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Student died after using two to three big bottles' of laughing gas a day

Long-term laughing gas use may contribute to fatal health issues.

The student's environment indicated vulnerability and a history of substantial laughing gas consumption. [ more ]

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Tom Sizemore: The Hollywood hardman who fell from grace

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Tom Sizemore made a name for himself as a quintessential Hollywood hardman, after starring in multiple high-octane thrillers.The US actor carved out his niche in the 90s, though he later fell from grace following a string of convictions and substance abuse issues.

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Parole Board recommends race-hate killer be freed from jail

A racist thug who murdered black teenager Anthony Walker is to be released from jail after a recommendation by the Parole Board.

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Youth custody system 'dysfunctional' and failing girls, report finds

The "dysfunctional" youth custody system is failing to provide vulnerable girls with the help they need, a group of watchdogs has warned.

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Opinion | For a Firefighter Struggling With Trauma, Ketamine Therapy Offers Hope

Emergency workers may experience over 180 critical incidents throughout their career.

Major institutions like the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Department of Veterans Affairs support research into psychedelics for behavioral health issues. [ more ]

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When Fun Turns Into Teenage Addiction: Signs And Tips to Help Your Teen

Teen addiction involves substance abuse and behavioral addiction

Understanding signs and causes helps provide support for teens. [ more ]

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Overcoming addiction: 'I was an anxious baby, an anxious child. When I started dabbling in drugs, I found my anaesthetic'

A growing number of employees in Ireland are struggling with substance abuse.

Understanding mental health issues is important in addressing substance abuse. [ more ]

Cointelegraph Magazine

This is your brain on crypto: Substance abuse grows among crypto traders

Cryptocurrency trading is associated with substance abuse, with users often turning to stimulants like amphetamines and cocaine to keep up with the intense trading pace.

Benzodiazepines, such as Xanax and Valium, are also commonly used among crypto traders to help them come down from the high of trading. [ more ]

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Is Cynophobia (The Fear Of Dogs) A Real Phobia?

No matter what happens or how much the world changes, the one thing that has remained constant for centuries is man's favorite companion.Dogs, for centuries, have been a man's best friend and while this remains true still, some people may not agree with this.If you find yourself exceptionally uncomfortable and anxious when you're near a dog, then you may have cynophobia, the fear of dogs.

Calm Sage - Your Guide to Mental and Emotional Well-being

Is Anger Addiction Real? Signs And Tips To Help You Out

"Anybody can become angry - that is easy" - Aristotle Anger is an emotion that can be mentally, emotionally, and physically stimulating.Sometimes good, sometimes bad.But, when anger becomes your "go-to" emotion for any overwhelming situation, then it could be more than just an emotional expression.

New York Post

NYC plans to install anti-OD 'life alert' devices in apartments to connect drug users to 911

The city plans to install 'life alert' devices in apartments for high-risk drug users to prevent fatal overdoses.

The device, Lifeguard Lite, includes a physical timer that triggers alerts and calls emergency services if necessary. [ more ]

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Public health

Major telehealth changes are being postponed after a public outcry

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is backing down from a much-criticized proposal that would have required patients to visit a doctor in person before receiving prescriptions for certain controlled substances via telemedicine.The rule change was set to go into effect after the COVID public health emergency expires later this week, but following an overwhelming public outcry, the DEA has extended its public comment period for another six months and will allow anyone who begins their telehealth treatment by that time to continue their care until November 2024.

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Public health

Widespread outage shuts down 988 mental health hotline

WASHINGTON The nation's new 988 hotline, intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency, has been out of service for several hours Thursday.Those trying to reach the line for help with suicide, depression or other mental health crises are greeted with a message that says the line is experiencing a service outage.

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Proposition 1 Opponents Concede Mental Health Ballot Measure Is Likely to Pass | KQED

Proposition 1 aims to overhaul California's mental health funding system with a $6.4 billion bond.

Opponents have expressed concerns about borrowing costs and impact on existing programs. [ more ]

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San Francisco

Nearly half of San Francisco drug users are visitors, fueling debate on aid to poor and addicted

Nearly half of individuals cited for drug use in San Francisco were non-residents.

