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Apr 1, 2022
Hear firsthand from individuals struggling with opioid addiction and follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as they investigate why addiction is not a moral failing, but a chronic, treatable medical condition. Easy access to drugs like heroin, fentanyl, and even prescription medications like OxyContin has fueled an epidemic of addiction—the deadliest in U.S. history. Now, science is revealing how addiction affects the brain, and top experts are gathering evidence about how we should address our drug problem, from embracing evidence-based treatments, to rethinking public policies.
Nov 20 2024
The “Gladiator II” actor, who is set to celebrate 10 years of sobriety on his 70th birthday in December, told Esquire in a new interview, “I’ve done a lot of damage to the body. We’ll see. I’ve been clean.” “Things are opening up for me now — like being seventy. It’s real. And it’s OK. This is the last chapter — if I get another thirty, what do I want to do? My mother made it to ninety-seven. I’m doing the best I can.”
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Apr 26, 2024
Alcohol: no substance on the planet is so familiar to us and so unbelievable varied in its effects. It is readily available, and despite its psychoactive, adverse health effects, hardly anyone calls it a drug. But how is it that we can turn a blind eye to the three million alcohol-related deaths that happen each year? The director Andreas Pichler visits several countries, searching for answers concerning what makes us drink, what alcohol does to us, and to what extent the powerful alcohol industry and its lobbyists influences politics and society. He also presents us with ways we can turn the tide. Without being self-righteous or overly-critical, the film will have a lasting effect on the drinking habits of all who watch it.
Many of us will experience some kind of trauma during our lifetime. Sometimes, we escape with no long-term effects. But for millions of people, those experiences linger, causing symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, and negative thoughts that interfere with everyday life. Joelle Rabow Maletis details the science behind post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
TODAY’s Five Things: Doctors share top advice for women’s health
Causes behind Black women’s mental health
Josh Beharry survived a suicide attempt and is using his story to show other men they don’t have to suffer in silence. He now works with a psychiatry professor on the website Heads Up Guys to offer resources for men’s mental health.
Do you have chronic pain in your back or your knees? Maybe you suffer from chronic arthritic pain? Or generalized pain from an autoimmune condition, such as fibromyalgia? If you’re taking ibuprofen or even prescription painkillers daily, and you’re trying to figure out how to manage your pain in a more natural way, this video is for you.
In this video, you’ll learn a simple, science backed, breathing technique to help you noticeably reduce pain within minutes. It’s an approach that works for pain anywhere in the body, and is suitable for both temporary and chronic pain. It can help to ease nerve, muscle and join pain, and is effective for back, neck and shoulder pain, headaches, fibromyalgia, hip, knee and elbow pain.
5 Minute Fitness Bodyweight Program.
5 Minute Fitness Bodyweight Program.