By Monideepa Tarafdar, Lancaster University; Christian Maier, University of Bamberg, and Sven Laumer, Friedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg (FAU) If you ever find yourself looking forward to a holiday because you’ll be able to switch off your smartphone then perhaps you’re suffering from social media “technostress”. The…
Social network users risk becoming more and more addicted to social media platforms even as they experience stress from their use. Social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook and Instagram are known to cause stress in users, known as technostress from social media. However, when…
By Tyler Durden In the first of potentially thousands of verdicts against pharmaceutical companies accused of inciting the opioid epidemic, an Oklahoma judge on Monday ruled that Johnson & Johnson must pay a $572 million penalty for allegedly helping to fuel the opioid epidemic with…
At a time when there is a global drug epidemic, it is no surprise that scientists and doctors have stopped at nothing when it comes to seeking better treatment alternatives. This has been propelled by the failures of the traditional rehab therapies and the ever-complicated…
By Amanda Froelich The world is changing at a dramatic pace. It’s shifting so fast, in fact, that the childhood you remember is vastly different than the one your own kids will experience. This is largely due to the development and saturation of technology in…
By Elias Marat Medical marijuana is fast gaining credibility as a valid pain relief treatment, with data from various studies attesting to the medical and health benefits of cannabis as a viable alternative to pharmaceutical drugs. And now, researchers have uncovered a new reason why:…
By John Vibes Over the last ten years, there has been a new surge of scientific research into psychedelics. Scientists are now finally getting a chance to gather information about how psychedelics affect our bodies and minds after many decades of finding themselves limited and…
By John Anderer So much of modern life happens indoors. From offices to apartments or homes, most people in today’s day and age find themselves cooped up inside for most of the day. Spending more time outdoors has long been linked to a more positive…
By John Vibes Last summer, an art gallery owner from Connecticut was arrested for leaving a large sculpture of a heroin spoon outside of Purdue Pharma’s headquarters. Fernando Luis Alvarez says that the spoon was a gift to the drug company, which he believes is…
By Sofia Adamson Addiction is something that is scary for people, and whether addicted to drugs, food, or some sort other vice, it actually creates mental effects as well as physical ones. Sure, when you indulge in that vice there is the release of serotonin…
Researchers demonstrate common neural code for information and money; both act on the brain’s dopamine-producing reward system. “We can look into the brain and tell how much someone wants a piece of information, and then translate that brain activity into monetary amounts,” they said. Can’t…
By Patricia Burke Do you remember where you were on May 31, 2011? Don’t blame yourself if you don’t remember (or did not see) the news that the World Health Organization’s IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer classified radio frequency exposure as a 2B…
By Susan Boskey Recently I was invited to be on a panel about cannabis use for seniors. In an email exchange with one of the organizers I asked, “Are you referring to recreational or medicinal use?” The response I received back was unexpected. She said,…
Mount Sinai study finds CBD is effective at treating opioid addiction by reducing cravings and anxiety without harmful side effects Cannabidiol (CBD) reduced cue-induced craving and anxiety in individuals with a history of heroin abuse, suggesting a potential role for it in helping to break…
By Daniel Taylor “The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops we’ve created are destroying how society works…” Facebook has been spotlighted for its censorship of Alex Jones and Infowars, but there is another angle to Big Tech tyranny. Depression and suicide are at record rates in…
By Elias Marat In the biggest crackdown of its kind in the nation’s history, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged 60 doctors, nurses, and pharmacists with having illegally handed out millions of prescriptions for opioids in a pattern of malpractice that fed the…
By John Vibes According to a series of studies that have been conducted by researchers at the University of Florida over the past several years, alcohol is the real “gateway drug” for teens in the United States. This research finally gives some scientific opposition to…
By Arjun Walia April is National Alcohol Awareness Month, and the first weekend in April is Alcohol Free Weekend. This is a campaign to inform and change social norms about drinking. Every day hundreds of Americans die because of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and thousands…
By Tyler Durden Stamford-based Purdue Pharmaceuticals, which is facing thousands of lawsuits pertaining to its role in stoking the opioid epidemic that has been blamed for the surge in drug overdose deaths, is taking a page out of embattled Cali utility PG&E’s book. Like the embattled…
By David Armstrong Secret portions of a lawsuit allege that Purdue Pharma, controlled by the Sackler family, considered capitalizing on the addiction treatment boom — while going to extreme lengths to boost sales of its controversial opioid. This story was co-published with STAT. Not content…
