In the 2018 remake of the movie A Star is Born, Bradley Cooper plays country music star Jackson Maine. His performance won public and critical acclaim for a man spiraling down with depression, anger, and substance abuse as his partner becomes a star. The film successfully portrays the dangerous combination of mental health, substance abuse, [...]
In the 1970s, psychologist Bruce Alexander performed an experiment that has come to be known as the "Rat Park." {1] Previous experiments had shown that when rats were left alone in a cage with two bottles, one filled with water and the other with heroin or cocaine, that a rat would choose the drugs over [...]
A lot is going on in adolescence. During these years, tremendous changes are happening in the body and brain, not to mention the sexual, social, relational, and spiritual awakenings. Sadly, teen prescription abuse is often a part of adolescence as well. Daniel Siegel, MD, is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of [...]
As of this writing, marijuana is fully legal for both recreational and medical use in the states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Vermont, and Washington, D.C. But, what about the concerns of the use of pot and teenage brains and the effects? In a number of other states’ laws [...]
As I get older, I'm learning a truth I'd rather have left unknown. At some point in your child's life, they will lose a friend. A few months ago, my wife and I accompanied our college-aged son to the funeral of one of his friends. She was a17-year-old high school senior who was in enough [...]MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. The information contained on or provided through this service is intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented as is without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.