Alcohol is a drug, that is widely used in moderate amounts due to its antidepressant effects. It is easy for teens to obtain alcohol, even when underage, particularly if in a peer group and a community that approves of and encourages regular alcohol drinking, and where there is alcohol use in the home.
Parents today face a challenge because alcohol has long been regarded as a harmless social tool, that has had...
The US National Institute of Mental Health Investigators has recently found in a study that children with bipolar and related severe mood dis regulation spend more time looking at the nose and mouth than the eyes when trying to identify the mood, such as angry or sad, of faces that were shown to them.
Children without diagnosed psychiatric disorder generally focus their attention on the eyes when trying to...
Getting off drugs completely is the dream of many addicts. Canada is one of the nations that currently expends millions of dollars of public money with the avowed intention of enabling those addicted to be getting off drugs completely, and recover from drug addiction. Statistics are tending to show that simply throwing money at the problem of endemic drug use, without getting down to root causes of drug addiction in...
Holistic support for the vagus nerve, that is part of our parasympathetic nervous system could bring about an end to epilepsy and drug addiction. Chronic stress causes the sympathetic nervous system to gear up the body in a defensive way, not optimal to good health, more a survival function. In an effort to compensate for stress factors, and bring the body back to homeostasis, the vagus nerve is activated, boosting...
What is the purpose of Mexican drug wars, no one seems to care. As the Mexican drug wars between drug cartels continue to intensify, people are fleeing their homes and leaving drug war affected districts in search of safety and a better place in which to live and raise their children. The cost of the drug wars in human terms sees communities ripped apart, and law enforcement officers routinely gunned down so as to...
