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Mental Health

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2012

    Science Finds Link Between Marijuana And Binge Eating

    As far as epidemics go, childhood obesity may inspire more giggles than fear. But unlike SARS or swine flu, (remember that, when we were all gonna die?) it's no joke. Some 20 percent of kids today are fat.Genetics plays a role, but diet and exercise -- or lack thereof -- are usually the twin culprit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2012

    Child Services Can't Remove Kids for Parental Medical Marijuana Use, Court Says

    A toddler is back in the unsupervised care of his Southern California father after an appeals court ruled that the state cannot remove a child from their home because the parent uses medical marijuana.The boy, who was 14 months old at the time, became a ward of the court in 2011 after the Los Angele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2012

    Genetics Could Explain "Marijuana Psychosis"

    Science can be tricky thing, and particularly so when discussing the cannabis plant.  Laymen -- and your average Internet expert -- often sum up complex studies involving biochemistry and neurology in overly simplistic and often misleading bromides. For example, "cannabis may have antitumor eff ... More >>

  • Film

    August 1, 2012

    "Bill W.": Alcoholics Anonymous Founder in the Flesh

    Science can be tricky thing, and particularly so when discussing the cannabis plant.  Laymen -- and your average Internet expert -- often sum up complex studies involving biochemistry and neurology in overly simplistic and often misleading bromides. For example, "cannabis may have antitumor eff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2012

    Eliminating the "Crazy" Stigma, One Photograph at a Time

    A local grassroots nonprofit launched a new campaign last month to eliminate the stigma that still shrouds mental health.The "Stomp Out Stigma" campaign, also referred to as the SOS campaign, is spearheaded by a locally based organization, Youth In Mind. Through the campaign, the group hopes to infl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 29, 2012

    Ya Big Baboon!

    A local grassroots nonprofit launched a new campaign last month to eliminate the stigma that still shrouds mental health.The "Stomp Out Stigma" campaign, also referred to as the SOS campaign, is spearheaded by a locally based organization, Youth In Mind. Through the campaign, the group hopes to infl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 22, 2012

    Thought for Food

    A local grassroots nonprofit launched a new campaign last month to eliminate the stigma that still shrouds mental health.The "Stomp Out Stigma" campaign, also referred to as the SOS campaign, is spearheaded by a locally based organization, Youth In Mind. Through the campaign, the group hopes to infl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Mental Health Employees Sue Over Crazy Work Schedule

    Stop the madness!​City employees who care for the severely mentally ill have sued over a severely unstable work schedule that's driving them craaaaaaaazy. They are scheduled to work four days one week, then six days the next, then four, then six .....This routine was devised by a madhouse, known f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    OWNing It: We're Addicted to Oprah

    OWNCast of "Addicted to Food," a reality series that debuted last night on Oprah's TV network.​Is Oprah your God? Have you made the move to her new home? OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, has kept us all waiting for the original programming it promised. And though Kidnapped by the Kids may not b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    UCSF Researchers Believe They Have Found a Drug To Cure Alcoholism

    Curing Alcoholism ​Leave it to Americans to try to cure alcoholism with a pill. UCSF researchers believe a muscle relaxant already out on the market can drastically reduce the urge to binge drink.Researchers from UCSF's Ernest Gallo Clinic used drunk rats to prove their hypothesis. They studied t ... More >>

  • News

    November 17, 2010

    Ibogaine has helped addicts kick meth and heroin. Is it the trip that does the trick?

    Curing Alcoholism ​Leave it to Americans to try to cure alcoholism with a pill. UCSF researchers believe a muscle relaxant already out on the market can drastically reduce the urge to binge drink.Researchers from UCSF's Ernest Gallo Clinic used drunk rats to prove their hypothesis. They studied t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2010

    "Skeleton in the Closet"

    Curing Alcoholism ​Leave it to Americans to try to cure alcoholism with a pill. UCSF researchers believe a muscle relaxant already out on the market can drastically reduce the urge to binge drink.Researchers from UCSF's Ernest Gallo Clinic used drunk rats to prove their hypothesis. They studied t ... More >>

  • Music

    August 18, 2010

    Bouncer: At the Lone Palm, mulling Prop. 8 and dead German tourists

    Curing Alcoholism ​Leave it to Americans to try to cure alcoholism with a pill. UCSF researchers believe a muscle relaxant already out on the market can drastically reduce the urge to binge drink.Researchers from UCSF's Ernest Gallo Clinic used drunk rats to prove their hypothesis. They studied t ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2010

    Dirty Thieves put a spell on you

    Curing Alcoholism ​Leave it to Americans to try to cure alcoholism with a pill. UCSF researchers believe a muscle relaxant already out on the market can drastically reduce the urge to binge drink.Researchers from UCSF's Ernest Gallo Clinic used drunk rats to prove their hypothesis. They studied t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    And the Happiest Place in America Is ... Sunnyvale?

