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Link Between Trauma and Binge Eating

Most of the time, the trauma (which leads to PTSD) comes first and the binge eating comes later. 'People with binge eating disorder often don't und...

Antisocial Personality Disorder

People with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) can be witty, charming, and fun to be around -- but they also lie and exploit others. Children a...

Alcohol Use Disorder

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a long-term brain condition in which you can’t stop or control your drinking even though it’s hurting your social lif...

Substance Abuse and Addiction Health Center

Addiction is a disease that affects your brain and behavior. You can get addicted to alcohol, nicotine, sleep and anti-anxiety medications, and oth...

Painkillers and Opioid Use Disorder

One of the most frequent reasons people go to the doctor is for pain relief. While they aren't medically dangerous, these symptoms can be painful a...

After Opioids, Benzodiazepine Use Raises Concern

There was a 570% increase in substance abuse treatment admissions with both benzodiazepine and prescription opioid abuse from 2000 to 2010, accordi...

Meth 101

In places where it hasn't been a problem in the past, it may seem to have come out of nowhere, but methamphetamine has been a fixture of the Americ...

Sleep and Menopause

The traditional treatment for the symptoms related to menopause -- like hot flashes and insomnia -- has been hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Alt...

Postmenopausal Bleeding

If you’ve gone through menopause, you shouldn’t have any menstrual bleeding. Endometrial hyperplasia (thickening of the uterine lining): After meno...

Understanding Menopause -- Treatment

After menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is often prescribed to resupply the body with the hormones it no longer produces. As an alternat...

Which Type of Estrogen Hormone Therapy is Right for You?

Even after you've decided to take estrogen replacement therapy (ERT), the decision-making isn't over. When deciding what type of estrogen therapy t...

Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Hormone Therapy During Menopause

The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs, a form of antidepressant) has become more common in women who are not good candidates fo...