mental health

Should I Drug Test My Kids? Why the Experts Say No

Does anyone still want to do drug tests on their children? Apparently so, because there are plenty of kits for…

February 5, 2019

Sex, Heroin and Survivor’s Trauma Are Interlinked for Many Women

The first time I had sex after ending my abusive relationship in 2008, I loved it because it felt like…

January 29, 2019

Fifteen Examples of Discrimination Against People With Substance Use Disorders

In light of the imminent threats to the confidentiality of substance use disorder patients, Legal Action Center, along with Faces…

January 17, 2019

Confidentiality for Patients With Substance Use Disorders Is Under Threat

When patients seek treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs)—in a society that stigmatizes and discriminates against people with SUDs in…

January 17, 2019

How a Famous IQ Study Revealed a Key Truth About Avoiding Addiction

What makes you live longer? What makes life more satisfying? What enables people to resist addiction? These three questions have…

January 7, 2019

Yale Gets an F for Student Mental Health (Harvard Got a D Minus)

Ivy League colleges are failing students who struggle with mental health, according to a new report published by the Ruderman…

December 17, 2018

For Youth in My City, Marijuana Is the Go-To Treatment for Trauma

For children like me who grew up in Richmond, California, our lived experiences are very different than our peers who…

December 13, 2018

New Report Ranks Every State by Overall Health, Including Drug-Related Deaths

United Health's 2018 Annual Report of America's Health Rankings, the "longest-running annual assessment of the nation’s health on a state-by-state…

December 13, 2018