This week is recognized worldwide as National Alcohol and Drug-Related Birth Defects Week, sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. Prenatal drug and alcohol use, including abuse of commonly used over the counter medicines, and even...
It's no secret that mental health matters can sometimes lead to substance abuse disorders. This occurs when someone turns to substances to cope with his or her circumstances in life, instead of coping in a more positive way. What some people may not realize, however,...
Recently, with the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been some discussion of health literacy and how that may be impacting the world's ability to get through the pandemic. Health literacy as defined by the CDC, is the degree to which an individual has the capacity to...
This Thursday, April 16, is National Stress Awareness Day. Every person, young, old, or somewhere in between, has experienced some level of stress. Though stress may have traditionally been used to to refer to hardships as poverty of grief. As the years have...
Mental health has had a long history of being stigmatized. But what exactly is stigma? What does it mean to be stigmatized? According to the Mayo Clinic, stigma occurs when someone views you in a negative way due to a distinguishing characteristic or personal trait...
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week is an annual health observance week, targeted toward teenagers, connects teens with a variety of resources to demystify information about drugs and alcohol, influenced by the internet, social media, TV, movies, music and friends....
COIVD-19, according to the CDC, is a "respiratory illness that can spread person to person." The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation following an outbreak in Wuhan, China. Despite the origins of where it...
Sunday, March 1st, 2020, was the globally-observed Self Injury Awareness Day (also known as Self-Harm Awareness Day). Participants who want to bring awareness to this day do so in a number of ways, from writing “LOVE” on their arms, to wearing orange ribbons and many...
A few days ago, I saw much conversation on social media about the public once again being angry toward TMZ. More recently, the organization has been criticized for its seeming need to always report first, disregarding that facts contained in stories may not be...
“The positive effects of kindness are experienced in the brain of everyone who witnessed the act, improving their mood and making them significantly more likely to “pay it forward.” This means one good deed in a crowded area can create a domino effect and improve the...
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