mental health

Study: Americans Have Shorter, Sicker Lives

Study: Americans have shorter, sicker lives

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

… expectancy at birth for women. In addition to living shorter lives, Americans also have a pattern of poorer health over the entire course of their lives — at birth, during childhood and adolescence, for young and middle-aged adults, and for older …
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Mental health, addiction services need support

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

Hunger Strike – Mother Protests Abuse of Son

Hunger Strike – Mother Protests Abuse of Son

Filed under: drug abuse articles

Hunger Strike – Mother Protests Abuse of Son. By Janet … With tenacity and perseverance, Cindi Fisher has non-violently protested the use of psychiatric drugs and their serious effects on her son's physical and mental health, as well as on his behavior.
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Mendeecees Harris, VH1 star of 'Love & Hip Hop,' faces drug charges in

Filed under: drug abuse articles

State Making Advances in Mental-Health Care

State making advances in mental-health care

Filed under: drug abuse help centers

… for the state Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services – funding that would go toward a third community crisis center, the first-ever state-funded suicide prevention program, prescription drug abuse treatment and a comprehensive …
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Delray Recovery Center Offers New RTMS Program for Addiction Treatment

Filed under: drug abuse help centers

Located in Delray Beach, Florida, Delray Recovery Center offers individualized treatment programs for alcohol and drug addiction, eating disorders and co-occurring mental health issues. The center has long been providing a soothing environment while …
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At the Capitol: School Safety, Prisons, ALFs

At the Capitol: School Safety, Prisons, ALFs

Filed under: drug treatment programs in florida for felons

Florida is spending $ 64 million this year on a “Safe Schools” program, but school boards want $ 100 million more, according to The Florida Current. The Senate Education Committee Tuesday invited three county school superintendents to … A controversial …
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Scott lays out priorities to Black Caucus

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What Are Your Thoughts on Drug Addict Being Considered as Handicapped?

Question by Craptacular Wonderment: What are your thoughts on drug addict being considered as handicapped?
Or how about these examples?

Veterans of war that feel they can no longer communicate with society the way they did before they went to war?

Children/Adults (over 18) that have graduated from foster homes without a sense of family within them, and can’t find their place in society?

Homeless and/or forgotten people – this could be a great many descriptions for the reasons of how and why…

Are these handicaps in your view? Why or why not?

Helping Patients Problem-Solve "Boosts Drug Adherence"

Helping patients problem-solve "boosts drug adherence"

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

Predicting which patients will adhere to therapy has proven difficult. Barriers to taking these drugs properly are not universal. For some patients, substance abuse or depression might undercut efforts to stay on track, and for others, the complexity …
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Club drug used to fight depression

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment