littlecursesFeb 16
I have ice cream to enjoy now #SelfMedicating
Show threadNonilexMay 29, 2025

The National Survey on #DrugUse & #Health is an annual survey of households conducted by the #SubstanceAbuse & #MentalHealth Administration, which is being dissolved in *#Health* Secy #RFKJr's overhaul of the nation's health agencies.

"We survey about 70k people, 12 & older each year," says Jennifer Hoenig, who used to lead the team of scientists in charge of the survey, which is the largest in the country.

#AddictionIsADisease #PublicHealth #SelfMedicating #eugenics #overdose #deaths #Trump

NonilexMay 29, 2025

So much for giving a shit about #overdose #deaths

They've tracked Americans' #DrugUse for decades. #Trump & #RFKJr fired them

A federal #study on #MentalHealth problems & #SubstanceAbuse across the country that has been running for decades & is used by a wide range of researchers faces an uncertain future after Trump cuts.

#AddictionIsADisease #PublicHealth #SelfMedicating #eugenics #FDT
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/29/nx-s1-5407849/samhsa-nsduh-trump-rfk-jr-hhs-cuts

michaelMay 16, 2025

14-May-2025
#Chimpanzees use #medicinal leaves to perform first aid
Scientists observed chimpanzees in Uganda apparently cleaning and treating their own and others’ wounds

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1083030

see also my feature on #animals #selfMedicating (#openArchives) https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/05/animal-health-services.html #science #ethology #behaviour #ecology

Chimpanzees use medicinal leaves to perform first aid

Researchers monitoring chimpanzee communities in the Budongo Forest, Uganda, noticed that individuals were helping each other with wound care and hygiene. Some of the chimpanzees even used fresh, chewed leaves from plants known for their traditional medicinal uses and bioactive properties to treat their own and their companions’ wounds. Remarkably, they helped individuals they were genetically related to and individuals they weren’t, despite the potential risk from being exposed to pathogens. Scientists believe these findings could help us understand the cognitive and social foundations of healthcare. 

EurekAlert!
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Jun 3, 2024

What #SelfMedicating #Animals Can Teach Us About #Medicine

https://www.inverse.com/science/animals-self-medicate-plants

What Self-Medicating Animals Can Teach Us About Medicine

When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered a facial wound, apparently after fighting with another male, he did something that caught the attention of the scientists observing him.

Inverse
Third spruce tree on the leftJan 5, 2024

One of the interesting aspects of making substantial lifestyle changes - such as, say, getting #sober - is revisiting cherished works and rediscovering them with new eyes.

I've long been a heavy #drinker, but there was a decade where, while I wouldn't say I was an #alcoholic, I was definitely #selfmedicating. But recent years have seen me clean up a lot and I've been revisiting books that I remember reading - that I remember the outlines of - but none of the details of. And its great!

Show threadAlice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️Nov 19, 2023

@maggiemaybe
Last night on MSNBC, I saw LA Times journalist Keegan Hamilton, interviewed by Paola Ramos (subbing for Alicia Menendez), say it right out loud: China and Mexico don't have the massive substance addiction casualties that we find in the US: they also have universal, single payer health care.
https://www.msnbc.com/american-voices/watch/mexico-china-agree-to-help-u-s-curb-opioid-crisis-198235717827

#selfmedicating #fentanyl #OpiodCrisis #addiction #captialismisantitheticaltohealthcare.

Mexico & China agree to help U.S. curb opioid crisis 

Drug overdose deaths hit a record high last year and fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, killed more Americans than any other drug. This week Mexico and China agreed to help curb the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. Those two countries are responsible for most of the fentanyl that Americans consume. Los Angeles Times criminal justice editor Keegan Hamilton has been covering this issue for years. He joined American Voices' guest host Paola Ramos to explain how the new agreements will impact the U.S. drug crisis. 

MSNBC
Show threadGigi 🍄‍🟫Sep 23, 2023

I absolutely HATE the idea that I sound like I am repudiating alcohol.

I DO have a drink now and again.
It's just *rare* these days. I don't go out a lot.

Her nonsense might have flown in my twenties 🤷🏾‍♀️, other than the rest of the team are more of the, "Do you want help? How can we help you," types.

#CarymaNgo #SelfMedicating

LibertyForward1Aug 4, 2023

Dialectical Behavior Therapy #DBT is a godsend for folks with #PersonalityDisorders, and I really think just about anyone - #MentallyIll or not - could benefit from its concepts.

As someone who simultaneously struggles with Borderline Personality Disorder #BPD and Attention Deficit Disorder #ADD/#ADHD, being able to consistently implement and maintain the principles of DBT feels like a monumental and discouraging challenge, not the least of which is the cost of attending traditional #therapy when my partner and I are struggling just to survive. And in order to become stable enough to survive, we need to develop the #CopingSkills taught in DBT.. but we can't afford it!

My ADHD augments my BPD, leaving me with zero self-discipline. For example, I've dabbled with Duolingo and have a 42 day streak going, it's probably the longest amount of time I've maintained a healthy habit in my entire life. I need help to focus and I'm tired of feeling too ashamed to say so.

I realize people need to be compensated for their pioneering work in #behavioraltherapy but I wonder if there's some way to "open source" the teaching and practicing of DBT for people like me who otherwise couldn't afford it, and will *never* be able to afford it without the skills therein! Chronic #poverty shouldn't be a nearly insurmountable obstacle to effective treatment whether it be mental health or otherwise.

At this point I'm essentially #SelfMedicating with #cannabis most of my waking hours to cope with.. well, the shitshow that is my personal life with #MentalIllness and the burning shitshow that is the world. I can't afford to do that long-term.

I truly, honestly believe DBT is a miracle but we need a way to #share the knowledge as a matter of improving overall humanity.

Thoughts? Ideas? Slipped into a coma trying to finish this? I understand.

EDIT: Made slightly more long-winded and repetitive, also sprinkled more hashtags to hopefully increase reach.

Finder of Impossible ThingsJul 12, 2023

#Journal, Day 1209
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
(Day 71 of #WGAstrike)

#travesty #americanhealthcare
#useless #selfmedicating