Tag: mental health
Yes, You Can Be Addicted to Cannabis—But There Are Sensible Ways to Avoid This
The seemingly inexorable nationwide movement to legalize marijuana has recently stalled in New Jersey ...
Drug Laws Undermine Ethics for Social Workers in Child Welfare
As a 20-year-old undergraduate student who had limited familiarity with substance use beyond alcohol, ...
Dietary Supplement? Or Drug? The Kratom Regulation Debate
Is kratom a plant (Mitragyna speciosa)—originating in Southeast Asia and long used in traditional ...
Johann Hari’s Journey of Discovery About Depression
Material living conditions are overall better in today’s world than during any time in ...
How My First LSD Trip Led Me to Accept My Sexuality
Someone had to tell me what to do with it: under your tongue, leave ...
“Russian Doll” Is a Case Study of Existential Recovery
Russian Doll, the acclaimed Netflix comedy-drama built around Natasha Lyonne, tackles loss, trauma, self-destruction ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fifteen Examples of Discrimination Against People With Substance Use Disorders
In light of the imminent threats to the confidentiality of substance use disorder patients, ...
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 ...
