Addiction among older people is rising. How to spot the signs and get help.
In the 2021 movie “The Good House,” Sigourney Weaver plays an alcoholic in her early 70s. While there are dozens of movies about young people battling substance abuse, it’s startling to see an older person struggle with addiction.It’s easy to forget that older people can suffer from what doctors call “substance abuse disorder” just like […]
Rise in middle-aged white ‘deaths of despair’ may be fueled by loss of religion, new research paper argues
So-called deaths of despair such as from suicide or alcohol abuse have been skyrocketing for middle-aged white Americans. It’s been blamed on various phenomenon, including opioid abuse. But a new research paper finds a different culprit — declining religious practice. The working paper, from Tyler Giles of Wellesley College, Daniel Hungerman of the University of […]
How a California cannabis company’s founder is tapping his deep roots in the business to navigate the legal market
Herbl Inc. CEO Mike Beaudry certainly knows the cannabis business as founder of the California-based distributor that provides marijuana to more than a thousand legal businesses in the state. While California supports the largest adult-use cannabis market in the U.S., it continues to face off against legacy — or illicit market — sellers as […]