Is Social Media Addictive?
It would be difficult for the defense to argue that this isn’t done intentionally, for the purpose of keeping patrons coming back for more. And more, and more.
Hep C Outbreak
I was reading about a dramatic increase in cases of Hepatitis C in Maine, a state that, like the rest of the Northeast, has been hit hard by IV heroin use. Local experts claim that it’s following a familiar pattern: Onetime users of prescription opioids turning to the cheaper and more available alternative as their […]
Can someone’s social media use qualify as pathological, with adverse effects on a user’s lifestyle akin to compulsive gambling, spending, or sexual behavior?
And if it can, then should the profit-making corporations that own, operate, and promote social media platforms be held responsible for the damage done?
All good questions, and it appears that the Courts are ready to take that issue on.
First up is a landmark trial in Los Angeles. If the plaintiffs are successful, even in terms of a lucrative settlement, the potential for more lawsuits is, well, enormous.
After all, current best estimate is that around 250 million Americans use social media, and the average daily use is more than two hours.
Here’s an overview of the situation from The Guardian.
Tech giants head to landmark US trial over social media addiction claims
According to the article, it’s hoped that some of the truly big names in tech, representing companies such as Meta, TikTok, and...
And if it can, then should the profit-making corporations that own, operate, and promote social media platforms be held responsible for the damage done?
All good questions, and it appears that the Courts are ready to take that issue on.
First up is a landmark trial in Los Angeles. If the plaintiffs are successful, even in terms of a lucrative settlement, the potential for more lawsuits is, well, enormous.
After all, current best estimate is that around 250 million Americans use social media, and the average daily use is more than two hours.
Here’s an overview of the situation from The Guardian.
Tech giants head to landmark US trial over social media addiction claims
According to the article, it’s hoped that some of the truly big names in tech, representing companies such as Meta, TikTok, and...
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Is Social Media Addictive?
It would be difficult for the defense to argue that this isn’t done intentionally, for the purpose of keeping patrons coming back for more. And more, and more.
AI for Mental Health? Not So Fast
An increasing number of people rely on AI as their *primary resource for mental health concerns. That includes truly vulnerable populations, such as adolescents.
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Beginning around the year 2000, incarceration of juveniles has declined by almost 75%, from a peak population of more than 10o,000, to somewhere less than one-third that number.
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A recent analysis of “..more than 55,000 adults based on their participation in panels between 2013 to 2022 found that after legalization of cannabis, their monthly usage rose 3.9%…”
Yet Another Celebrity Overdose
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Odds & Ends, Cannabis Edition
A recent analysis of “..more than 55,000 adults based on their participation in panels between 2013 to 2022 found that after legalization of cannabis, their monthly usage rose 3.9%…”
Life in a Hot Spot
Make it a continuing effort, using strategies based in evidence, and harnessing the power of human interaction-- instead of relying on a burst of anti-drug education, however intense.
How Many is Too Many?
After all, they call this a "relapsing" disorder.
Your Program’s CUT! Or maybe not…
Their appeal was based on the extreme need of the American people for programs that worked and deserved to be continued rather than sacrificed to the gods of the budget.
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Is This Recovery?
...there are other folks out there like these— pretending to sobriety yet still secretly using, and hoping to avoid the sort of trouble that haunted them in the past.
Overstimulated?
I was nonetheless surprised to learn that one of the areas where use increased the most was among people in their 70s.
Parenting Under The Influence
Children raised in such families are more likely to be exposed to violence, to initiate their own substance use at an earlier age, and to have mental health problems in childhood.
Is This Recovery?
...there are other folks out there like these— pretending to sobriety yet still secretly using, and hoping to avoid the sort of trouble that haunted them in the past.
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...with law enforcement agencies taking on vastly different roles, planning and practicing our response appears more important than in the past.
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A Novel Approach
...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
A Novel Approach
...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
Diagnosing Cannabis Use Disorder: Updated
It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
Video: Practical Advice on Prescription Painkiller Problems
People have abused opiates for 5,000 years. As much as medicine depends on them, they've always created problems for a percentage of users.
