mental illness

Mental Healty Treatment Facility?

Question by barbaraissa: Mental Healty Treatment Facility?
Anyone know of a recovery center that deals with dual diagnosis but mostly the mental health part? Any that I find cost $ 30k+…….that’s enough to drive anyone crazy…sorry, bad joke!

I hear… Continue reading

Teens Help Tackle Concussions

Teens help tackle concussions

Filed under: drug abuse help for teenagers

But Tam said recent research from St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto has shown that concussions may be a serious and under-reported problem among adolescent athletes, whose brains are still… Continue reading

Hawaii Helps the Homeless Disappear One Plane Ticket at a Time

Hawaii helps the homeless disappear one plane ticket at a time

Filed under: drug treatment centers in virginia

The state of Hawaii has a brilliant plan to rid itself of homeless tramps while saving millions. How will they achieve this?… Continue reading

Comment and Debate: Substance Abuse Treatment

Comment and Debate: Substance abuse treatment

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Two writers tackle the issue of substance abuse in this edition of Comment and Debate. Mary Burns makes a passionate case for the need to recognize and do… Continue reading

What Is the Real Definition of an Alcoholic?

Question by Becca: What is the real definition of an alcoholic?
Just because I drink now and then, people call me an alcoholic. I thought the definition was someone who can’t give up drinking. I can.

If I can… Continue reading

Op-Ed: Peters – Drug Addiction and Mental Health

Op-Ed: Peters – Drug addiction and mental health

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

It can be confusing because some of these drugs are used to treat mental illness. Treating attention deficit disorder with stimulants does not seem to cause… Continue reading