Drug Overdoses Hit Record High

Drug overdose deaths reached record highs last year

Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Follow Us         Featured Drug Overdoses Hit Record High: CDC Drug overdose deaths reached record highs in 2014, fueled largely by the abuse of narcotic painkillers and heroin, U.S. health officials reported Friday. In 2014, more than 47,000... Read more ...  News Smoke Weed in College and Your Grades May Go to Pot College students who smoke marijuana appear more likely than their peers to skip classes -- which eventually leads to poorer grades and later graduation, a recent study suggests... Read more ... Health Tip: Feeling Sleepy? Everyone feels drowsy now and then, but feeling tired all the time is a warning sign that shouldn't be ignored. The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute says possible symptoms of... Read more ... Humans Are Masters of High-Quality Sleep You may not have noticed, but most mammals need twice as many hours of shuteye each night as you do. That's what researchers from Duke University discovered after examining the... Read more ... Health Tip: Stave Off the Holiday Blues The long to-do lists and busy schedules of the holidays are sources of anxiety and depression for some people. The Mayo Clinic offers these ideas to help you stay mentally healthy... Read more ... Certain Antidepressants May Be Linked to Bipolar Disorder: Study Some commonly used antidepressants may increase certain patients' risk of developing mania or bipolar disorder, a large study suggests. The strongest link was for depressed patients... Read more ... Depression Center MedicineNet's Depression Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. Get access to various depression topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It affects how one eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things. The main types of depression are major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disease (also called manic-depressive disease). Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home