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In this March 27, 2020 photo, a patient picking up medication for opioid addiction is given hand sanitizer at a clinic in Olympia, Wash., The clinic is meeting patients outdoors and offering longer prescriptions to reduce risk of coronavirus infection. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)

Online Treatment, Virtual Check-Ins: Dealing With Addiction In A Pandemic

We look at addiction and substance abuse during the coronavirus pandemic and the resources available to those who are suffering.

46:42May 29, 2020

Mathilde Dumont, a 27-year-old nurse, reacts to tiredness early on April 11, 2020, during her night shift in the intensive care unit exclusively for COVID-19 patients at the Ixelles Hospital in Brussels, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Aris Oikonomou/AFP via Getty Images)

How To Fight Quarantine Fatigue

We chat with the experts about how the concept of harm reduction might help us approach the future.

47:31May 14, 2020

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Experimental cosmologist Marion Dierickx. (Photo: Daniel Van Winkle)

Radio Diary: Lessons On Survival And Isolation In Antarctica

Experimental cosmologist Marion Dierickx joined On Point from self-isolation in Cambridge, Massachusetts to discuss what yearly work trips to Antarctica taught her about preparedness, survival and isolation.

04:23Apr 22, 2020

A man staring at blank sheet of paper with his head in his hands. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Understanding How Anxiety Might Be Different For Men

Men and anxiety. New studies show that men don’t experience or express anxiety in the same way as women. That could be affecting men’s access to treatment.

46:29Dec 3, 2019

A man staring at blank sheet of paper with his head in his hands. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Understanding How Anxiety Might Be Different For Men

Men and anxiety. New studies show that men don’t experience or express anxiety in the same way as women. That could be affecting men’s access to treatment.

46:29Oct 14, 2019

In this Feb. 23, 2016 file photo, a man stands outside his tent on Division Street in San Francisco. (Eric Risberg, File/AP)

The Trump Administration's Plan For Fixing U.S. Homelessness

America’s homeless crisis. The Trump administration’s controversial plan to fix it starts in California. We take it up.

46:19Sep 25, 2019

This image from video provided by Michelob shows a frame from their 2019 Super Bowl commercial for Michelob Ultra Pure Gold. The ad features the actress Zoe Kravitz using techniques for autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR. It is described as a tingly euphoric response, usually starting on the head and scalp, and sometimes spreading down the neck, arms or back. (Michelob ULTRA via AP)

From Super Bowl Ad To YouTube Videos, ASMR Is Giving People Tingles

Lip smacking, turning pages and scratching — they're all part of a phenomenon called ASMR. We look at why millions are captivated by these "brain tingles."

47:10Jul 3, 2019

Pat Gibson holds a drawing of Meadow Pollack, a victim of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, as she kneels outside of the school as part of a nationwide protest against gun violence on Wednesday in Parkland, Fla. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

'You're Not Going To Be The Same Person': Inside Mass Shooting Trauma Recovery

Heather Martin, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, and Shiva Ghaed, a clinical psychologist and survivor of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, discuss the lasting trauma of...

Mar 28, 2019

This image from video provided by Michelob shows a frame from their 2019 Super Bowl commercial for Michelob Ultra Pure Gold. The ad features the actress Zoe Kravitz using techniques for autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR. It is described as a tingly euphoric response, usually starting on the head and scalp, and sometimes spreading down the neck, arms or back. (Michelob ULTRA via AP)

From Super Bowl Ad To YouTube Videos, ASMR Is Giving People Tingles

Lip smacking, turning pages and scratching — they're all part of a phenomenon called ASMR. We look at why millions are captivated by these "brain tingles."

47:10Feb 13, 2019

Yale University students and others spend a fall afternoon on Yale University's Cross Campus in New Haven, Conn., in an Oct. 11, 2000 file photo. (AP Photo/Bob Child/file)

On Leave: College Wellness, Mental Health And Not Returning To Campus

Your college student came home for Thanksgiving and didn’t go back to campus. We’ll look at when college students come home to stay.

46:58Nov 27, 2018

This image released by Netflix shows Lily Collins in, "To The Bone." (Netflix via AP)

Debate Over The Media’s Duty to Vulnerable Viewers

What’s the media’s responsibility to vulnerable audiences? The new Netflix film about anorexia stirs the pot.

46:52Jul 14, 2017

Would you trust your mental health to a chatbot? (Thomas Vanhaecht/Pexels)

The Future Of Mental Health Therapy

Digitized therapy. Are apps the new frontier to manage our mental health? We’ll get the download.

47:15Jun 20, 2017

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, left, and Britain's Prince Harry arrive at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Vimy, near Arras, northern France. (Philippe Huguen/AP)

Grief, Recovery And Personal Treatment

Prince Harry says he finally got therapy to help him deal with grief over the death of his mother, Diana. We’re talking about grief and recovery.

46:47Apr 20, 2017

Britain's Prince Harry talks during a visit to the 'Heads Together' charity day at Virgin Money Headquarters, in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, Pool)

Let's Talk About Mental Health

"No one's ever gotten better from a mental health issue by not talking about it."

Apr 20, 2017

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Why Life Expectancy Varies Greatly In The U.S.

How long are you likely to live in America? And why? We’ll look at race, gender, money- and American lifespans now.

46:41May 10, 2016

In this stock image, a patient speaks to a psychologist. New national guidelines would encourage all regular checkups to include a basic mental health screening. (Dana Arena / Flickr)

Depression Screening For All?

A national taskforce says everyone should be screened for depression. We’ll look at why, and what it would mean.

46:49Jan 28, 2016

Students and families move in to campus housing at the College of William and Mary on August 21, 2015. The College has come under close scrutiny for a number of student suicides in the last academic year. (Courtesy College of William and Mary / Facebook)

Colleges Face Soaring Mental Health Demands

We’ll look at a soaring demand for mental health services on college campuses, and colleges grappling with how to respond.

47:29Sep 8, 2015

The slow-going struggle for mental health parity (Getty Images)

Why Don't We Have Mental Health Parity?

Insurance companies are required by law to cover mental health the same as physical health. So why don’t they?

47:53Aug 27, 2015

In this May 23, 2014 photo, Colleen Jankovich works with her 11-year-old autistic son, Matthew, who is non-verbal and requires 24/7 care, in Omaha, (AP)

Stark Realities Of Autistic Adulthood

You don’t outgrow autism. But a wave of autistic children is growing into adulthood. What’s going to happen then?

47:24Apr 16, 2015

In this January 2011 still photo taken from video, PBS newsman Robert MacNeil, right, plays with Nick, his 6-year-old grandson, at Nick's family's home in Cambridge, Mass. (AP)

New Autism Findings

A new study finds 1 in 38 children have traits of autism. We’ll ask how that can be. And what it means.

45:52May 10, 2011