Research Finds Link Between Women on Welfare and Substance Abuse
New research has identified a link between substance abuse and psychiatric disorders in urban single mothers. Science Daily featured the results of a study that found that these women were more at risk...
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The fact that illegal drugs can physically hurt the body is not new knowledge, but the extent to which this damage can occur is still being studied. For some the damage could be very minor. For still...
View ArticleDrug Detox During Pregnancy
Drug use negatively impacts lives beyond that of the user. This is never truer than when a woman addicted to drugs becomes pregnant. Even though her drug use has serious harmful effects for her unborn...
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Undiagnosed Mental Health Issues and Self-Medication in Women
Women and men face very different concerns when it comes to mental health disorders. Not only are men and women more prone to different types of disorders, they frequently experience different symptoms...
View ArticleMoms Addicted to Adderall
The pressure to be a highly successful multi-tasking mother, wife, and employee has driven some moms to steal drugs from their own children and fall into a spiral of addiction. Many women have admitted...
View ArticleCan Infertility Lead to Mental Illness?
Infertility is the general term used to describe an inability to conceive a child despite conscious efforts to do so. This inability can stem from reproductive problems in a woman or in a man. Both men...
View ArticleInstagram Bans Pro-Anorexia Search Queries
Not long ago, social media platforms like Tumblr and Pinterest made public commitments to eliminate pro-anorexia and self-mutilation content from their sites. However, the crackdown may have simply...
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Nearly One-Quarter of Women Under ‘Extreme’ Stress, Survey Finds
Stress is the general term for a natural reaction that occurs in the body and brain during moments of physical danger and/or emotional upset. From a biological perspective, this reaction is designed to...
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FDA Says Antidepressant Works on Hot Flashes
It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke—women have been on the receiving end of jokes and quips about menopause in all its hot-flashing, mood-roller-coastering, sleep-destroying glory for...
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Rapid Cycling: Women and Bipolar Disorder
When Kresta was a teenager, her family had called her a “handful.” Her parents joked that the reason they never went on vacations was because just packing would have meant enduring one or more of their...
View ArticleWomen Who Have Ever Abused Prescription Drugs Are Riskier Drivers
Risky driving is a term used to describe any driving-related behavior that increases your chances of breaking the law, getting involved in a motor vehicle accident or otherwise endangering your health...
View ArticleWomen More Susceptible to THC, Study Finds
THC is tetrahydrocannabinol, the main mind-altering ingredient found in marijuana and other forms of the plant drug cannabis. Among other things, this chemical plays a key role in promoting the...
View ArticleResearch Finds Link Between Women on Welfare and Substance Abuse
New research has identified a link between substance abuse and psychiatric disorders in urban single mothers. Science Daily featured the results of a study that found that these women were more at risk...
View ArticleDrug Combinations Permeate the Placenta and Put Baby at Risk
The fact that illegal drugs can physically hurt the body is not new knowledge, but the extent to which this damage can occur is still being studied. For some the damage could be very minor. For still...
View ArticleDrug Detox During Pregnancy
Drug use negatively impacts lives beyond that of the user. This is never truer than when a woman addicted to drugs becomes pregnant. Even though her drug use has serious harmful effects for her unborn...
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Undiagnosed Mental Health Issues and Self-Medication in Women
Women and men face very different concerns when it comes to mental health disorders. Not only are men and women more prone to different types of disorders, they frequently experience different symptoms...
View ArticleMoms Addicted to Adderall
The pressure to be a highly successful multi-tasking mother, wife, and employee has driven some moms to steal drugs from their own children and fall into a spiral of addiction. Many women have admitted...
View ArticleCan Infertility Lead to Mental Illness?
Infertility is the general term used to describe an inability to conceive a child despite conscious efforts to do so. This inability can stem from reproductive problems in a woman or in a man. Both men...
View ArticleInstagram Bans Pro-Anorexia Search Queries
Not long ago, social media platforms like Tumblr and Pinterest made public commitments to eliminate pro-anorexia and self-mutilation content from their sites. However, the crackdown may have simply...
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FDA Says Antidepressant Works on Hot Flashes
It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke—women have been on the receiving end of jokes and quips about menopause in all its hot-flashing, mood-roller-coastering, sleep-destroying glory for...
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