International Overdose Awareness is here to remind us, sadly, that we live amidst an epidemic of overdosing. Falling each year on August 31st, International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event whose purpose is to raise awareness of overdosing and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have died
Mental illnesses are common in the United States. Nearly one in five US adults lives with a mental illness (44.7 million in 2016). Mental illnesses include many different conditions that vary in degree of severity, ranging from mild to moderate to severe. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, men and women experience many of
No matter how talented, good-looking, rich, or popular you are, it all means nothing if you can’t get a handle on the demons that fuel your desire to abuse alcohol and substances. We’re going to take a look at five incredibly talented individuals and how they lost everything to a fatal overdose. Philip Seymour Hoffman
According to a report from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, culture shapes the expression and recognition of psychiatric problems. Western culture makes a distinction between the mind and body, but many Asian cultures do not. Therefore, it has long been hypothesized that Asians express more somatic symptoms of distress than white Americans. The influence
Imagine the following scenario: you are experiencing chronic health problems, so you visit your doctor and submit to a battery of routine lab tests. The results come back and indicate that you have diabetes. You do your best to maintain a healthy routine to combat the condition, but one day you “cheat” and enjoy a
Hispanics are a growing minority in the United States. According to the US Census Bureau: By 2060, the number of Hispanics in the United States is projected to grow to 129 million, or 31 percent of the population. Of all of the nations of the world, only Mexico has a larger Hispanic population than the
This month is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month and so we turn our attention to those minorities with mental health issues – minorities who have a different experience within the system than others. This article turns its focus onto the African American male and how they fare in the mental healthcare system. According to the
Wealth breeds excess. Expensive dinners, globetrotting excursions, designer clothing – the sky’s the proverbial limit when your money is limitless. But wealth also lends itself to addiction in some extreme cases. If one can afford to feed his or her habit endlessly, then substance use becomes dangerously accessible. When the rich and famous encounter issues
