A New Law Will Help Students Take Mental Health Days
From i-d.com: Teen activists in Oregon were behind the state legislation that will help end the stigma around mental illness. As suicide rates hit a 50-year high, it has become increasingly clear that we need to take mental health seriously. According to mental health issues will be the leading cause of death among young people by 2020. […]
Five Takeaways From the DEA’s Pain Pill Database
A logo sign at the headquarters of McKesson in downtown San Francisco, From the Washington Post For the first time ever, a database maintained by the Drug Enforcement Administration that tracks the path of every single pain pill sold in the United States — from manufacturers and distributors to pharmacies in every town and city — is […]
Children of Alcoholics Have PTSD
Children Of Alcoholics Have PTSD Just Like Soldiers In War You may think that only soldiers at war experience Post Traumatic Stress symptoms, but children of alcoholics have PTDS, too. Parents and children of alcoholics and substance users also experience recurring trauma that causes lasting damage. Here’s what you need to know. It’s a buzz […]
Why Conduct Disorder Is A Serious Problem
From Medical News Today Conduct disorder is a common and highly impairing psychiatric disorder that usually emerges in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by severe antisocial and aggressive behavior, including physical aggression, theft, property damage and violation of others’ rights. Much greater awareness, improved diagnosis and enhanced treatment are all required in order to […]
Why Cell Phones Grow Skull Horns In Teens
Yikes, it’s not the aliens that are the threat to our children’s skulls. It’s spurs from cell phone use. From the Washington Post Mobile technology has transformed the way we live — how we read, work, communicate, shop and date. But we already know this. What we have not yet grasped is the way the […]
How Much Fiber Do You Need
From Everyday Health By Angela Lemond, RDN Eat more fiber. We’ve all heard this advice, so we assume it must be good for us. The problem is that fiber and flavor might seem like opposites — and for many of us, flavor is the typical driver of food choice. But the reality is that fiber […]