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One in eight American adults is an alcoholic, study says
The Washington Post
A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry this month finds that the rate of alcohol use disorder, or what's colloquially known as “alcoholism,” rose by a shocking 49 percent in the first decade of the One
Your Brain Doesn't Contain Memories. It Is Memories
WIRED - Nick Stockton
Recall your favorite memory: the big game you won; the moment you first saw your child's face; the day you realized you had fallen in love. It's not …
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Psychology studies reveal that secrets are bad for your health—even after you tell them
Quartz - By Michael Slepian
Whether in a meeting, catching up with a friend, or chatting with a partner, we are constantly communicating and connecting with those around us. Yet hidden from these daily interactions are the things
The One-Paragraph Letter From 1980 That Fueled the Opioid Crisis
The Atlantic - Sarah Zhang
Because it was published in the most prestigious U.S. medical journal, its influence snowballed in a dangerous way. What do you do when a letter in a prestigious medical journal has been so routinely it’s
How personalised music can be used in health care
The Economist
IN ONE scene of “Alive Inside” (2014), a documentary film, a member of nursing-home staff offers headphones to a wheelchair-bound man named Henry. He …
Today, even US water is overly medicated—these scientists want to change that
Ars Technica - Erica Cirino
With billions of US meds, algae, fish, and insects getting high on contaminated sewage. Sylvia Lee, PhD, is a scientist at the Cary Institute of …
We spent months bracing and preparing for the death of our daughter. But guess what? We weren’t ready.
medium.com - Royce Young
Especially not with the way it happened. So here’s the backstory: In December, my wife Keri and I went in for the standard 19-week anatomy scan of our …
Certain doctors are more likely to create opioid addicts. Understanding why is key to solving the crisis.
Vox - Julia Belluz
How doctors prescribe opioids varies — and unlucky patients end up getting hooked. There’s a huge amount of discussion these days about the opioid epidemic in America: how the overdose rate got so shockingly
Orphaned by America's opioid epidemic | The Washington Post
The Washington Post - WP BrandStudio
Published on December 17, 2016 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. The midmorning sun came in through the curtains and Zaine Pulliam awoke to the debris of a weekend party. There were blankets strewn across the floor