The Guardian
Heroin to Holyrood? Man behind 'illegal' drug van runs for Scottish parliament
Peter Krykant, who operates a van in Glasgow where people can safely take illegal drugs, is running for Holyrood as part of a campaign calling for the Scottish government to establish legal sites. A former heroin addict, he is pushing...
Curated Video
Sugar Withdrawal is Like Opioid Withdrawal
Sugar withdrawal is like opioid withdrawal. Sugar withdrawal is real. Sugar withdrawal symptoms include headaches, muscle cramps, bloating, but the mental effect can include feeling depressed or anxious. Excessive sugar intake produces...
Curated Video
Are Antidepressants Addictive?
Antidepressants are not addictive in the way that we think of or define addiction. This video addresses the following questions: If your symptoms return after you stop an antidepressant does that mean you’re addicted? What is the...
Curated Video
Why Study Psychology
In this video, we will explore eight reasons to study psychology.
Curated Video
Positive Emotions and Evolution
Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson (UNC Chapel Hill) addresses a fundamental puzzle: What evolutionary role might positive emotions play?
Neuro Transmissions
This Is Your Brain On Shrooms
Psychedelics like magic mushrooms have huge effects on the brain. But what are they doing up there? More than 180 species of "magic mushrooms" produce the psychoactive compound psilocybin. And ingesting it triggers some pretty trippy...
Curated Video
Red Ribbon Week
In this heartfelt video, Kevin from Can Do U celebrates Red Ribbon Week, a worldwide initiative promoting drug prevention and awareness. With a deep understanding of the importance of being drug-free, Kevin shares the inspiring backstory...
AllTime 10s
10 Ways Video Games Are Good For Your Health
Video games blamed for causing bad eyesight, obesity and quite possibly high blood pressure if you're a Dark Souls fan! But there are plenty of ways video games can be good for your health. Here are 10!
Healthcare Triage
The Opioid Crisis and the Way Forward
This is part 4 in our series on the opioid crisis, presented with support from the NIHCM Foundation. We've talked about the state of the opioid crisis, deaths of despair, and the disappointing evidence about marijuana as a treatment for...
Healthcare Triage
Prescription Opioids: Balancing Short Term Pain and Long Term Gain
A new simulation study published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that reducing opioids for short-term pain saves lives in the long run, even as it leaves some patients experiencing more pain. This is the fundamental...
Healthcare Triage
It Turns Out, Medicare IS Socialized Medicine.
Florida Governor Rick Scott tries to scare voters by claiming that Democrats are going to undertake socialist experiments with Medicare, which is in itself a socialized medicine program. Also, a surprising entrant into the opioid...
Healthcare Triage
Can Marijuana Help with Opioid Addiction?
Part 3 of our opioid series supported by the NIHCM Foundation looks at the potential for marijuana to improve outcomes in opioid addiction therapy. Some studies have shown that prescribing marijuana can ease the path to shaking an opioid...
Healthcare Triage
Journalism CAN Lead to Changes in Policy: CMS and Data Sharing
Three years ago, and without notice, data about patients with substance use disorders began to disappear from Medicare and Medicaid files widely used in health services research. Because researchers had been afforded access to those data...
Curated Video
Victoria Woodhull: Fighting for Women's Rights
At a time when women were expected to know their place, activist and businessperson Victoria Woodhull blazed a trail as a fierce advocate for women's suffrage and empowerment.
Healthcare Triage
Life Expectancy and the United States' Inequality Problem
Healthcare Triage often notes that lots of health metrics are improving in the US. But that is not the case with life expectancy. Life span is decreasing, and the losses are not equally distributed. The lives of the poor are getting...
Mazz Media
Talk It Out: Heroin, Abuse and Addiction
This program begins with a discussion about how our instincts drive us to avoid pain or remove pain from our lives. From this perspective, the video explains the difference between healthy and unhealthy approaches to getting rid of pain....
Curated Video
Talk It Out: How Addiction Enslaves Your Brain
In many surveys, the vast majority of teenagers report that when they do something their parents wouldn’t approve of, they’re just pursuing their freedom. This program begins the discussion of addiction and dependency from the point of...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Limits of the “Rational Economic Man”
Greg Mankiw says there should be a market for kidneys, but not for paying drug addicts to get sterilized. In this full-length interview from What Money Can’t Buy, political philosopher Michael Sandel and Harvard economist Greg Mankiw...
US Department of Agriculture
USDA Responds to Opioid Crisis in Rural America
The Trump Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are making funds available to fight the "crisis next door," in response to the opioid epidemic in rural America.
Infognostica
The Science of Yoga (Part 3 - Addiction)
Dreamy Flashback Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Barcroft Media
Overcoming Addiction: A Journey of Healing and Transformation
This video tells the story of Jace, a sex addict who struggled with addiction and trauma from a young age. Through seeking help and working towards recovery, Jace is now living a life of enthusiasm and helping others overcome adversity...
Healthcare Triage
Does CBD Have Any Value as a Treatment?
Last week we covered CBD and mental health, finding that data to backup health claims are scarce and consumer CBD products are often sketchy. In this week’s episode on CBD and other health ailments, we find that many of the same caveats...
Healthcare Triage
The Opioid Crisis in 2020
In 2016, Healthcare Triage presented a special series of videos looking at the opioid crises in the United States. Now, we're taking another look at the crisis and seeing where we've improved, where we've failed, and what we can do...
Seven Dimensions
Breaking Your Digital Addiction
This video provides practical tips for breaking digital addiction and achieving digital wellness. It emphasizes the importance of taking time off from screens and suggests specific actions like switching off devices during certain...