Debate sparked over free money attracting substance abusers to the city. [ more ]

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Public health

SF adds hundreds of treatment beds, but need is far greater

San Francisco struggles to meet residential treatment needs despite adding new beds.

Lack of funding is a major obstacle in addressing the city's treatment needs. [ more ]

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Portland

Portland City Council Will Consider Public Camping Ban Ordinance That Would Fine, Jail Unhoused Residents

An ordinance restricting daytime homeless camping in public right-of-ways is expected to be introduced by Mayor Ted Wheeler at the May 31 Portland City Council meeting.Wheeler's ordinance would ban camping on public sidewalks, parks, docks, and within 250 feet of construction sites, schools, daycares, existing shelters, high crash corridors, and environmental overlay zones.

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Austin

'Die-in' rally to be held at Texas State Capitol to address overdose crisis

AUSTIN, Texas Six Texas Harm Reduction Alliance delegations from across the state will hold a "die-in" on the lawn of the Texas State Capitol Wednesday to call for policy changes to end the overdose crisis.The six delegations from San Antonio, El Paso, Laredo, West Texas, Austin and Houston are coming together to encourage Texas lawmakers to make changes to policies to prevent drug overdoses.

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Children aged 13 facing risk of homelessness is terrifying', says William

The Prince of Wales has said the revelation that children as young as 13 are at risk of becoming homeless is terrifying, during a visit to a charity helping rough sleepers.William questioned workers from Depaul UK, a charity supporting homeless young people for more than 30 years, and asked about the issues facing those without a bed for the night.

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What protects us from developing a mental disorder?

Prevention is important for mental health

Brain care impacts mental health

Avoiding substances and maintaining good habits are crucial for mental health [ more ]

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Magic mushrooms studied for potential therapeutic effects

Research on psychedelics is making a comeback.Magic mushrooms are being studied for their potential therapeutic effects on conditions like depression, anxiety and substance abuse.Watch "The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper" Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.

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Few are tackling stigma in addiction care. Some in Seattle want to change that

Johnny Bousquet should have gone to urgent care earlier.He has insurance and plenty of sick time.But after decades of feeling beat up, ignored, and shamed by the medical system as a recovering addict, Bousquet says he avoids it all together often choosing instead to engage in a game of chicken with whatever ailment he's battling.

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Synthetic opioids threaten communities including the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Statistics don't really show the human cost of opioid addiction in this country.What does show that is the effect on one community, one family, one 9-year-old girl who our colleague Brian Mann met in the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma.BRIAN MANN, BYLINE: Late afternoon, Mazzy Walker shows me around her family's farm near Tahlequah, Okla., capital of the Cherokee Nation.

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Fetterman's hospitalization: What is clinical depression?

Editor's Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, please call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 to connect with a trained counselor or visit 988lifeline.org.Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voluntarily checked himself into a hospital on Thursday to receive treatment for clinical depression, according to a statement by Adam Jentleson, his chief of staff.

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Meditation could have positive impact on gut and overall health

It is a practice favoured by Lena Dunham, Tom Hanks and Lady Gaga to boost their focus and bring about calmness in an often busy, distracted world.Now researchers have found evidence that frequent meditation over several years may help alter the human gut boosting the body's immune system and reducing the risk of anxiety, depression and heart disease.

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New York City

Melvin Way, Outsider Artist Who Depicted Inner Mysteries, Dies at 70

Melvin Way's hallucinatory diagrams gained recognition in the art world despite his challenging circumstances.

Mr. Way's drawings were intricate and diverse, depicting a wide range of subjects from disease cures to drug recipes. [ more ]

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New York City

Rikers Has a Deadly Contraband Problem. Are Cargo Pants to Blame?

Eight years ago, the New York City Department of Investigation conducted an extensive undercover operation to determine how drugs and weapons were getting onto Rikers Island, where chaos and crime were explosive.Posing as a correction officer on six different occasions, an investigator successfully made it through check points with vodka contained in a water bottle he held in his hand, a razor blade, 250 glassine envelopes of heroin, 24 packaged strips of Suboxone (used to treat opioid addiction) and a half pound of marijuana.

