Rewire Your Brain? Yes, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Can Really Work
How TMS Works More than 15 million American adults suffer from depression. That’s 6.7 percent of the entire United States population above the age of 18. Not everyone suffers from the same type of depression or in the same ways, but so many are suffering and in need of help. Support, patience, and understanding from […]
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What Is It Like To Be Bipolar?
About Bipolar Disorder “What are you, bipolar or something?” That question can sometimes be thrown around a bit too lightly. When someone says that, they usually don’t really mean it. How could they? Most people don’t really know what it’s like to have bipolar disorder. But those who suffer from it know that bipolar disorder […]
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Understanding OCD
All About OCD It’s only normal to experience intrusive, random, or otherwise strange thoughts from time-to-time — virtually everyone does. For most people, it’s relatively easy to dismiss such thoughts and move on, allowing the brain’s stream of consciousness to flow in a different direction. But that’s not the case for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder […]
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What do we know about the opioid crisis?
Facts About Opioid Crisis Roughly 21 to 29 percent of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them. Between 8 and 12 percent develop an opioid use disorder. An estimated 4 to 6 percent who misuse prescription opioids transition to heroin. About 80 percent of people who use heroin first misused prescription opioids. Opioid overdoses […]
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Opioid Addiction Crisis Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids.1 The misuse of and addiction to opioids – including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl – is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. The […]
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