, Treatment for Drug Dependence and Addiction When people discuss substance abuse, they...
Psilocybin Shows Potential for Treating Mental Health Disorders in People with Cancer and Addiction
One or two doses of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, may improve the mental health of cancer patients when accompanied by psychotherapy, a new report suggests. A second new study found that treatment with psilocybin resulted in lasting, positive...
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