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Chicago Blackhawks

Corey Perry signs league minimum contract with Oilers after dismissal by Blackhawks for 'unacceptable conduct'

The Edmonton Oilers have signed Corey Perry to a one-year contract at the league minimum salary with performance bonuses.

Perry was released by the Chicago Blackhawks due to 'unacceptable conduct' and was seeking professional help for substance abuse. [ more ]

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Chicago Blackhawks

Corey Perry releases statement regarding actions that led Blackhawks to terminate his contract

The Chicago Blackhawks have waived Corey Perry and terminated his contract due to 'unacceptable conduct' after conducting an investigation.

Perry has released a statement apologizing for his actions and stating that he is seeking help for his struggles with alcohol. [ more ]

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Chicago Blackhawks

'Embarrassed' Perry apologizes to Blackhawks

Corey Perry apologizes for his behavior that led to the termination of his contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Perry is seeking professional help for substance abuse and hopes to regain trust and respect. [ more ]

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Law

Trials And Tribulations Of Girardi And Trump

Tom Girardi's legal troubles serve as a cautionary tale for lawyers about the risks of personal and professional downward spirals.

The reputation of the legal profession as a whole is affected by the actions of individual lawyers like Girardi. [ more ]

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Law

A jury finds the NCAA is not responsible for the death of a college football player

In this March 18, 2015, file photo, an NCAA logo is displayed at center court as work continues at The Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, for the NCAA college basketball second and third round games.Keith Srakocic/AP LOS ANGELES In a verdict that could affect countless claims by athletes who sue sports organizations for head injuries, a Los Angeles jury on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit seeking $55 million by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death.

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San Francisco

San Francisco to Begin Compelling More People Into Mental Health Treatment January 1; Newsom Slams Counties That Are Delaying

California's new conservatorship law expands the pool of potential candidates who can be compelled into mental-health or substance-abuse treatment.

San Francisco is one of the counties choosing to implement the law immediately. [ more ]

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California

May was worst month for fentanyl deaths in San Francisco since 2020 despite crackdown

(Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

Despite a state crackdown to seize fentanyl and arrest its traffickers and dealers in San Francisco, more of the city's residents fatally overdosed on the synthetic opioid in May than in any month since at least 2020, according to city and county data.The California Highway Patrol has seized more than eight pounds of fentanyl in the city's Tenderloin district and its surrounding areas since May, following the governor's announcement of a task force with state and local authorities targeting traffickers and dealers.

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Brooklyn

Red Hook's new Family Health Center aims to address longstanding lack of medical resources in the nabe * Brooklyn Paper

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A new community-based health clinic opened in Red Hook this week, aiming to provide extra care for a community that has long lacked adequate healthcare resources.

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Brooklyn

NYC Civil Court Judge Heela Capell displays empathy in and out of courtroom

Although raised in a close-knit orthodox Jewish community, Kings County Civil Court Judge Heela Capell knows first hand that domestic violence, mental illness and substance abuse cuts across all socio-economic and cultural divides.Growing up, she personally experienced and observed others suffer from the horrors of domestic violence, including a brother who died from a heroin overdose and other family members who suffered from mental illness, alcoholism and substance addiction.

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Left-wing politics

How Do We Interrupt Violence Without Police?

Real solutions to violence require addressing root causes, including poverty, substance abuse and community health.What do successful alternatives to policing, prosecution and prison actually look like?And how would they work?A group of Chicago's leading public safety, health, and justice innovators gathered at the DePaul Art Museum last summer to provide much-needed clarity on these crucial questions.

Calm Sage - Your Guide to Mental and Emotional Well-being

13 Myths about Grief and What You Should Do About Them

1. Grief is not linear â Everyone experiences grief differently, so don't expect to follow a prescribed timeline or pattern.

2. Grief is not a sign of weakness â Feeling emotions like sadness, anger, and guilt are all part of the process of mourning and should not be seen as a sign of weakness.

3. Coping with grief is a healthy process â Seeking professional help, such as counseling or therapy, can provide an outlet to process difficult emotions and [ more ]

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Succession syndrome' prevalent among wealthy households, psychiatrists warn

1. Psychiatrists are warning of a new phenomenon known as 'succession syndrome' among wealthy households, which can cause anxiety, depression and other mental health issues in the next generation.
2. This syndrome is caused by a lack of personal responsibility due to inherited wealth, which can lead to feelings of

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The pandemic-era rule that lets you get telehealth prescriptions just got extended

Facing public pressure, federal regulators have decided to let patients receive prescriptions for controlled substances via telehealth for at least another six months.d3sign/Getty Images When COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency more than three years ago, it signaled the beginning of huge change for the health care industry.

