Tag: mental health

    Non-Substance Addictions Are Key to Understanding What Drugs Don’t Do

    The parents of a 13-year-old middle school student brought their son to a counselor ...

    Are Business Interests Shaping Oregon’s Psilocybin Regulations?

    A top adviser to the Oregon state government on its legal psilocybin therapy program ...

    Kratom Helps Me Cope With Life, So What’s the Problem? 

    A kilo is surprisingly heavy, I thought as I dropped the package onto my ...

    How My Drinking Was Used to Deny Me Treatment for Depression

    Five years ago, I called the hotline for adult psychological services at a major ...

    How Will Oregon Teach and Train Psilocybin Healers?

    In November 2020, Oregon voters approved a ballot initiative, Measure 109, to legalize psilocybin ...

    How I Quit Heroin and Why That Hasn’t Fixed My Life

    There exists a common misconception that if a person uses illicit drugs, all of ...

    English Councils Improve Smoking Cessation Work Despite Funding Cuts

    A survey published by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and Cancer Research UK ...

    Alcohol and Dementia: Why the Evidence Has Been Suppressed  

    A familiar substance has repeatedly been associated with protection against dementia. But we’re not ...