The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness

Oprah’s 2026 Best Grad Gifts Pick!Oprah’s 2025 Best Grad Gifts Pick!2022 Bookauthority: Best College Ebooks of All Time: Winner2022 American Writing Awards Nonfiction Health Category: Winner2022 IAN Book of the Year Outstanding Non-Fiction Health/Medicine: Winner 2022 International Impact Book Award Winner 2021 Gold Medal Florida Authors & Publishers Association Presidents Award: Health Category2021 Gold Medal Winner of the International Book Award: Health Category2021 Silver Medal Winner of the Nautilus Award: Health, Healing, Wellness & Vitality2021 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite: Health & Fitness2021 New York City Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite in the Health & Fitness category2021 Firebird Speak Up Talk Radio Winner2021 Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal: Young Adult Nonfiction 2020 Gold Medal Winner of the Literary Titan Award2020 American Book Fest Best Book Awards Winner: College GuidesConsider this College Health 101—an award-winning guide to what students really want (or need) to know about their mental and physical health when they're away from home.College students facing their first illness, accident, or anxiety away from home often flip-flop between wanting to handle it themselves and wishing their parents could swoop in and fix everything. Advice from peers and “Dr. Google” can be questionable.The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook provides accurate, trustworthy, evidence-based medical information (served with a dose of humor) to reduce anxiety and stress and help set appropriate expectations for more than fifty common issues. What if you can’t sleep well (or can’t sleep at all) in your dorm room? What if a pill “gets stuck” in your throat? What if your roommate falls asleep (or passes out) wearing contacts, and wakes up with one painfully stuck? Your friend’s terrible sore throat isn’t Strep or Mono? What else could it be? What should you do for food poisoning? When do you really need X-rays for a sprained ankle or injured toe? What helps severe test anxiety or fear of public speaking? Dr. Jill Grimes has the answer to these questions and many more. Her guidebook is designed to help you: Decide if and when to seek medical helpKnow what to expect when you get therePlan for the worst-case scenario if you don’t seek helpLearn how you can prevent this in the futureRealize what you can do right now, before you see a doctorUnderstand the diagnostic and treatment options Got questions about tattoos, smoking, vaping, pot, and piercings? No worries, Dr. Grimes has covered those topics, too, as well as a few things you might not know about the use and abuse of stimulant (ADHD) prescription medications. Pair this book with the DIY First Aid Kit detailed in the bonus section to help you, your roommates, and your friends have a healthier, happier semester! Read more