Can there possibly be good news on the opioid epidemic?
I think so.
On Dec. 11, at the University of Toledo’s Scott Park campus, Toledo might have turned the corner in the fight against opioid addiction.
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Philosophers and literary scholars can choose to interpret facts within “the most convincing perspectives, assumptions and causal frameworks,” as Harriet A. Washington explains in the opening chapter of her latest book, Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We Catch Mental Illness. Hard scientists, she says, don’t have the same luxury. They’re bound by a “shared overarching theory,” a worldview that the physicist Thomas Kuhn called Weltanschauung, meaning “what members of a scientific community, and they alone, share.” Biologists couldn’t embrace evolutionary theory, for example, without abandoning creationism.
As Americans debate how the country should respond to gun violence, they should not lose sight of the biggest category of firearm deaths: suicides. About two-thirds of people killed by guns, or 20,000 a year, kill themselves.
Most folks probably think of dogs as therapy pets when the subject comes up. However, Duncan, a miniature horse, has passed his test and is now officially a therapy pet, too. He made an appearance at the recent New Jersey Family Pet Show.
Adele and Abraham Lincoln are two people who suffered from anxiety disorders.
A business student from China who said a bout with depression led to his expulsion for academic reasons has become the face of a labor-driven push for better mental health care at Yale University.
At a time of heightened concern over police shootings, a new report estimates that people with mental illness are 16 times more likely than others to be killed by police.
Going the extra mile, or should we say going the extra few hundred miles. A veteran is walking across the country to visit the families of fallen marines, help his fellow troops deal with PTSD, and help himself deal with the same issues. FOX35’s Jackie Orozco caught up with the Marine from Maryland when he made a stop in Indian Harbor Beach in Brevard County.
Much like the seasons, we are constantly experiencing changes in our lives. Sometimes these changes can weigh a heavy toll on us, affecting ouremotional wellness. This dimension of wellness involves the awareness, understanding, and acceptance of our feelings as they come and go.
It was after the Sept. 11 terror attacks that I first felt an obligation to serve my country. It was the fall of my senior year and my high school in north Jersey had a clear line of sight to the Manhattan skyline.