Marijuana is among the most commonly used substances in the United States, especially as legal use continues to become more widespread. Around 15 percent of the adult population smokes pot, a statistic that rises to 19 percent among those 18 to 34. Marijuana is also increasingly found in combination with other ... Read More
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What’s ‘Falling into a K-Hole’ Like on a High Dose of Ketamine?
What does a K-hole feel like? This overview on ketamine breaks down everything you should know about this intense narcotic. LSD (acid) and magic mushrooms (psilocybin) are well known for their psychedelic properties, but they aren't the only drugs people use recreationally to achieve a trip-like state. Ketamine, ... Read More
How Sleep Deprivation Affects Mental Health
It's no secret that sleep plays an important role in maintaining good health. If you've ever spent one of those dreaded nights tossing and turning, you're probably familiar with the grogginess and irritability a lack of sleep can cause the next day. However, sleep deprivation can also impact your mental health, causing ... Read More
How the Drug Prazosin Is Used To Treat Alcoholism
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH), a 2019 study found that almost 15 million people aged 12 and older in the U.S. have alcohol use disorder. If left untreated, this disease can lead to serious physical and mental health problems and even the risk of death. One of the greatest ... Read More
How LSD/Psychedelics Can Change the Brain
Psychedelics are potent drugs with a checkered past yet recently have offered potential promise as a treatment for several mental health conditions. The use of psilocybin (magic mushrooms), LSD, and other psychedelics is often touted as a breakthrough, particularly for their ability to drastically reduce the severity ... Read More
Going “No Contact” with a Loved One: A Therapist’s Advice
Updated June 21, 2024 Sometimes going “no contact” with a loved one is necessary for the sake of a person’s mental health, yet discerning when and how to do that can be difficult. For some people, cutting off ties with a close friend or family member seems extreme, even though circumstances may call for it. For ... Read More
Toxic Productivity: What It Looks Like
In many industries, people take pride in working long hours or completing huge amounts of work in a short time span. This practice isn't sustainable and leads to productivity anxiety, burnout and stress. If you're measuring your self-worth by how much time you're putting in at the office, you could have fallen victim ... Read More
Can Responses to Stress Be Passed Down Genetically?
In the traditional view of genetics, the things encoded in your genes are distinct traits, such as hair color or whether you have a higher risk for heart disease. Genes from parents, grandparents and more distant ancestors combine to give you those specific traits, and most scientists thought that those genes were ... Read More
