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The Washington Supreme Court upheld a conviction in a case where a man purchased sodium nitrite on Amazon and later died by suicide, ruling that sellers can be held criminally responsible if they knowingly supply a substance used to help someone self-harm.

The case stemmed from prosecutors arguing that the seller should have recognized signs that the buyer was suicidal, putting a spotlight on how online platforms handle dangerous substances. While sodium nitrite has legitimate uses, experts say its toxicity and growing role in suicide cases has raised major safety concerns.

Read More: Lawsuit Against Amazon Over Suicides Linked To Chemical Can Go To Trial, Court Rules (CBS News)

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, has reportedly checked into a luxury clinic for treatment as pressure escalated around connections between her former husband Prince Andrew and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, revealing just how emotionally overwhelming public scrutiny and personal stress can become.

Close sources say she’s seeking care for mental and emotional exhaustion, showing that even people with wealth and status aren’t immune to burnout and anxiety when life gets intense. Ferguson’s move highlights how taking time for mental health support isn’t a weakness, but a real step toward healing when stress gets too heavy.

Read More: Sarah Ferguson Checked Into Luxury Wellness Clinic As Her, Ex-Prince Andrew’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein Escalated (People)

Comorbidity is when an individual has two or more distinct illnesses at the same time. The ailments could be physical or mental. For example, a person might suffer from depression and multiple sclerosis, or anxiety and an eating disorder.

Disease overlap is common. Multiple disorders can exacerbate one another and make treatment a longer process or more difficult to achieve.

New research shows that frequent cannabis use — especially when started in adolescence — is linked to a higher risk of psychosis and other serious mental health problems later in life, and the risk increases the younger someone starts and the more often they use. Teen brains are still developing, and chemicals in marijuana can interact with that growth, which may make symptoms like paranoia, hallucinations, or radical changes in thinking more likely for some users.

Experts aren’t saying every teen who uses cannabis will have these issues, but they emphasize that regular use during youth can change how the brain forms and processes information.

Read More: A Huge Study Finds A Link Between Cannabis Use In Teens And Psychosis Later (NPR)

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