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By: Richard Tate

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How and Why You Should Keep Your Temper in Check

How and Why You Should Keep Your Temper in Check It never feels good to lose your temper. Nothing can end…

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The DEA is Lowering Opioid Production in the U.S.: Here’s How that Might Affect the Opioid Epidemic

The DEA is Lowering Opioid Production in the U.S.: Here’s How that Might Affect the Opioid Epidemic In the latest federal…

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How Will You Handle Loss? Here’s How Substance Abuse Makes Grieving Harder

How Will You Handle Loss? Here’s How Substance Abuse Makes Grieving Harder Tragedies are frequently unexpected. When we think about worst…

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Words Matter: How the Words You Use Can Decrease Anxiety

Words Matter: How the Words You Use Can Decrease Anxiety A healthy concern for your well-being can make you more likely…

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Neuroscience Made Easy: Here’s Why Your Brain Makes Quitting Drugs/Alcohol So Hard

Neuroscience Made Easy: Here’s Why Your Brain Makes Quitting Drugs/Alcohol So Hard There’s little more tempting than a quick and easy…

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How the Role of Doctors is Changing in the Wake of the Opioid Abuse Epidemic

How the Role of Doctors is Changing in the Wake of the Opioid Abuse Epidemic Pushed and pulled by many competing…

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Not Your Grandmother’s Joint: Here’s How Marijuana Use is Changing

Not Your Grandmother’s Joint: Here’s How Marijuana Use is Changing It’s not hard to see how some parts of American culture…

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As Research Advances, Treatment for Depression Keeps Getting Better

As Research Advances, Treatment for Depression Keeps Getting Better Have you ever felt like you were at the bottom of a…

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Looking to Get out of a Rut? Here are Three Ways to Refresh Your Perspective on Life.

Looking to Get out of a Rut? Here are Three Ways to Refresh Your Perspective on Life. It’s easy to wake…

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Don’t Bother Me: Four Things You Should Know about Adolescent Anxiety Disorders

Don’t Bother Me: Four Things You Should Know about Adolescent Anxiety Disorders My children are still quite small, but I know…

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