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What Is Methadone? Methadone is a medication approved by the FDA to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), a condition that affects 2.1 million Americans. Methadone can also be used to manage pain. Due to the high regulation of this drug, its use is only permitted under the supervision of a practitioner, most often in clinics. Since methadone’s actions occur more gradually when compared to other opioids, it doesn’t lead to the same feelings of euphoria in an opioid-dependent individual....

Many parents resort to time-out and taking away their child’s privileges for misbehavior with the goal of reducing and even eliminating undesirable behavior. In these situations, parents want children to be motivated to make better choices following a consequence. So it can be frustrating when your child doesn’t seem to care about the consequences given. Perhaps they return to the same misbehavior within 10 minutes of you handing out a consequence....

Everyone knows someone who’s allergic to peanut butter, so it’s no wonder you may be apprehensive about feeding it to your baby for the first time. As it happens, research shows that the earlier you introduce the plant-based spread to an infant, the less likely they are to exhibit allergy symptoms. As soon as your baby is ready for solids around 4 to 6 months of age, they can try small amounts of watered-down peanut butter, says Dr....

We’ll start by saying this plainly: Experiencing depression can be immensely debilitating. It isn’t uncommon to feel exhausted, isolated, and hopeless when in the throes of depression. Sometimes, depression can even lead to feelings of questioning if you want to be alive. For this reason, mental health professionals have created depression hotlines. These are phone numbers you can call when all starts to feel bleak. This article will refer to these numbers interchangeably as depression hotlines, suicide hotlines, and crisis hotlines and will help you identify the instances in which you might want to call a helpline....

Anger is a feeling that can be difficult to experience and express. If you find yourself wondering Why am I so angry?, it might be a sign that there are triggers, feelings, or frustrations that you need to explore. Such feelings might also signify that you need different coping skills to help you manage, reduce, and express your anger more effectively. Because showing anger can often create so many negative feelings when expressed, it isn’t uncommon for people to hide their feelings or even try to repress them....

Clomid is famous for causing mood swings. Sometimes referred to as the “Clomid Crazies,” you can find lots of Internet memes making jokes about clomiphene citrate-induced mood swings. The big question women tend to ask themselves is… is this just me? No, it’s not just you. And it’s not “all in your head.” Overview Not everyone will experience Clomid the same way. In the largest studies on the subject, 41% of women experienced depressed mood and 45% experienced mood swings while taking Clomid....

Schizophrenia is a rare mental illness that impacts an individual’s interpretation of reality. This disease affects less than 1% of people. Those who suffer from this condition experience hallucinations, delusions, and behavior that stunts their day-to-day functioning, thus distorting how they experience the world. This isn’t only disturbing for the impacted individual—it can also create distress for concerned family and friends. Without treatment, it isn’t uncommon for this disorder to become debilitating....

5-HTP is a substance that is sometimes used as a supplement. It can be converted in the body to serotonin, which has led to an interest in its use to treat depression, anxiety, insomnia, and some other conditions. If you’re considering the use of 5-HTP supplements, talk with your primary care provider first. Self-treating a condition and avoiding or delaying standard care may have serious consequences. This article discusses what 5-HTP is, how it is uses, and research on its potential effects....

What Is Adventure Therapy? The practice of adventure therapy is the use of adventure experiences provided by mental health professionals, usually in natural settings. The encounters are meant to engage individuals, families and groups on physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral levels. It draws from learnings from the Outward Bound Process Model, which helps its participants overcome their self-limiting beliefs. A study of Outward Bound participants who had participated in a 21-day course found better outcomes for recidivism (refers to the likelihood that a person who committed a crime will do so again) than those teens who did an intensive outpatient therapy program instead....

Antabuse (disulfiram) is a medicine used to treat alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. It can be an effective deterrent because it causes an extremely unpleasant reaction if a person drinks alcohol while taking it. Antabuse was the first medicine approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat alcohol use disorder. How Antabuse Works When you consume alcohol, your body metabolizes it into acetaldehyde—a toxic substance that causes many of the hangover symptoms that occur after heavy drinking....