    Be well...​If there were a list compiled of how many lists a city is listed in -- well our city of San Francisco would be tops on that list. So I'm always reticent to write about some national rankings the City by the Bay finds itself on. That being said, we just stumbled across one that's interes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Longtime Friends of Man Accused of Slaughtering Dog in Church: 'We've All Been Very Worried About Him For a While'

    Joe Byrnes' friends say they pleaded with him to seek help -- and he always refused​Longtime friends of Joe Byrnes say the man accused of slaughtering his pit bull with an axe while naked in a San Francisco Catholic church has a long history of mental illness and has steadfastly refused his loved ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Distraught Friends Stick Up for Man Accused of Slaughtering Dog in S.F. Catholic Church

    Joseph Byrnes' longtime friends have trouble believing he'd ever harm one of his beloved dogs -- but note the San Francisco musician's battles with mental illness ​On Monday, SF Weekly broke the disturbing story of a nude man eyewitnesses and police claim hacked his pit bull to death in a Bernal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Chronic City: After Further Review, Smoking Pot Doesn't Make You Crazy -- Blimey!

    oldies.comWhich came first, the lunatics or the grass? The time-honored notion of reefer madness, given new life recently in the British tabloid press, has taken another hit from reality. Widespread marijuana use by the public has not been followed by a proportional rise in diagnoses of schizophreni ... More >>

  • Music

    December 10, 2008

    Gay porn star Michael Brandon vows comeback

    oldies.comWhich came first, the lunatics or the grass? The time-honored notion of reefer madness, given new life recently in the British tabloid press, has taken another hit from reality. Widespread marijuana use by the public has not been followed by a proportional rise in diagnoses of schizophreni ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 29, 2008

    Salvation for Drunk Punks

    There is hope for you after all, and without bringing God into it.

  • Dining

    September 17, 2008

    Homeless SF State students struggle to stay in school and stay loaded

    There is hope for you after all, and without bringing God into it.

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2007

    American Journal of Psychiatry: S.F. Behavioral Courts Work

    There is hope for you after all, and without bringing God into it.

  • News

    August 8, 2007

    Breaking the Cycle

    It's expensive and time-consuming, but a court can help cure the hard-core homeless problem in San Francisco

  • News

    May 23, 2007

    Just Say No

    Conventional wisdom says psychiatric drugs save lives, but for some San Franciscans the pills are a prescription for disaster

  • News

    March 7, 2007

    Psycho Dogs

    What makes canines go crazy? The answer is in their genes.

  • Culture

    November 22, 2006

    Big Pharma

    A competent performance depressed by a one-sided argument

  • News

    April 12, 2006

    Olive Woo Murphy 1/08/03 – 3/29/06

    A competent performance depressed by a one-sided argument

  • Music

    December 14, 2005

    Cock Party?

    Question for Jordan Knight: Was the Block those New Kids were on located in the Castro?

  • Music

    December 15, 2004

    Bouncer

    Journey inside the mind of Janis Joplin and Bob Marley as Bouncer gets "Crucial."

  • Music

    June 9, 2004

    Cowboy Junkies

    One Soul Now

  • News

    April 7, 2004

    Sex and the Single Psychologist

    Should Dr. Al Cooper's fuzzy data and controversial subject stop him from becoming a media darling -- or getting a date?

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2004

    Weight Loss|Smoking Cessation|Substance Abuse

    Should Dr. Al Cooper's fuzzy data and controversial subject stop him from becoming a media darling -- or getting a date?

  • News

    May 28, 2003

    Big Doctor Is Watching

    As of April 14, the national security police can monitor your medical records without your knowledge. So can the local police.

  • News

    April 23, 2003

    Brain Storms

    A City Hall plan to downgrade S.F.'s only long-term-care facility for the severely mentally ill has critics up in arms

  • News

    June 27, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Mental Breakdown; Criticisms and Compliments; Corrections

  • News

    June 13, 2001

    Mental Cruelty

    Michael Wise and Susan Owsley are recovering schizophrenics who got the right kind of help, and got off the street.The mayor's secret budget cuts will make sure that doesn't happen anymore.

  • Music

    September 27, 2000

    The Black Heart Procession

    Three (Touch and Go)

  • News

    January 19, 2000

    Blind Faith

    A new treatment for victims of severe emotional trauma involving rhythmic eye movements has therapists claiming almost miraculous results. Psychological researchers say the eyes just don't have it.

  • News

    December 22, 1999

    Broken Fix

    In a radical approach, San Francisco is making addiction a health issue rather than a law enforcement imperative. So far, though, treatment on demand has been a costly pipe dream.

  • News

    October 27, 1999

    The Doctor, the Transsexual, the Bed-Shooting and the Lawsuit

    The stormy relationship between a transitioning transsexual and a well-known sex counselor raises questions about the growing field of sexology

  • News

    October 7, 1998

    Letters

    The stormy relationship between a transitioning transsexual and a well-known sex counselor raises questions about the growing field of sexology

  • Calendar

    September 23, 1998

    Cothran

    The stormy relationship between a transitioning transsexual and a well-known sex counselor raises questions about the growing field of sexology

  • News

    June 24, 1998

    A Spoonful of Sugar

    Using sex -- and celebrity -- to sell an antidepressant

  • News

    June 3, 1998

    Perverted Justice?

    Or is a new law that puts sexual predators in long-term psychiatric lock-up really -- and finally -- justice for perverts?

  • News

    April 8, 1998

    Letters

    Or is a new law that puts sexual predators in long-term psychiatric lock-up really -- and finally -- justice for perverts?

  • Calendar

    January 14, 1998

    Savage Love

    Or is a new law that puts sexual predators in long-term psychiatric lock-up really -- and finally -- justice for perverts?

  • News

    October 15, 1997

    Father Knows Bud Didn't Use Heroin

    How a false rumor of drug use dogged the life and career of actor Billy Gray

  • News

    December 18, 1996

    Of Community and Quarantine

    A fight over mental health treatment blurs the line between civilization and discrimination

  • News

    June 12, 1996

    Cold Turkey

    New law axes disability benefits for alcoholics, addicts; advocates fear homelessness upsurge

  • News

    March 22, 1995

    Matrix's Happy Face

    New statistics contradict Jordan's spin on homeless crackdown

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