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Is it Possible to Die on the First Drug Use?
Navigation: Understanding Drug Overdose, Why is the First Use So Dangerous?, Substances Associated with Fatal First-Time Use, Why Do People Take Drugs Despite Knowing the Risks?, How to Prevent Drug Overdoses Drug use and addiction have always been subjects of...
A California Official Helped Save a Mental Health Company’s Contract. It Flew him to London.
The director of California’s mental health commission traveled to London this summer courtesy of a state vendor while he was helping to prevent a $360 million budget cut that would have defunded the company’s contract. Emails and calendars reviewed by KFF...
Are Prescriptions the Real Gateway to Drug Abuse?
Navigation: What Are Prescription Drugs for?, Understanding Prescription Drug Abuse, Prescription Drugs: A Double-Edged Sword, How Prescriptions Can Act as a Gateway to Abuse, Combating Prescription Drug Abuse, Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment Prescription drugs...
Study Explores why Teens Self-Diagnose Mental Health Conditions through TikTok Content
In a recent review article published in Educational Psychology in Practice, researchers explored the phenomenon of young people self-diagnosing with mental health or neurodevelopmental conditions after interacting with social media content. Their conclusions highlight...
Severe Mental Illness Linked to Higher Risk of Fragility Fractures in Older Adults
People over the age of 50 who have severe mental illness are more likely than the general population to experience fragility fractures but may be less likely to get a diagnosis for osteoporosis, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Fragility fractures are broken...
How Does Addiction Affect Family and Friends?
Navigation: How Does Addiction Affect Family and Friends?, Emotional Effects, Financial Strain, Broken Trust and Communication, Enabling Behaviors and Codependency, Impact on Children and Parenting, Effects on Friendships, How to Cope as a Family Member or Friend...
Good Physical Fitness from Childhood to Adolescence Associated with Better Mental Health
A recent Finnish study has found that good physical fitness from childhood to adolescence is linked to better mental health in adolescence. These results are significant and timely, as mental health problems are currently a major societal challenge, affecting up to...
Is Heroin Itself Physically Harmful?
Navigation: How Heroin Affects the Brain, Immediate Physical Effects of Heroin, Short-Term Physical Effects, Long-Term Health Risks of Chronic Heroin Use, Treatment Options and Recovery Heroin is a potent opioid drug that has been a subject of intense study and debate...
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