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It’s Okay Not To Be Okay—but Do Something About It

Everyone has bad days and good days. We can all have more positive days if we keep a routine of self-care. Simple changes can make a huge difference. However, we don’t need to pretend that everything is perfect when it isn’t. Positivity can also be dangerous if it isn’t genuine,

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The Role of Parents in their Child’s Mental Health

How Negative Experiences Affect Children  Every difficult challenge — be it family turmoil or emotional distress — can cause a lot of damage to children’s mental health. These kinds of negative events are even called adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). They are situations that can be traumatic for children, such as

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COVID-19’s Impact on Mental Health and Addiction

The hallmark of 2020 was quarantine, unemployment, loneliness, economic fallbacks, alarming mortality rates, mask-wearing, and social distancing. Everything altered after the COVID-19 pandemic. It claimed lives and livelihoods and altered how we work, go to school, connect with others, and see the world. During the pandemic, many people experienced emotions

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What We Eat Affects How We Feel

While specific organs bear the brunt of the damage caused by addiction, drugs and alcohol have a harmful influence on your whole body. Reversing the effects of harmful drugs is a complex undertaking, but a proper diet can assist. You’ve come to the correct spot if you’re in the process

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Is There a Link Between ADHD and Addiction?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may continue a third to half of the time into adulthood. Some research suggests that children with ADHD are more prone than the usual community to develop alcohol and substance misuse issues as they become older. Many individuals with ADHD have addictive habits, such as

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Men and Mental Health Stigma

While the month of the Mental Health Awareness has passed, the mental health of everyone should still be discussed. And while there has been significant progress in the open discussion of mental health in the last decade, there is still a significant gap between males and mental health. The issue

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5 Movies About Addiction on Alcohol and Drugs
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5 Movies About Addiction on Alcohol and Drugs

The road to sobriety is a concoction of several emotions and perceptions. Movies about addiction give hope and inspiration to anyone wanting to win the battle against addiction and live a life grounded in wellness and hope. These movies about addiction and recovery give a glimpse of the challenges to

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Does Methadone Get You High?

As a powerful opiate with potentially addictive qualities, addicts chasing a methadone high can be alarmingly common. Others were given this drug to treat heroin addiction. Unfortunately, a history of drug dependency puts these people at a far greater risk for abusing the substance, and in this instance, it often

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