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How addiction stigma in health care costs lives

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By Taylor Moss, Devika Bhushan, Aamir Hussain
| KevinMD.com
When Taylor’s father asked a doctor for help, he did everything right: He made the appointment, showed up, and told the truth. “I need help,” he said. “I think I’m struggling with addiction.” But the doctor just looked at him and shrugged: “Well, what do you want me to do about that?” The truth is, as a medical community, we dismiss substance use disorder and the people who live with it all too often.
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When kids ask about people they see in crisis

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By Claire Zulkey Verified, Devika Bhushan
| Substack
I received a tough question from a reader last year about a topic that there’s no one good answer to: For those of us on the west coast, we are confronted with a massive unhoused population crisis. In my town of Eugene, OR, we regularly see people in various states of extreme distress, drug use, and mental crisis, etc. How do other witches talk about homelessness, drug use, and mental crises to their young children?
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I Always Pictured Breastfeeding my Kids. Then My Psychiatrist Recommended Against It.

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By Devika Bhushan
| Slate Verified
Skip to the content When I was expecting my first baby, my psychiatrist was unequivocal: She recommended that I not breastfeed—for my health and my son’s. I had always pictured breastfeeding my kids, but there was good reason for her recommendation. Sleep protection is essential to managing bipolar disorder, which I’ve maintained in remission for years.
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