UPDATE May 21, 2010 – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and today marks the 2 Millionth call to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which offers 24/7/365 telephone support to people in crisis, as well as a nationwide referral network so callers can get help in their area.
I’m not sure whether to be happy [...]
As generally happens when a celebrity dies suddenly, the vultures (read: tabloid speculators) have begun circling over Brittany Murphy (again, the right way to spell her name, look it up). The latest fodder for gossip is her use of prescription drugs, among them Klonopin, Atavan, Fluoxetine, Vicoprofen and Propranolol. When you rattle off a bunch of [...]
On CNN today, Jack Cafferty mentioned a study finding that more than 1 in 10 Americans are taking anti-depressants. This number has doubled in the last decade, as has the amount of money spent each year on direct-to-consumer advertising. On his blog, Cafferty invited people to respond with why they think anti-depressant use has [...]