Category: recovery
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Aaron Carter, singer, dead at 34
Chloe Melas and Emma Tucker, CNN Aaron Carter, a former child pop singer and younger brother of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, has died, a source close to the family told CNN. He was 34. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told CNN they responded to a call for help at Carter’s Lancaster, California home…
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Mindfulness
Kayla Zawislak, MSW, CADCAddiction Policy Forum Mindfulness is a tool that can benefit nearly anyone, whether in recovery or not. But for those of us in recovery, it is a particularly helpful tool that can reshape how our brain works and our thought patterns. It teaches us to stay in the moment by focusing only…
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CDC issues new guidelines for opioid prescriptions
Will Stone & Pien Huang The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance for clinicians on how and when to prescribe opioids for pain. Released Thursday, this revamps the agency’s 2016 recommendations which some doctors and patients have criticized for promoting a culture of austerity around opioids. CDC officials say that doctors, insurers, pharmacies…
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Combating the Opioid Epidemic in New Hampshire
Representative Chris Pappas of New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District Note from the Publisher: Election time is coming up and living in an important primary state such as New Hampshire I wanted to share what Mr. Pappas considered one of our very important issues facing our state, addiction. Here is what is recognized and what efforts…
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Combating the Opioid Epidemic in New Hampshire
State issue presented by Congressman Chris Pappas – New Hampshire 1st congressional district For all too many New Hampshire families, the opioid crisis is deeply personal. Far more action must be taken at all levels to save lives and curb this epidemic. As a member of New Hampshire’s Executive Council, I provided the pivotal vote…
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Top 15 jobs for those who live with depression
John Riley & Asuria.au Living with depression I can speak from first hand knowledge that working in public environments can be very tough to function in and there are great jobs that we excel in. We want to support those with depression and aid them in finding good employment that works best for them. I…
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NIH to trial whether MAGIC MUSHROOMS can help smokers quit — in first federal study of psychedelics in 50 years
By CASSIDY MORRISON SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM A federally-funded study will test the power of magic mushrooms as a smoking cessation for long-term users. The $4million research grant marks the first allocation of Government money to study the medicinal benefits of psychedelics in 50 years. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, University of Alabama Birmingham, and New York University will launch…
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November is Men’s Health Awareness Month
SilverCloud Health part of amwell November is Men’s Health Awareness Month with International Men’s Day falling on November 19th. Men’s Health Awareness Month is dedicated to bringing awareness to a wide range of men’s health issues. As we focus on men this month, we can’t ignore that men tend to be more reluctant to seek help or…
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Situational awareness basics — look and listen : Mental environment
U.S. Fire Administration This is the second bulletin in a two-part series on situational awareness for the physical and mental environments. In Part 1: Physical Environment, you will learn how to identify situational awareness deficiencies and open up to a broader view at the scene and around the station. As emergency responders, we derive great joy…
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A “Creepy” Art Therapy Activity for Halloween
http://www.arttherapyblog.com/ It’s that time of year again, when the air and leaves are crisp. It’s a colorful time for many and winter is fast-approaching. Halloween is almost here which means Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here before you know it! This Halloween let’s try a festive art activity. But first a little refresher on the history…