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Study Reveals Strong Link Between Digital Exclusion and Mental Health of Older Adults
Older adults who lack internet access are at a significantly higher risk of developing depressive symptoms, especially those with limited familial support or lower income levels, according to a new study published in Health Data Science. Conducted by an international...
What is GHB: Effects, Addiction, and Withdrawal
Since 1990, there have been over 16,000 GHB-related overdoses in the US. This addictive drug is prone to abuse because it creates euphoric effects when taken in low doses. But eventually, the user develops tolerance. Once tolerance sets in, the person becomes more...
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...
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