Teen Addicts Sought for Program
Teen addicts sought for program
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The survey also found one in eight students, or 13%, reported symptoms of a drug use problem and one in six students, or 16%, claimed being drunk or high at school at least once in the past 12 months. The survey was completed by 9,288 students …
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Reader's view: Addiction a public health, not a moral, problem
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Selling drugs is criminal behavior, abuse of drugs is risky behavior, but drug-seeking behavior is a classic symptom of addiction. When you describe patients attempting to “scam” narcotics from physicians or “doctor shopping,” you are ignoring that …
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Alkermes Announces Notice of Allowance of Key US Patent for Aripiprazole …
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The disease is marked by positive symptoms (hallucinations and delusions) and negative symptoms (depression, blunted emotions and social withdrawal), as well as by disorganized thinking. An estimated 2.4 million Americans have … The company has a …
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Changing the conversation
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According to clinical psychologist Dr. Ronda Hampton of Diamond Bar, education, dialogue and increased awareness about signs and symptoms are essential to reducing the stigma commonly associated with mental illness. “In recent years, there has been a …
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