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Effective mental health treatments are always evolving alongside our understanding of psychiatric disorders. Professional clinicians train in various evidence-based techniques to help their clients overcome life’s challenges, and solution-focused...
Most people associate addiction with only one specific drug, such as opioids or alcohol. However, it’s also possible to develop a dependence on multiple drugs. Polysubstance abuse is challenging...
Alcohol has serious effects on decision-making and health, and drinking any amount can have consequences. The risk doubles when people become heavy drinkers, especially if they don't recognize how...
Fentanyl is a prescription painkiller that is more potent than morphine and heroin. Like all opioids, it binds to receptors in the brain, causing effects like euphoria and relaxation....
Trauma is an emotional response to a distressing or disturbing experience that overwhelms your ability to cope. Trauma can change your brain in multiple ways that affect your memory and...
If you’ve ever experienced sudden, intense fear for no apparent reason, it might have been a panic attack. Panic attacks have no obvious trigger, which makes them unpredictable. You...
Alcohol has a depressant effect that slows down your body and brain messaging, while cocaine is a stimulant that provides an immediate pleasurable sensation and heightened energy levels. Despite...
Fentanyl, a human-made drug once available exclusively in hospitals, is driving the recent alarming spike in opioid overdose deaths. Because it takes effect quickly and binds more completely to...
Over the weekend, most Americans set their clocks an hour forward to mark the beginning of daylight saving time. Though the extra sunlight is a welcome change for people...
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