Addiction

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  Christine Schwentick

  

  When one pill kills

  NBC News

  Matt Capelouto’s daughter, Alex, was home for winter break from Arizona State University in 2019 when she died after buying and taking the pill. She didn’t get a chance to open her Christmas presents. One month into the pandemic in 2020, Bridgette Norring’s teenage son was found unconscious in his …

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  Christine Schwentick

  Sep 9, 2021
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  Christine Schwentick

  

  Marijuana and mental health

  indiancountrytoday.com - Cronkite News

  Natasha Yee, Nicholas Johnsen and Taylor Eagleston Special for Cronkite News A blue haze swirled around Jaime Weidmann as the TV droned on. Another …

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  Christine Schwentick

  

  Denver successfully sent mental health professionals, not police, to hundreds of calls

  USA TODAY - Grace Hauck

  Another U.S. city is reporting early success with a program that replaces traditional law enforcement responders with health care workers for some emergency calls. Previously, Denver 911 operators only directed calls to police or fire department first responders. But the Support Team Assistance …

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  Christine Schwentick

  

  Studies show 1 brain hack can stop addiction cold

  Inverse - Ali Pattillo

  Human beings make tens of thousands of choices every day. Almost half of these daily actions are habitual — conducted on “autopilot” without much …

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  Christine Schwentick

  

  What two brothers taught me about drug addiction. And why I need to apologize.

  CBC News - Anthony Germain

  It's not unusual for any journalist who pushes stories and topics with a degree of zeal to apologize from time to time for mistakes that get on the …