Addicts Treated Quicker

Published December 25, 2012

Addicts treated quicker

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

Figures released by NHS Scotland's Information Services Division yesterday show that 91.5% of the 11,100 drug and alcohol addicts who sought treatment between July and September this year entered treatment within three weeks. However, just over … Ms …
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Lee Dorman Dead: Iron Butterfly Bassist Dies At 70

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

This Oct. 7, 2008 file photo shows actress Lupe Ontiveros at Padres Contra El Cancer's 8th annual "El Sueno de Esperanza" benefit gala in Los Angeles. Ontiveros, the popular Texan actress known for her portrayal of Yolanda Saldivar in "Selena," <a …
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On guns and mental illness

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

Anxiety disorders, in contrast, do not seem to increase the risk at all. Alcohol and drug abuse are more likely to result in violent behaviour than mental illness by itself. It's possible that preventing people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and …
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