Should Schools Get Rid of Zero-Tolerance Drug Policy?
When we are younger, we tend to make a lot of mistakes and learn painful lessons from our experiences. We are faced with all kinds of decisions that can lead to promising futures, or expose us to a harder side of life, and drug use and alcohol abuse is a common issue among young people. . . . . Continue Reading
Is Gender Bias in Medicine Killing Women?
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) Let’s face it; westernized medicine is gender-biased. It’s a male-dominated field women’s health is first funneled through a male-focused discipline. In other words, medically treating the body means medically treating the male body and then extrapolating what . . . . Continue Reading
Can Drunken Driving Become A Thing of the Past?
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) If every new car made in the United States had a built-in blood Breathalyzer-like device, preventing intoxicated drivers from driving, how many lives could be saved, injuries prevented, and injury-related health costs cut? The answer, according to . . . . Continue Reading
Actress Liza Minnelli Returns to Rehab
Actress Liza Minnelli has entered a Malibu rehab facility for her addictions, a spokesman said. The 69-year-old actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer has struggled with alcohol and drug addictions in the past. She is one of the few artists to win an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy and a Grammy. Perhaps her greatest role was . . . . Continue Reading
Smoking Marijuana Reshapes Your Brain
Given the status of the refer revolution that seems to be taking place in many places across the country as a result of the pot policy reforms that have been shaping up since the November midterm elections, it should seem relevant that people be more aware of the impact that this particular drug can have . . . . Continue Reading
Zoe Kravitz Talks Struggles with Eating Disorder
Lately there has been plenty in the news about celebrities both in recovery and in active addiction, be it drugs and alcohol or compulsive disorders like an eating disorder or gambling addiction. There have been some celebrities opening up about their experience with eating disorders and sharing their experience in efforts to raise awareness, and . . . . Continue Reading
Helping Women Recover
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) An anti-drug coalition in Tennessee, called The Jackson-Madison County Anti-Drug Coalition, will be hosting its annual event this coming Thursday, March 12. Each year, the coalition hosts an event of rising importance in the addiction treatment community. . . . . Continue Reading
Virginia Approves Marijuana Oil Treatment for Epilepsy
Long before medical marijuana began gaining acceptance in the U.S. – and perhaps one of the main reasons behind its propulsion – comes the story of Charlotte’s Web. No, not the children’s story by E.B. White; the strain of cannabis that has been called a god-send for families with children suffering from a severe form . . . . Continue Reading
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Body image, dieting, food and compulsive behaviors can all be warped into a mess of intense emotions and self-destructive habits that evolve into what commonly characterize eating disorders.The week of February 22 is considered National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness Week), and the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) has scheduled a variety of events specifically . . . . Continue Reading
Alaska Officially Joins the Cannabis Club
Well one more state has officially joined the growing number of states legalizing marijuana in support of pot policy reforms, and they have been one to go beyond medicinal use and allow for recreational consumption of marijuana. It may not be a huge vacation location, but Alaska does now have one more tourist attraction. I . . . . Continue Reading