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California law

Two Bay Area Men Sentenced to Multiple Years in Prison for Plot to Destroy California Democratic Party Headquarters | KQED

Breyer also ordered a psychiatric evaluation to assess the level of threat Rogers poses to the public.The report is confidential, but Rogers' attorney Colin Cooper said the evaluator concluded his client was at low risk for reoffending.In October, Rogers submitted a handwritten letter to Breyer.I was wrong to think about causing damage to any building or anyone.

Chicago Tribune

Letters: How township government serves residents

John Bambenek's op-ed ( "How to reduce Illinois' property tax burden?Abolish townships.,"Jan. 12) claims the path to property tax relief lies with the elimination of township government.Township government accounts for roughly 2% of the average property tax bill.If Bambenek's dreams were to become reality, 98% of the property tax burden would remain.

Chicago Tribune

A librarian's dream helps turn a waiting area at Cook County Jail into an educational nook for children who visit the incarcerated

When 2-year-old K.D. walked with his aunt inside the waiting area of the Maximum Security Division at Cook County Jail to visit his father, he smiled.Unlike all the other times his aunt had brought him to the jail, this time, colorful furniture, dozens of books, toys and a vivid mural adorned the space where he typically - and anxiously - waits until an officer escorts him to see his father, who is incarcerated and awaiting trial.

Calm Sage - Your Guide to Mental and Emotional Well-being

The Differences Between Constructive And Destructive Anger

1. It is important to recognize the difference between constructive and destructive anger in order to effectively manage it.
2. Constructive anger can be used as a tool to motivate and make positive changes, while destructive anger can lead to negative behavior and harmful outcomes.
3. It is important to find

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Washington Capitals

Jakub Vrana and Anthony Mantha, linked by a trade, are still searching for success

Jakub Vrana helped Washington win the Stanley Cup but was later traded to Detroit.(Paul Sancya/AP)Jakub Vrana bit his lip and glanced up at the Capital One Arena video board during a break in the first period Tuesday night.There, he saw a loop of footage of himself as a Washington Capital: the day he was drafted, the night he scored a goal in an outdoor game in Annapolis, the celebration in the streets of Washington after the team's Stanley Cup win in 2018.

Fatherly

Spanking Is Physical Abuse. Period.

More data has emerged suggesting spanking is both ineffective and harmful to kids.A study published in the Journal of Pediatrics has revealed that kids who are spanked have behavioral issues similar to children who have been neglected and abused.And the researchers are making a call for change."The question we need to consider when we talk about spanking is, how should we define hitting that's okay?" explains Julie Ma, Ph.D., lead researcher of the study and a professor of social work at the University of Michigan-Flint.

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Navigating mental health during the holidays

AUSTIN, Texas When many of us think of the holiday season, we may get excited at the thought of spending time with loved ones or attending holiday gatherings.But for some people, the holidays cause more stress and anxiety, especially for those in recovery or people battling mental health issues.There are a variety of reasons why your holidays may not be cheerful.

Chicago Tribune

Letters: There is goodness to be found in the world

I decided recently that I am not going to watch Chicago or national news TV anymore.It is extremely depressing.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Report on Catholic clergy child sex abuse lays out a shameful chapter in Illinois history

The Illinois attorney general's gut-wrenching 696-page report on Catholic clergy child sex abuse in Illinois is illustrated, incongruously but perhaps necessarily, with aspirational images of the Prairie State: cornfields at sunrise, the shimmering waters of Lake Michigan, sunsets over lakes and barns, gorgeous stained glass windows.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Our choices for City Council: Taliaferro, Gutierrez, Villegas, Comer, Mathias, Walz, Dunne

With the following choices, the Tribune Editorial Board concludes its endorsements for aldermanic seats in Chicago's April 4 runoff election.29th Ward Incumbent Ald.Chris Taliaferro came just a few dozen votes short of avoiding a runoff in this ward, which includes the West Side's Austin neighborhood.

