mental health

HI! I'm an old guy who's brand new to Windows. Just bought an Acer D257 for my adult son. But he has a serious mental illness and wants zero possibility of receiving porn from the Internet or by email. I'M PROUD OF HIM FOR THAT. I was able to delete Internet Explorer and Firefox (that I'm sure...

First let me say I am not a Doctor. Second, I am a recovering addict who went through hell when I got clean and at times wanted to die. The family of Amy Winehouse thinks she died from getting off drugs and alcohol. I don't think this is possible. Dying from detox? I'd like to hear your opinion.

Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer-songwriter, known for her powerful contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul, and jazz. She received extensive publicity over her substance abuse and mental health issues. As of July...

Outselling even common drugs to treat high blood pressure and acid reflux, antipsychotic medications are the single top-selling prescription drug in the United States. Read full Story: 1 In 66 Americans Is A Psycho

Kyle Richards thinks that the ban on pornography and erotica enforced by the Macomb County Jail—and, to a lesser extent, the absence of video games in individual cells—amounts to "cruel and unusual punishment," and is therefore unconstitutional. So, what do you think? Read Full Story: Link...

The latest research that has been done by Cystic Fibrosis Trust stated that the active media social users have two times friends in cyberspace than in the real world. Nowadays, people tend to be more open minded, honest, and confident if they communicate with their virtual friends. Helen...

Spray paint addict Kelly Gibson has been caught by the police red handed and silver faced for solvent abuse. He was arrested at his home in Fort Wayne, Indiana after his wife Elizabeth made a call to the police following an argument. Gibson had been arrested for the same offence 47...

A study of brain scans show that heavy pot smoking can shrink parts of the brain, according to researchers in the Link Removed due to 404 Error Archives of General Psychiatry. Men who smoked at least five marijuana cigarettes daily for 20 years were shown to have a diminished hippocampus and...

While most people who have a sweet tooth love munching on cakes and biscuits, one US mum has a very different kind of craving. Mother-of-five Adele Edwards, from Florida, is addicted to another kind of snack - the suite kind, which most people normally just sit on to eat their dinner...

Waitress Kayleigh Barker should probably consider a career change as she has a phobia of tomatoes. She runs at the sight of one, which can be pretty tricky when someone orders a salad. ‘If there a tomato on my plate I will not go anywhere near it, I can’t even look at it,’ said the...

A man with a low IQ has been banned from having sex by a High Court judge after his local council claimed his ‘vigorous sex drive’ was inappropriate. The 41-year-old, known only as Alan, was in a relationship with a man and told officials ‘it would make me feel happy’ for it to continue...

A U.S. man high on methamphetamine drove with his wife on the hood of their minivan for more than 40 miles, hitting speeds of 100 mph, according to police. The woman climbed onto the hood early on Saturday morning, outside the couple's home in Manteca, California, because she wanted to keep...

Former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Tribune. His death has been ruled a suicide, but the Miami-Dade police department has yet to make the information public. Foul play was ruled out...

Is it a stretch for taxpayers to fund yoga classes for jail inmates? That's the question in New Mexico, where officials are considering budget cuts that might leave prisoners without a leg to balance on. Yoga, tae bo, tai chi and art therapy classes are on the chopping block at the...

Unemployed Man Working on Staying Unemployed For millions of Americans, unemployment is a nightmare. For one, however, it's been a dream come true. Meet Franklin Schneider, a 32-year-old man who's been fired from 10 crummy jobs in 10 years and couldn't be more delighted. His horrible work...

Meet the Woman Who Eats Couch Cushions Compulsions drive people to do very strange and unusual things. But eating couch cushions? That may very well be the strangest yet. Adele, a 30-year-old woman from Bradenton, Fla., recently came forward on a TV show about her bizarre taste for foam...

Peter Fonda Finds Dead Body on Sunset Boulevard Peter Fonda got quite a shock today. The 'Easy Rider' star was driving on Sunset Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles when he pulled over to investigate a car parked along the side of the road. TMZ reports that it was around...

This was sent to me by one of our moderators Celestra, who has been on the site for some time. CANHR is the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. CANHR, as an advocacy organization, and like many other sociological studies and investigations of nursing homes in the US, have found that...

According to reports, Link Removed. Thus, our long national nightmare is over. She served thirteen days in prison and a little over two weeks in rehab. That is about a month Lindsay has had to sit, reflect, do her nails and maybe learn a thing or two about herself. EgoTV was lucky (kidding–no...