Understanding How our Minds Protection
We’ve all been there – the cold chill that runs down your spine when you’re in a situation where something could go wrong. That sense of impending disaster can be an uncomfortable and unsettling feeling, yet one that we must take seriously. It is a …
Read More →Finding an Effective Approach
Addiction is a major public health problem that affects millions of people throughout the world. It is a chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite grievous physical and psychological consequences. Treatments for addiction are complex and multifaceted, but there is great …
Read More →An Innovative Approach to Mental Health
Mental health has been a growing area of concern, especially among young people, in the 21st century. Emergence of the term mental health has become more prominent in recent years and considering how vast an issue it can be, finding appropriate treatments can be difficult. …
Read More →How to Control Drug Abuse
Drug abuse is a serious problem across the world which is causing alarming damage to health, communities, and economies. The usage of illicit drugs continues to remain widespread despite laws and other measures being put in place to limit it, and it is important to …
Read More →Can Chronic Pain Increase When A Partner is Depressed?
It is no secret that chronic pain can lead to depression, but a recent study has identified a link between an increase in chronic pain and the depression suffered by an intimate partner. The investigators determined that people who have depressed partners have a higher …
Read More →Homelessness Means Prescribed Psychotic Medication is Often Not Taken
One of the biggest problems associated with serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia is homelessness, and a recent Canadian study has found that only a small percentage of the homeless take their prescribed psychotic medications in spite of the fact that they have full insurance …
Read More →Could Harm From Drinking be Lowered if Products Had a Lower Alcohol Content?
Researchers who performed a review have determined that the harm from drinking could be reduced if alcoholic products had a lower overall alcohol content. According to the World Health Organization one out of four deaths each year for individuals between 20 and 39 is alcohol …
Read More →Risk of Schizophrenia Psychosis Influenced by Brain Structure Size and Genes According to New Research
Scientific researchers in Switzerland have discovered a link between important brain structure size, genes, and the risk of developing schizophrenia psychosis. The full study findings and conclusions were published in the Translational Psychiatry journal. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that can be both devastating and …
Read More →What is Sufentanil? Can it Lead to Opioid Addiction?
Sufetanil, with a brand name of Sufenta, is one of the synthetic opioid drugs that are used for human medical purposes. Sufentanil is the strongest possible opioid pain medication that can be used for humans, anything stronger in the opioid class of drugs is only …
Read More →Combining Naloxone With Opioid Therapy Reduces Visits to Emergency Rooms
A new research study shows that combining naloxone with opioid therapy can lower the number of visits that a patient on this medication makes to the emergency room. The study involved close to 2,000 patients, and slightly more than 38% of these patients were co …
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