THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE NEED EXTRA SUPPORT DURING SOCIAL DISTANCING
According to the American Psychological Association (APA), within the past five years, “27 million Americans reported dependence or misuse of illicit or prescription drugs.” As the nation is called upon to...
DEPRESSION AND ADDICTION
Many individuals with addiction to alcohol or other drugs also suffer from co-occurring depressive disorders. When someone has both disorders independently of the other, each is considered a “primary disorder.” Alternatively,...
The Deaths of Prince and Tom Petty: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Fentanyl is a powerful narcotic painkiller known to be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It can easily paralyze the chest wall and stop a person from...
LIVING BEYOND – THE EFFECTS OF BODY SHAMING
Have you ever stopped to question, ‘why I am entertaining other people’s messages’?
What is it about the human psyche that causes us to feel a...
DETACHING FROM OUR FALSE SELF
Humans are a troubled lot. Inundated by waves of fear and uncertainty, we welcome pain into our lives and needlessly suffer. Like psychotic shape shifters, we revisit the ugly...
A DAY IN THE LIFE: ANXIETY
Sometimes, it’s counting the minutes until you can leave. Sometimes, it’s a nervous tick that helps to maintain your calm. Sometimes, it’s a pressure on your chest that manifests...
FEELING DEPRESSED? TEN GUIDELINES FOR STARTING DEPRESSION RECOVERY
Depression is a serious problem that leads to relapse for many recovering people. The book, Depression and Relapse, helps people understand how similar tools can be used to treat...
DEPRESSION AND RELAPSE UNDERSTANDING DEPRESSION AND HOW IT IMPACTS RECOVERY
Depression and Substance Use DisordersDepression is the most common behavioral health diagnosis among adults. An estimated 300 million people around the world suffer from depression according to the World...
SOBRIETY, DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE
Depression doesn’t care if you’re rich or famous, poor or homeless.
It doesn’t care if you’re young or old, ordinary or superlatively gifted. Depression cuts across...
THE REAL REASONS WHY MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER ARE DYING FROM DRUGS, ALCOHOL,...
Experts break down the top reasons why hundreds of thousands continue to die from these causes with every passing year.
In America, a quiet catastrophe is...