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Alcohol-Linked Deaths Soaring in U.S., Women Hit Hardest

Latest Mental Health News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Americans are drinking themselves to death at ever-increasing rates, with women in particular hitting the bottle hard, a new study shows. The rate of alcohol-induced deaths among women increased between 3.1% and 3.6% a year from 2000 to 2016, while […]

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Use of Club Drug ‘Special K’ Could Be Underreported

Use of Club Drug ‘Special K’ Could Be Underreported

Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Ketamine use among electronic dance music party-goers is much higher than previously thought. And unintentional use appears to play a role, a new study finds. Ketamine is known as Special K on the party scene. The operating room anesthetic was approved by the U.S. […]

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As Liquor Stores Close, Murder Rates Decline

As Liquor Stores Close, Murder Rates Decline

Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Having fewer liquor stores in cities may lead to lower murder rates, a new study suggests. The implication of alcohol zoning regulations can have life-or-death consequences — at least in Baltimore, according to study author Pamela Trangenstein, of the University of North Carolina at […]

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U.S. Heroin Use Nearly Doubled Over Two Decades

U.S. Heroin Use Nearly Doubled Over Two Decades

Latest Mental Health News By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Nearly twice as many people in the United States used heroin in 2018 as did in 2002, a new government study shows. “I think the rise in heroin use is probably precipitated by prescription opioid abuse. People tend to move […]

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Marijuana Use May Increase Risk of False Memories

Marijuana Use May Increase Risk of False Memories

Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Your memories may be false if you try to recall events you witnessed while high on marijuana, a new study suggests. It found that taking just one hit of the drug doubled people’s number of false memories of a virtual reality scenario, CNN reported. […]

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9/11 Study Shows PTSD Tied to Earlier Death

9/11 Study Shows PTSD Tied to Earlier Death

Latest Mental Health News By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Survivors of the 2001 terrorist attack on New York City’s World Trade Center who developed PTSD have a lasting risk of premature death, a new study finds. The study of nearly 64,000 emergency responders and civilians found that the longer […]