If you’re on social media, you’re probably familiar with Throwback Thursday — a weekly tradition that gives you an excuse to share an embarrassing old photo or a sentimental childhood memory. The nostalgia you feel when thinking about good times from years gone by can lift your spirits right now.
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The journey of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and many other recovery programs starts with Step One. In this step we admit we are powerless over alcohol or other forms of addiction and that our lives are unmanageable. What does this really mean?
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There’s often a strong correlation between drug and alcohol abuse and mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, each year in the United States there are approximately 17.5 million people over the age of 18 with a
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Unless you’re an adult with your own Xbox or PlayStation console, you probably question why so many young people spend so much time enraptured by video games. But consider that nostalgia paints childhood with rose-colored glasses. The reality for kids is that general daily life contains a lot of boredom, no independe
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Alcohol expectancies are the things that people consciously and unconsciously expect to happen when they consume alcohol. Broadly speaking, any given person can have a positive or negative expectation of the consequences of alcohol intake. In a study published in September 2014 in the journal Addiction, researchers fro
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It’s not a new phenomenon, but it is one that receives less attention than other body disorders. Officially called muscle or muscular dysmorphia, this eating disorder that affects men more than women is a serious health concern. The casual term for muscle dysmorphia is bigorexia and it refers to the obsession with bu
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Statistics show that underage drinking is become more and more common and that the average age at which teenagers begin to drink is getting younger. In 1965, the average age of onset for teenage alcohol use was 17.5 years, but by 2003 it had dropped to 14 years. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
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Excessive alcohol consumption and illicit/illegal drug use are both linked to increased risks for exposure to violent behavior and perpetration of violent behavior. Several factors help explain this connection in various population groups. In a study published in September 2014 in the journal Addictive Behaviors, a tea
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As public attitudes on marijuana seem to be in the middle of an important shift, researchers from New York University (NYU) set out to examine the marijuana policy attitudes of high school seniors—the country’s newest voters and almost-voters. The NYU study used data from the ongoing Monitoring the Future Survey, w
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Drug and alcohol addiction is a serious disease that impacts millions of people and their loved ones every day. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, (SAMHSA) estimates that there are approximately 22.7 million people over the age of 12 who are currently struggling with an alcohol or drug probl
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