Getting sick while breastfeeding is no fun. Caring for an infant is hard work. You probably haven’t gotten a full night’s sleep in a while, and using your body to nourish another human being can only add to your physical exhaustion. If a cold or flu virus hits, you probably want to get better as soon as humanely possible. After all, even if you can take a day off from work, you can’t just take a day off from breastfeeding....

In most pregnancies, the cervix remains long and closed until late in the third trimester. At this point, your baby starts to drop down into the pelvis. This puts pressure on the cervix, causing it to thin out (or efface) and open up (or dilate) in preparation for labor. Once labor begins, contractions and the descent of the baby will cause your cervix to dilate fully, allowing your baby to enter the birth canal and, ultimately, be born....

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace are necessary to improve longevity fitness, or “how people can thrive, not just survive, throughout increasingly long lifespans,” according to a new report. Key Takeaways Cultivating diversity and inclusion in the workplace and supporting employees from marginalized groups are both key to improving longevity fitness for all, a new report says.Employers should not only hire a diverse workforce, but they also need to be sure that their policies are truly giving everyone the same opportunities and benefits....

The ESFJ personality type, also known as “The Caregiver” or “The Consul,” is one of the 16 personality types identified by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). People with an ESFJ personality type tend to be outgoing, loyal, organized, and tender-hearted. ESFJs gain energy from interacting with other people. They are typically described as outgoing and gregarious. They have a way of encouraging other people to be their best and often have a hard time believing anything bad about the people they are close to....

It has been widely assumed that there has been an increase in twins over the years, largely attributed to fertility treatments. But the increase in the multiple birth rate means not just more twins, but also higher order multiples, such as triplets, quadruplets and the like. And as fertility treatments have improved, there have been some variances in the multiple birth rate, and some decreases in the last few years....

Applied research refers to scientific study and research that seeks to solve practical problems. This type of research plays an important role in solving everyday problems that often have an impact on life, work, health, and overall well-being. This type of research can be used in a variety of ways. For example, it is used to find solutions to everyday problems, cure illness, and develop innovative technologies. There are many different types of psychologists who perform applied research....

“You totally missed out!” This sentence strikes fear in the hearts of many teens more than just almost anything else you can say to them. In fact, missing out on something bothers some teens so much there is even a special word for that sick feeling they get in the pits of their stomachs: FOMO. What Is FOMO? In simple terms, FOMO stands for “fear of missing out.” FOMO, which was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013, refers to that nervous or anxious feeling a person gets when they realize they are not attending a social event either because they were not invited, couldn’t attend, or they just did not feel like going....

Forgiving those who have hurt you isn’t always the easiest thing to do. However, when you learn to forgive others, you are releasing yourself from the anger and negativity that binds you to that person. Forgiveness can help you release deep feelings of sadness and resentment. It can also help you move past negative thoughts that often contribute to anxiety and depression. You deserve to be free of the pain caused by someone else....

If you’re a parent, you probably hear the phrase, “It’s not fair!” on a regular basis. Maybe your kindergartener thinks it’s not fair that their brother got the cookie with more chocolate chips. Perhaps your tween thinks it’s completely unjust that they aren’t allowed to go to the mall without parental supervision. Whatever the case, your child experiences something that they don’t like or that feels wrong in some way, and they see it as a total injustice....

Shopping for the perfect crib is one of the most fun parts of having a baby. You’ve done your research and found the perfect one to complete your nursery. Now there’s only one thing left to do to set up an ideal sleeping environment for your baby: pick the right crib mattress. Choosing a crib mattress is just as important, if not more, as choosing the crib itself. “Your baby is going to spend a lot of time on their crib mattress—newborns can sleep over 20 hours a day,” says Elizabeth King, CEO and founder of Sleep Baby Consulting and a mom of three....