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As Cook County expects record number of opioid deaths in 2022, overdose training on the ground works to prevent further loss

A few people stood bundled up near West Roosevelt and South Pulaski roads with clipboards and little black baggies looking to talk to people about drug overdose and harm reduction.Jackie Musgray was waiting for a bus nearby when one of the members of the West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force approached.

Chicago Tribune

Marijuana sales in Illinois hit a record $1.5 billion in 2022, despite a recent slowdown

Illinois saw record recreational cannabis sales of $1.55 billion in 2022, a jump of 12% from the previous year - despite delays in opening new stores and some signs the market had reached a plateau.Monthly sales had flattened out recently around $130 million until the annual holiday increase saw a record of nearly $144 million in December, state records showed.

Chicago Tribune

Cook County Jail detainee dies by suicide: officials say

A detainee at the Cook County Jail died by suicide Thursday morning, according to officials.Correctional officers discovered Thomas Pfost unresponsive at 2:12 a.m.Thursday, said Cook County Sheriff's spokesperson Matt Walberg.Pfost was being held in custody on multiple charges, including aggravated robbery, unlawful restraint and violation of electronic monitoring, Walberg added.

Chicago Tribune

Mental health programs to start in select suburbs after voters approved property tax hikes

Publicly-subsidized counseling, therapy, and medical care soon will be available in select Chicago suburbs after voters approved property taxes for new mental health programs.Mental health boards were approved by referendums Tuesday in Schaumburg, Wheeling, and Vernon townships, three DuPage County townships, and for all of Will County.

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NYC parents

You Never Know, You Might Learn Something

Cassandra Jackson was in her 30s when she first encountered the expression replacement child, and it took her breath away.Coined by psychologists in the '60s to describe a son or daughter conceived to fill the void after another child's death, the term is the closest I will come, Jackson writes in her anguished, affecting memoir, THE WRECK: A Daughter's Memoir of Becoming a Mother (Viking, 307 pp., $28), to a name for what I am.

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People can get controlled medications via telehealth for awhile longer, DEA says

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple.Sign up for CNN's Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being.As the expiration of the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration approaches, the US Drug Enforcement Administration has extended the flexibilities regarding the prescription of controlled medications via telehealth.

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Parenting

Ask Amy: My mom's lie about my high school graduation was the last straw

Dear Amy: I have a very difficult and stressful relationship with my mother, and I don't know what to do about it.I am 19 years old.My mother is an addict and an alcoholic, and she missed out on much of my early childhood years because of it.When I was around 8, she finally sobered up, but she still has a multitude of psychological problems, most likely stemming from years of substance abuse, and she never really grew up.

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Music

Aaron Carter obituary

Fame at a young age is often more of a curse than a blessing, and surviving it is not easy, said the veteran songwriter Diane Warren after news broke of the death of Aaron Carter.Carter, who has been found dead at his home, aged 34, was a true child prodigy, beginning his musical career when he was seven.

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Dementia diagnosis increases suicide risk for those under age 65, study finds

A diagnosis of dementia more than doubles the risk of suicide in the first three months after a patient is told the news, according to the latest research.

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San Francisco Giants

Bay Area legend Vida Blue deserved better while he was alive

Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images About a decade ago, while writing for a small West Coast sports website, I was assigned a story about the backstage workings of what is now NBC Sports Bay Area.It was (and still is) one of the greatest assignments I've ever had, since a great majority of my time was spent watching a Nationals-Giants game with Greg Papa, Bill Laskey and Vida Blue.

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Education

Reports: 4 Dorchester middle schoolers hospitalized after consuming edibles

Local This is the second time in six weeks that students from Dr. William W. Henderson K-12 Inclusion School have been hospitalized after consuming edibles.Four students from Dr. William W. Henderson K-12 Inclusion School in Dorchester were hospitalized Tuesday morning after ingesting what school officials and police believe to be cannabis-infused chocolate edibles, according to several reports.

