If you were to ask most people with borderline personality disorder (BPD), they’d probably tell you that at times they feel too much while, at other times, they feel nothing at all. BPD affects millions [...]
Veterans are a population of Americans at risk for substance use disorders (SUDs) due to their substantial susceptibility to having chronic pain and psychological issues. More than 50% of all veterans receiving care from the [...]
Substance use disorders (SUDs) within families affect everyone. According to the Child Welfare Information Gateway website, children’s needs must be met and enacted by parents. In the case of parents with SUDs, these needs may [...]
It is hard to control what happens on your way to work. You could leave home very early to get to work and still deal with the stress that traffic brings you. It is important [...]
Congress’s approach to dealing with the opioid crisis is expensive and still a struggle. While there is a reduction of opioid overdose deaths because of the introduction of Narcan in emergencies, so much more can [...]
When a person starts talking and they sound jittery, anxious, or very excited, it means that they are experiencing a flight of ideas. This is normally a symptom for those with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. [...]
There is a condition currently called auto-brewery syndrome when the microbes in the gastrointestinal tract convert carbs to alcohol without having a drop of the drink. Recently, after a woman in Pennsylvania needed a life-saving [...]
Poet Edgar Allan Poe’s death has been a mystery for over 170 years with theories from rabies to suicide. He received no autopsy and there are no surviving medical records of his. Researchers from Lancaster [...]
Today, opioids are being prescribed for all different types of pain. You may be coming into the hospital for an injury and walk out with a prescription that leads to opioid addiction or eventual overdose. [...]
Folk-rock band, The Lumineers, has recently released a new album called “III” that tells the story of the fictional Spark family. Listeners get to learn about the three generations of this family that deal with [...]
