Medical professionals urge caution when combining Zoloft (sertraline) with marijuana because both substances affect the central nervous system. Drug interaction references note that using multiple psychoactive or sedating substances can increase impairment in attention, judgment, and coordination , leading to ... Read More
Kristina Robb-Dover
Kristina Robb-Dover
Kristina Robb-Dover is an Atlanta-based writer, editor, and author of two books with publishing houses. She has degrees from Yale College and Princeton Theological Seminary.
10 Easy Tips to Improve Mind and Body Wellness
Updated on June 4, 2024 Every year, people make new resolutions to improve their health. These may include goals for weight loss and better fitness, but not so much for mind-body wellness. This New Year, the following tips to improve mind and body wellness may be worth considering. What Is Mind and Body ... Read More
Drug Profile: Tizanidine Abuse
Like many other prescription FDA-approved medications, tizanidine can be addictive. Tizanidine is not a narcotic. The drug is considered to be a muscle relaxer that helps to reduce pain but in a different way than a narcotic. Rather than binding to pain receptors in the central nervous system, tizanidine blocks pain ... Read More
What Is Personalized Care? with Dr. Titus Tucker
“Personalized care,” a bit of a buzzword, is a best practice in behavioral healthcare. In its more basic sense, it is treatment for the whole person and their specific needs. What does that mean, though, and what might it look like in practice? What is a personalized treatment plan, and what components should one look ... Read More
Mental Health Support for Individuals with Physical Disabilities
While much of the media portrays American society as a population of able-bodied, fit, and confident individuals, statistics show that 61 Million (or one in four adults) living in the United States have disabilities of some type. Furthermore, disabled adults report frequent mental distress five times as often as ... Read More
How to Know if I’m in Denial About Depression
"I feel so depressed!" It's a claim we've all made at some point in our lives. But what does "feeling depressed" actually mean? We often confuse feeling sad with feeling depressed. Sadness is a temporary, normal reaction to unexpected and unpleasant events. Examples of events that typically make almost anybody sad ... Read More
What’s a Spliff? And Other Forms of Pot Use
Since many states have legalized marijuana for medical and recreational use, the drug has steadily grown in popularity. An estimated 4.8 million people in the U.S. had marijuana use disorder in 2019, according to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Even so, advertisers and influencers continue to trumpet ... Read More
Weed Withdrawal Symptoms That May Be Signs of a Mental Disorder
Marijuana is the most popular drug in the United States outside of alcohol, with 15% of the US population partaking on a regular basis. This number is even higher among those 18 to 29, with 26% admitting to use. As the legalization movement continues to grow — as of 2024, it's legal for recreational use in 24 states ... Read More