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Education

Berkeley students aiming to prevent fentanyl overdoses say don't do drugs' won't cut it

Berkeley High students roam the halls between classes during the first day of school, Aug 15, 2022.Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/CatchLight A student group is spearheading an effort to educate their Berkeley High peers about drug use, focusing on overdose prevention and fentanyl.Called the Harm Education and Reduction Organization, or HERO, the club gives presentations in ninth-grade classrooms with the mission of making sure that if students are doing drugs, they have the resources to do so safely.

Washington Post

DC food

Review | 'A Good Person,' a terrible movie

Florence Pugh, left, and Morgan Freeman in "A Good Person."(Jeong Park/Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)StarOutline StarOutline (1.5 stars) Taking on such hot topics as distracted driving, substance abuse and teen pregnancy, "A Good Person" plays like a two-hour public service announcement.

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Books

'We Were Once a Family' exposes ills of U.S. child welfare system

Farrar, Straus and Giroux The saga of the Hart family murder-suicide slammed the zeitgeist in 2018 with its brutal combination of cruelty, violence and social media narcissism.In late March of 2018, Jennifer Hart and her wife Sarah drove their family off a cliff.Seated in the back seat of their SUV were Ciera, Abigail, Jeremiah, Devonte, Hannah and Markis all between 12 and 19 years old.

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Books

'We Were Once a Family' exposes ills of U.S. child welfare system

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Healthcare

SF's Mobile Clinics Made Opioid Treatment More Accessible During the Pandemic. But Will They Stay? | KQED

Under the updated COVID-era federal regulations, health care providers can prescribe higher doses of methadone depending on a patient's needs.Stabilized patients also have more access to take-home medications and can attend counseling by video or phone rather than in person.Before the pandemic, "we couldn't go up as quickly on dosage to get to the appropriate dosage that stops cravings of opioids," said Dr. Andrew Tompkins, head of UCSF's Division of Substance Abuse and Addiction Medicine.

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World politics

Amsterdam Bans Marijuana Smoking on Streets of Red-Light District

Amsterdam will soon ban the smoking of marijuana on the streets of its popular red-light district, according to rules introduced on Thursday that are aimed at cracking down on the noisy tourists that local residents have long complained about.This should reduce the nuisance caused by drug use in public spaces, particularly by tourists, Mayor Femke Halsema of Amsterdam said in a statement.

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Europe news

Amsterdam will ban cannabis outdoors in its red-light district

People walk through Amsterdam's red-light district shortly after it reopened in 2020, during the pandemic.The neighborhood attracts millions of tourists each year.Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images The city of Amsterdam is banning the smoking of marijuana outdoors in its red-light district.The ban is part of a host of changes to appease those who live in the popular neighborhood, which attracts millions of tourists each year.

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Wellness

Why Aren't Doctors Screening Older Americans for Anxiety?

Susan Tilton's husband, Mike, was actually in good health.But after a friend's husband developed terminal cancer, she began to worry that Mike would soon die, too.At night, I'd lie down and start thinking about it, recalled Ms. Tilton, 72, who lives in Clayton, Mo.What would I do?What would I do?The thought of life without her husband they'd married at 17 and 18 left her sleepless and dragging through the next day.

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Television

Tom Sizemore, Intense Actor With a Troubled Life, Dies at 61

Tom Sizemore, a tough-guy actor whose career, which included roles in major films like Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down, was overshadowed at times by his problems with substance abuse and the law, died on Friday in Burbank, Calif.He was 61.The death was announced by his manager, Charles Lago.

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Boston Bruins

NESN's Jack Edwards tries to clear the air with Pat Maroon after weight comments

Bruins In November, Edwards made a comment about Maroon's weight during a game.In November, NESN broadcaster Jack Edwards commented on the playing weight of Lightning forward Pat Maroon, something the player didn't take lightly.On Thursday, two months later, Edwards and Maroon hashed it out in Tampa Bay's dressing room, according to The Athletic.

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Sports

Nick Kyrgios Withdraws From Australian Open With Knee Injury

MELBOURNE, Australia After spending the past week receiving all the laurels of a hometown favorite, Nick Kyrgios suddenly withdrew from the Australian Open on Monday with a knee injury, a little more than 24 hours ahead of his scheduled first-round match.In an interview Friday, Kyrgios, the temperamental Australian star who was a finalist at Wimbledon last year, said he had been battling soreness in his left knee during the off-season, but he expected to be able to play in the year's first Grand Slam.

