This article seeks to highlight the problems of gambling addiction and substance misuse among Jamaica’s adolescents and how RISE Life Management Services has been tackling these issues through our targeted prevention and intervention services over the past twenty-eight years. It also seeks to show how toxic masculinity and perceived gender norms result in the inability of “the forgotten boy” to address his emotional problems, which oftentimes are some of the underlying contributing factors to his addictive disorders.
A person’s recovery from substance use and abuse is not lifelong and all-powerful; rather, it is something that individuals with proper support networks can manage. Having a supportive community network can help many people find additional strength, hope and motivation to pursue a path of health and growth that will put their behavioral health challenges into a more manageable life process, resulting in less stress and anxiety (Peele, 1992; Peele & Brodsky, 1992).
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Top Trump administration officials say drug overdose deaths are surging amid the coronavirus pandemic, driven by increased substance use due to anxiety, social isolation and depression.A White House drug policy office analysis shows an 11.4 percent year-over-year increase in fatalities for the first four months of 2020, confirming experts’ early fears that precautions like quarantines and lockdowns combined with economic uncertainty would exacerbate the addiction crisis.
Shawn Hayes was thankful to be holed up at a city-run hotel for people with COVID-19.The 20-year-old wasn’t in jail. He wasn’t on the streets chasing drugs. Methadone to treat his opioid addiction was delivered to his door.Hayes was staying at the hotel because of a coronavirus outbreak at the 270-bed Kirkbride Center addiction treatment facility in Philadelphia, where he had been seeking help.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, anxiety and depression are striking many in the LGBTQ+ community for the first time, researchers say. "What I was hearing at the beginning of the pandemic was that people who were already anxious were more anxious than ever, and we didn't find that," said researcher Annesa Flentje, an assistant professor in the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing.
A viral video on TikTok has unearthed a new and concerning trend among younger users. Some TikTok users are adopting code phrases to express they’re experiencing depression or having suicidal thoughts. The phrase “I had pasta tonight” and “I finished my shampoo and conditioner,” are being used in videos as a way for users to signal for help on the social media platform.
Meghan Markle has faced a huge wave of online hate since joining the royal family.From the moment the former Suits actress was rumoured to be dating Prince Harry, she was hounded by the press and public alike, with Harry forced to release an unprecedented statement asking for her privacy.
For Paris Jackson, the journey to self-love is a constantly evolving one.The 22-year-old opens up about body image struggles in her and her boyfriend's new Facebook Watch series, "Unfiltered: Paris Jackson and Gabriel Glenn." In an exclusive clip of the July 7 episode, Jackson — the sole daughter of the late Michael Jackson — is asked what it's like to be so beautiful. Taken aback, she calls it a "weird question" she has "never" been asked before.
I chose Alcohol and Drug counseling because I thought it would help me get my foot in the door for an opportunity in psychology. I am really interested in the psychological aspect of this field. Last year during my senior year of high school I took a psychology class and really liked it.
Audrey just turned 18 and relishes crossing into adulthood: She voted for the first time this year, graduated high school and is college-bound next month. The honors student typically wakes up "a bundle of nerves," she says, which had fueled her work volunteering, playing varsity sports and leading student government.But for years, she also struggled with anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder — all of which drove her to work harder.
Once the NBA resumes its season in a controlled environment, players will have more to worry about than winning. They will have varying concerns about how the resumed season could affect their mental health.
