Will Better Mental Health Care Decrease Mass Shootings?

Will better mental health care decrease mass shootings?

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The MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study found the same thing: Mentally ill people without a substance abuse problem were no more violent than others in their neighborhoods. This is key because if mental illness is not the trigger for … How …
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Town Hall meeting on prescription drug abuse

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According to the latest statistics, 2,500 teens, ages 12 to 17, each day abuse a pain reliever for the first time. The National Institute for Drug Abuse [NIDA] has information that the stimulant Adderall and the pain reliever Vicodin are among the most …
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Project Runway models a pathway to clean and drug-free living for young …

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The same year, more than 130 girls and women [between 14 to 24] were treated in Niagara Falls Memorial Center's emergency department for symptoms related to alcohol and substance abuse, overdose, addiction or withdrawal.” At the same time, … “These …
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Depression Treatment and Adolescent Drug Abuse – Treating adolescents for major depression can also reduce their chances of abusing drugs later on, a secondary benefit found in a five-year study of nearly 2…