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Music

Nick Carter's Heartbreaking New Song Honors His Late Brother Aaron

Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter is remembering his younger brother Aaron Carter, who died in November 2022, with an emotional new song.The brothers both rose to fame in the late 1990s/early 2000s as singers and pop icons but had a strained relationship in recent years.Nick's new song "Hurts to Love You" details their difficult brotherhood, including his hopes for Aaron's recovery from a years-long battle with drug use and mental illness.

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Music

Ranking Every Megadeth Album From Worst to Best

The origin of Megadeth is a tale of redemption for its central figure, Dave Mustaine.

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Boston

Family starts GoFundMe for Stoughton murder victim's funeral expenses

Family members have launched a GoFundMe fundraiser to help cover funeral expenses for Amber Buckner, the 40-year-old victim of an apparent homicide who police said was found dead at a Stoughton residence on Tuesday.The online campaign, launched Wednesday by Deborah Curran, the partner of Buckner's father, wrote Buckner was murdered "sometime Monday night."

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Education

Chef consultant' hired for $160,000 to improve cafeteria cuisine at Los Gatos, Saratoga high schools

Forget frozen pizza, chicken tenders and mozzarella sticks Los Gatos High School students are eating chicken burrito bowls, pulled pork sandwiches, and Vietnamese bahn mi bowls for lunch.The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District hired chef and consultant Paul Boundas and his Chicago-based company Country House Kitchen on a $160,000 annual contract to revamp the way lunch is cooked and served at the two high schools.

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Los Angeles

New push to force California lawyers to report misconduct by fellow attorneys

An influential Sacramento lawmaker has proposed legislation that would require California's 266,000 lawyers to report misconduct by colleagues to the State Bar, the agency that regulates the legal profession.The bill introduced this week by state Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Orange) comes after a Times story noting that California is the only state that does not require or encourage lawyers to turn in their peers for wrongdoing and that highlighted how that outlier status may have figured into the corruption by Los Angeles legal legend Tom Girardi.

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Privacy professionals

90+ groups oppose US Kids Online Safety Act

US legislation that aims to protect kids' online safety and data privacy will have "damaging unintended consequences for young people," according to more than 90 privacy and civil rights groups.In a letter sent to US Senate leaders on Monday, the organizations urged lawmakers to kill the proposed Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which they warned would incentivize service providers to collect more data on children, limit access to sex education and resources for LGBTQ+ youth, and allow parents to spy on their teens.

Chicago Tribune

CTA continues to face staff shortage that contributes to ghost trains, President Dorval Carter tells aldermen

The CTA remains short about 1,000 employees as the agency struggles to provide reliable service, President Dorval Carter said as he appeared before aldermen after skipping a previous City Council hearing.The agency has for months pointed to a shortage of bus and train operators as a key factor behind long wait times and so-called ghost buses and trains, which show up on trackers but fail to arrive in real life.

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Holyrood Health Secretary opposes Braverman changing cannabis to class A drug

Holyrood Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has hit out at reports that the UK Home Secretary was receptive to arguments that cannabis should be a class A drug.

Chicago Tribune

Midwest marijuana: Of the 2 local states where recreational weed is legal, Michigan outpaces Illinois in many areas

"Pure Michigan" may evoke visions of beaches and cherry pie to some, but for cannabis consumers, it means clouds of smoke and bargains on weed.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Rams

Op-Ed: UCLA rushes for the Big Ten and the big payday. But what about the players?

Big Ten football means something in the national psyche.It's the Midwest.It's Frigidaire-snowy Saturdays after a crisp fall.It's teams defined by tough running games and rounded shoulders.One thing it is not and has never been is a coastal operation of golden beaches and year-round sunshine.And yet, here is UCLA, planning to abandon the Pac-12 conference and join the Big Ten, following a vote from the University of California Board of Regents next week.

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Business

Analysis | How to Run a Family Office Like an Agnelli

John Elkann, head of the Agnelli dynasty that owns shares in Stellantis, Ferrari and The Economist, has built a reputation as a paragon for how family-owned businesses should manage succession and governance.But a month of scandal involving relatives is a reminder how blood ties can still be wildly disruptive in even the most professionalized of hereditary businesses.

