People with full-time jobs spend, on average, 40 hours per week at their workplace, not counting the commute time or work they might bring home. According to Gettysburg College, this roughly translates to approximately 90,000 hours during the average person's lifetime. In other words, that’s about one-third of their ... Read More
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Opioid Withdrawal Timeline
The dangers of opiate addiction are well-known. With overdose deaths continuing to rise, the elevated role of dangerous synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl and carfentanil, and the continued abuse of prescription medications, millions of Americans are straddling a line between life and death every day. Due to the ... Read More
When Is It Time to Leave Someone with Mental Illness?
Maintaining a relationship with someone who has a mental illness requires a great deal of patience, understanding and a willingness to recognize that at times there may be more "give" than "take." Making the decision to leave someone with a mental illness is difficult and is likely to be accompanied by feelings of ... Read More
The Mental Health Impact of a Natural Disaster
When Hurricane Helene made landfall in September 2024, no one could have predicted that it would become the deadliest hurricane to make landfall since Katrina. The category 4 storm laid waste to whole communities along its 500-mile path, from Florida through other parts of the Southeast. Meanwhile, as the death count ... Read More
What is Afrin? Addiction & Side Effects of Nasal Spray
Some people with chronic sinus problems become dependent on nasal sprays like Afrin, which offers short-term relief from congestion and other symptoms of hay fever and the common cold. Afrin is one of a number of nasal sprays that can have different active ingredients and thus be more or less habit-forming, depending ... Read More
Emotional Lability: What It Is
Emotions are a normal part of human life. Chances are, you've experienced extreme happiness, profound sadness and intense irritability — possibly all within the same week. While there's nothing wrong with having an expressive range of emotions, frequent emotional changes can indicate a mood disorder. It's estimated ... Read More
What Is Greening Out?
Simply put, "greening out" refers to cannabis overuse or overdose. Exactly why and how greening out occurs is a bit more complex; greening out can happen as a result of recreational use but may happen to individuals using cannabis medicinally. The risks for greening out increase by using alcohol with cannabis or by ... Read More
The Overdose Dangers of Opioid Tapering – How to Avoid Them
Despite efforts nationwide to subdue the ongoing opioid epidemic, many states are still fighting a losing battle. In fact, for the 12-month period ending in March 2021, overdose deaths from all drugs hit an all-time high at nearly 100,000, most of which were from opioids. Unfortunately, the unprecedented stress and ... Read More
