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Artist Drops Massive Opioid Spoon at Entrance of Another Sackler-Owned Drug Manufacturer The Sackler family founded Rhodes Pharma in 2007, just months after pleading guilty to criminal charges that their family company, Purdue Pharma, had mismarketed OxyContin.

7 Things Campaigner Natasha Devon Wants You To Know About 'Being Mental' 'We all have a head with a brain in it, which means we all have mental health.’

How Mainstream Emo Made Us Talk About Mental Health Despite moral panic and tabloid witch hunts, mainstream emo threw a mirror up to what has long been overlooked in society: that kids need help, and they should be taken seriously.

BIO 2018 Convention to Feature Actor, Director and Advocate Rob Reiner as Keynote Speaker The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced that actor, director and advocate Rob Reiner will deliver a keynote address at the 2018 BIO

My sister’s drug addiction — and what it taught me If there is any silver lining to our nation’s op**te addiction epidemic, it is the shaping of public policy in a personal way.

Whitney Houston Was Sexually Abused by Her Cousin Dee Dee Warwick, According to New Documentary Exclusive: Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald talks about how he was able to confirm Houston’s abuse, just two weeks before he finished editing “Whitney.”

Sexism isn't just unfair; it makes women sick, study suggests After thousands of women spoke out against sexual harassment, scholars asked, does harassment affect women's health? Their findings suggest that it does.

Used Needles Littering San Francisco Streets As He**in Crisis Grips NorCal "Last year there were 9,500 requests by residents for needle pick-ups by the city."

Children needing specialist mental health treatment up by a third over three years The number of children referred by their schools for mental health treatment has spiked by a third in the past three years. Of those referred, nearly a third were denied treatment as they did not meet the criteria for support, leading to calls for more funding to help children who are struggling. Th...

Greener areas better at safeguarding locals from depression Greener neighbourhoods can help prevent depression and other mental illnesses, according to the largest UK study of its kind which looked at the experiences of almost 100,000 people with mental health issues from 10 cities across England, Scotland and Wales. Women, people under the age of 60 and tho...

The GOP Is No Longer Trying to Hide Its Inhuman Priorities The GOP just voted to add $1.5 trillion to the debt for corporate tax cuts, but won’t commit to more than $1 billion for the opioid “emergency.”

Help raise £2000 to help fund my mental health volunteering placement in Sri Lanka Weʼre raising money to help fund my mental health volunteering placement in Sri Lanka. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

Photographer Ronny Sen Makes His First Feature Film on Brown Sugar Addicts in Kolkata "Addiction is complicated, and there’s a limited understanding of what recovery entails."

Mexican mothers mark their day pining for missing children Three years ago, Julieta Guzman kissed her only son on the forehead as he headed over to his girlfriend's house, just a few blocks away in the town of Chilapa, where drug gangs fighting over he**in production have plunged into a vortex of violence.

TV Review: ‘Patrick Melrose,’ With Benedict Cumberbatch Even as a he**in addict, Benedict Cumberbatch is riveting. Through much of the pilot, the title character remains what he was bred to be: an English gentleman. He just happens to be an English gent…

Stunning Images of Spanish Harlem in the 80s "There was more to this place than drugs and death," said photographer Joseph Rodriguez of his book, 'Spanish Harlem: El Barrio in the 80's.'

First lady unveils "Be Best" campaign to address issues facing children The first lady has already championed causes that work to improve the lives of young children across the country

NHS to make perinatal mental health available across England NHS England aims to make services for new and expectant mothers accessible within a year

Young People and Mothers Fight Together to End the War on Drugs in Belarus - Interview with Piotr Markiełaŭ - Drugreporter Brave young people had enough of harsh drug laws in Belarus and fight back. They found allies in the mothers of drug convicts, who went on hunger strike to demand an end to the war on their sons. Read our interview with a youth activist, Piotr Markiełaŭ! Drugreporter: How would you describe the il...

The Kosewe Kosegbo voters of 2019 The stuffs are so many now. It is not just codeine and its cough syrup. Shisha’s fumes compete with the plumes of Sango. There is Kerewa; there is Ogidiga; there is Bajinatu. There are many more. The song is Kosewe, huh, Kosegbo; the chorus is Oju ti dirty! Our eyes are truly dirty and it is not f...

Not Talking About Mental Health Is Literally Killing Men May is Mental Health Awareness month. Here's why it's vital to men everywhere.

Mom's Facebook Post on School Shootings: 'I Don't Know All the Answers, But I Know One' One mom thinks she has part of the answer to "What's wrong with kids today?" Are the consequences of smart phone addiction wreaking havoc on childhoods?

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Surgeon general says opioid addiction harming U.S. economy U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said opioid addiction is having an impact all across the country.

Theatre review: Othello / Donmar, London Chiwetel Ejiofor makes an inspired Moor in a production that brilliantly reinvents the tragedy, writes Susannah Clapp

Opinion | Healing the helpers in the wake of tragedy Paramedics, dispatchers and their administrative colleagues, are bound by the rewards and stresses they face. They are not invulnerable to the trauma they witness — and are more likely to have suicidal thoughts and be diagnosed with mental illness than other first responders and the general popula...