A small percentage of children diagnosed with autism lose the core symptoms and their diagnosis.
Addiction is a concept that is not easy to comprehend when you’re in elementary, middle and even sometimes high school. I was addicted to mac and cheese, candy and “SpongeBob SquarePants,” while my brother was addicted to drugs.
“When all the little 5-year-olds would cluster at the ball, he’d be right in there, trying to get the ball,” she said, laughing. By the time he was playing football for La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, N.M., he was thriving in competition, becoming a wrestler, too.
Marion, Ohio, just north of Columbus, used to be an idyllic place to grow up. Kelly Clixby and Beth Carey remember what it was like a generation ago, when they were young.
Two artists who have publicly shared stories about battling addictions, Joe Walsh and Steven Tyler, will perform at a Washington, D.C. rally this fall to draw attention to the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
Playing Tetris for just three minutes can reduce cravings for drugs, food, cigarettes, alcohol and sex, scientists have found.
About 120 people a day are dying from unintentional drug overdoses, according the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
Tracy Marquez has her old jail mugshot saved on her phone. When she pulls up the picture, the woman on the screen could be her older sister: Hard, lined face. Distrustful eyes.
The first time Christina Moore tried meth was also the first time that she could remember not thinking about the physical and sexual abuse she suffered for nine years at the hand of her father.
I had mentioned in early June that I would be interviewing my favorite mental health author, Marya Hornbacher, and I’ve finally had the chance to publish it on this blog. Marya is one of my favorite authors for many reasons, but most of all, it’s the passion and honesty with which she writes. If you haven’t read her books yet, I highly recommend them.