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Matthew Perry’s interview with Diane Sawyer Friday night generated plenty of headlines, with the actor revealing the depths of his drug addiction that nearly cost him his life. Titled Matthew Perry – the Diane Sawyer Interview, the hour-long special was one of Perry’s first in-depth interviews since he announced that he was releasing a memoir …

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Fentanyl is now available in ways it was not before, which may lead to fatal outcomes. Thomas R. Kosten, MD, shares more about fentanyl’s new look. While fentanyl previously looked like other over the counter pills, a new marketing change has arrived just in time for Halloween: Rainbow fentanyl is multicolored and looks like Skittles …

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Doctors are prescribing benzodiazepines, like Xanax and Ativan, at skyrocketing rates. But most don’t know about their debilitating, even deadly. When Christy Huff developed a painful eye problem that led to insomnia, her doctor had a common solution— Xanax. She took the medication as directed. One pill at night offered her some relief, but soon …

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For the second year in a row, life expectancy in the United States has dropped.1 In 2020, the US experienced the largest drop life expectancy since World War II: 1.8 years.2 Now, life expectancy is yet another year lower, and declines in all individual 50 states. Declines differed significantly amongst race/ethnic groups. Although COVID-19 obviously …

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Q&A Suicide Prevention Week is September 4-10. This week, we at Psychiatric Times want to highlight how best to support patients, friends, family, and anyone who might be having suicidal thoughts. We sat down with Manish Mishra, MBBS, the Chief Medical Officer of the Texas Healthcare and Diagnostic Center, to discuss. PT: What does research …

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A new study finds that mood shifts and exposure to alcohol-related cues contribute to alcohol cravings in opposite ways for men and women. Investigators at the University of Central Florida explored how attention to alcohol-related cues and the influence of mood and biological sex affects current cravings, by gathering data from 69 college student drinkers …

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Border Patrol agents seized more than $4 million in fentanyl along the Arizona border. Agents arrested two U.S. citizens and seized 340 packages of fentanyl pills near Gila Bend on Wednesday. The narcotics, generally considered lethal at just 2 milligrams, were discovered while conducting a vehicle stop along Interstate 8. During the stop, agents observed …

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