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The Potential Fatal Flaw in Andrew Yang’s Opioid Policy

Forcing overdose patients into treatment centers is neither evidence-based nor sensible.

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Casting Stones at Jordan Peterson for Seeking Treatment

Casting stones at Jordan Peterson for seeking benzodiazepine treatment is stigmatizing self-righteousness.

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Is Cannabis Helpful or Harmful for Mental Health?

Richard Feynman has been quoted as stating: If you think you understand quantum mechanics, then you don’t. It is perhaps not a quantum leap to make the same claim about cannabis.

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The Hypocrisy of Cancel Culture and Its Variants

Imagine if a clinical psychologist greeted people with shame and hastily judged them from a perspective of self-righteousness as morally inferior.

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From Reefer Madness to Reefer Fadness

Rather than a single substance, it is best to conceptualize cannabis as a chemical soup with over 500 ingredients that can be served in countless different ways.

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A Mental Health Challenge That Could Improve Your Life

If you practice what is described in this article, your life might improve.

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The Psychology of Alternative Medicine

It is in the service of healthcare promotion to correct pseudoscientific misinformation by appealing to both our rational and intuitive tendencies.

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3 Ways That Pseudoscientific Therapies Can Be Harmful

Pseudoscientific therapies can directly produce harm, indirectly deprive resources from supported treatments, and can further erode scientific foundations and trust.

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Why Do People Fall for Fake Science News?

Fake science news is not a benign topic, particularly when it comes to the treatment of medical conditions.

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Drug Addiction vs. Drug Dependence

People commonly confuse the terms "drug addiction" and "drug dependence." To understand why, it's important to situate the distinction in its historical-medical context.

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The Dullest Tool in the Belt of a Pseudoscientific Agenda

"Scientists know that the plural of anecdote is not data; no matter how many testimonials you accumulate, they can’t ever prove that the treatment works."

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Gaps in Scientific Knowledge Doesn't Justify Pseudoscience

The next time that you hear someone say, “Science doesn’t have all of the answers,” you might want to question exactly what they mean.

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Cannabis Misinformation and COVID-19

While many bogus COVID-19 cures have been circulated, the internet would be remiss to neglect its notoriously favorite panacea for all ailments: cannabis.

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Welcome to Anxiety Management 101

Dr. Joel Minden gets it—he understands the nature of anxiety and how to successfully treat its symptoms when they become debilitating.

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The Vagina Bible Empowers Women with Accurate Information

"The Vagina Bible" aims to empower women by providing them with accurate information about their bodies, and ultimately, helps women to connect with themselves.

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The War Against Pseudoscience is Ideological, Not Personal

The general public is the audience of the science communicator, not the ideologically possessed.

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Why Do People Troll Online?

Trolling isn’t caused by any one reason, but rather by many reasons that can add up and interact with each other in a perfect storm to produce trolling.

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Is Anti-Psychiatry Ideology Dangerous?

Part 1: Why the extremism of anti-psychiatry can undermine legitimate issues.

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The Dangers of Anti-Psychiatry Ideology: An Interview

Part 2: How anti-psychiatry rhetoric stigmatizes people who experience psychiatric disorders.

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The Plural of Anecdote Is Misinformation

Scientific expertise matters and lives are at stake. It’s time to park egos, politics, conjecture, pseudoscience, propaganda—and anecdotes.

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