Royce White, Trailblazer for the Mentally Ill?

Royce White, trailblazer for the mentally ill?

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

Retired NFL running back Ricky Williams won the Heisman Trophy at Texas and played 11 NFL seasons while dealing with social anxiety disorder. The Rockets knew what they were getting when they … The Rockets let White use a recreational vehicle and …
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Charles sharing story of addiction, recovery

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

Her addiction was confined to crack. “That was my drug. I never wanted to do heroin because of my father's addiction. I never wanted to do that. I experimented with all kinds of drugs, quaaludes, acid, weed, but it was only crack cocaine that …
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CompPharma's Joe Paduda to Moderate “The Tale of Two States” Session at the …

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

Amy Lee, Special Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Research at the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, will discuss the Texas Closed Formulary, which requires physicians to obtain pre-authorization before prescribing …
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Antidepressants top insurers' list of most prescribed meds in North Texas

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

It would be used to repair the 10 state mental hospitals, house 1,000 of the mentally ill who are homeless, treat an additional 5,000 Texans who abuse drugs or alcohol and give addiction counselors and rehabilitation centers their first fee increase in …
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