Fatal Opioid ODs on the Rise Among U.S. Teens How can we help lower Opioid use amoung our young adult population? Email motherhealth@gmail.com We should have alternative pain herbal or holistic solutions instead of narcotics. Educating our population on the adverse side effects of narcotic pain medications is a must. We must stop using narcoticContinue reading “Current Health News: Fatal Opioid ODs on the Rise Among U.S. Teens”
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Psychological Wounds of Conflict: The Impact of War to children, young adults and soldiers
Psychological Wounds of Conflict: The Impact of War BY EDGAR JONES Edgar Jones is Professor of the history of medicine and psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. He originally studied his The emergence of the concept of shell shock during the First World War had focused unparalleled attention to the issue of traumaticContinue reading “Psychological Wounds of Conflict: The Impact of War to children, young adults and soldiers”
Marijuana Can Increase a Teenager’s Risk of Psychosis
Marijuana Can Increase a Teenager’s Risk of Psychosis Summary: According to researchers, teens who frequently use marijuana have a 159% increased risk of developing recurrent psychotic-like experiences. The new study also reflects on the effects of cannabis use with cognitive development. Source: University of Montreal. An UdeM study confirms the link between marijuana use andContinue reading “Marijuana Can Increase a Teenager’s Risk of Psychosis”
Weaker Gut Instinct Makes Teens Open to Risky Behavior
Brain disconnect leaves teen brain less able to judge trustworthiness. Making a snap decision usually means following your initial reaction — going with your gut. That intuitive feeling sprouts from the limbic system, the evolutionarily older and simpler part of the brain that affects emotion, behavior and motivation. But during adolescence, the limbic system connectsContinue reading “Weaker Gut Instinct Makes Teens Open to Risky Behavior”
Sleep scientists’ wake-up call for later school starts
By Jonathan WebbScience reporter, BBC News, Bradford As they prepare a major study to test the idea, UK scientists have said that starting school at 10:00 could have huge benefits for teenagers. Research suggests that society pays too little attention to our “body clock” – and adolescents in particular have a late-running biological rhythm. ThisContinue reading “Sleep scientists’ wake-up call for later school starts”
Risk factors for addiction
By Maya Tyler For both medical professionals and patients alike, it can be difficult to understand why particular people are more vulnerable to addiction than others. Often referred to as “the disease that knows no boundaries,” addiction doesn’t seem to discriminate based on color, ethnicity, height, weight, or social status. Moreover, attempting to identify theContinue reading “Risk factors for addiction”
Join me in retiring my 78 yr old mother and for 2014 financial freedom
Dear viewers, This is a new day, I want to retire my mom from her job. Let’s keep touching others in the way they can maximize wealth and minimize taxes. I won a free airfare last night to Las Vegas from JackWu at Tuesday Financial Opportunity Seminar in Milpitas. Last night, I learned that ifContinue reading “Join me in retiring my 78 yr old mother and for 2014 financial freedom”