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Marketing

Ashley Benson Revealed The Whole-Body Effects Of Her Anxiety In A Raw TikTok

Ever since her first Jenner-inspired TikTok in 2020, Ashley Benson has brought numerous funny moments to the video-sharing social media platform.The Private Property star hasn't shied away from more vulnerable posts, either.In perhaps her rawest TikTok yet, she showed one of the ways anxiety affects her physically: stress rashes.

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Arts

Bluegrass icon Billy Strings brings it back home on new album with his dad

Bluegrass icon Billy Strings (right) recorded his new album Me/And/Dad with his stepdad, Terry Barber.The album features songs that Strings learned from Barber during his childhood.Joshua Black Wilkins/Sacks And Co.Even as a toddler, Billy Strings seemed to understand bluegrass."When he was in his highchair, and I had a friend over and we were playing one day, I looked over and he's right in rhythm with his little wrists," says Terry Barber, Strings' stepdad.

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New England Patriots

Ex-NFL QB Ryan Leaf: 'I had a better decade than Jets fans despite spending 3 years in prison'

Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf took to social media on Tuesday to absolutely destroy a New York Jets fan calling the team's struggling quarterback - former BYU star Zach Wilson - a "Mormon Ryan Leaf".The exchange resulted from a Tweet about the Jets making the wrong decision when they picked Wilson with the second overall selection in last year's draft.

Fatherly

6 Reasons Your Need To Get Your Kids To The Dinner Table

Family dinnertime has already entered a dystopian Black Mirror phase for many families.Parents and children skulk into the kitchen to attain their bowl of nourishment.They then retreat to chew thoughtlessly in front of the glowing screen of their choice, with nary a grunt passing between them.Really, the only thing that's missing is some psychotic twist, like the fact they're all eating genetically modified, processed Jon Hamms.

Fatherly

'Queer Eye' Legend Karamo Brown On The Power Of Brutal Honesty

Karamo Brown, the 41-year-old reality star, daytime talk show host, and author of three books, just knows how to feel.He's changed lives as a cast member of Queer Eye by listening to the needs of dudes desperate to live better lives.On his new talk show, Brown councils everyday folk on complicated relationships, marital infidelity, substance abuse, and race.

Fatherly

Why Kids Chase That Screen Time Fix

If iPads, smartphones, and screens seem like drugs for kids, it's because they have a lot in common with uppers when it comes to a child's developing brain.

Washington Post

Washington Nationals

Nationals release pitcher Seth Romero after his second DWI charge of 2022

Seth Romero was a first-round draft pick in 2017.(Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post) The Washington Nationals on Monday released Seth Romero, according to a team spokeswoman, after the left-hander was arrested for driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance Sunday in Sweeny, Tex.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles

Authorities search for Aaron Carter's cause of death as clues emerge

The Los Angeles County's coroner's office performed an autopsy on singer Aaron Carter, who was found dead at his home in Lancaster on Saturday, but officials deferred declaring a cause of death pending chemical tests.Carter, 34, was found dead in his bathtub, according to two law enforcement sources who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Dahlin and Stamkos set records, Panthers sign Staal, Grzelcyk returns: Around the Atlantic

It was an exciting seven days in the Atlantic division this week.

Chicago Tribune

Man who robbed bank with fireworks 'bomb' strapped to chest gets 2 years in federal prison

Jason Bradley's sad-sack robbery of a Lombard bank with a fake bomb fashioned from grocery store fireworks strapped to his chest may seem like a bad Hollywood script, but it had some terrible real-world consequences.

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4 years ago

Every year, 46 million Americans deal with mental illness. Only 41% get help. Here's how you can

An estimated 46 million American adults experience mental illness in a given year but only 41% get help for it, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Bustle

Selena Gomez Launched A Site That's All About Supporting Mental Health

When you're feeling sad, lonely, angry, or lost, it can seem like you're the only person on the planet who experiences tough emotions.

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Washington DC

Your Therapist is Burned Out Too

Karen Osterle is a therapist who specializes in anxiety, anxious depression, and relationship issues.So for her, the pandemic has been like running one long Ironman Triathlon.Multiple times.

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