mental health

What Are Some Careers in Drug Rehabilitation?

Question by : What are some careers in drug rehabilitation?
I’m interested in a career in a drug rehab center, what are some positions?
I know that most people in the field have had substance abuse problems, and while I personally haven’t my dad, his parents, and great-grandfather are all… Continue reading

MLB Interviews Players in Drug Probe

MLB interviews players in drug probe

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NEW YORK — One by one, for three weeks already, players accompanied by their lawyers have been summoned to interviews as part of baseball's latest investigation into performance-enhancing drugs — and the process is a long… Continue reading

Shadow Mountain Recovery Announces New 90 Day Treatment Program

Shadow Mountain Recovery Announces New 90 Day Treatment Program

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Whether they have been at a primary drug treatment center for 30 days, or a wilderness program for 60, we are offering the opportunity to meet them where they are in their recovery… Continue reading

Pregnancy Adds Challenge for Teens Treated for Drug Abuse, Report Says

Pregnancy Adds Challenge for Teens Treated for Drug Abuse, Report Says

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THURSDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — Half of pregnant teens in substance-abuse treatment programs used alcohol or drugs in the month before they entered treatment. And nearly 20 percent used drugs or… Continue reading

" Schwarzenegger's Workers' Comp 'Reform' Killed My Client "

" Schwarzenegger's Workers' Comp 'Reform' Killed My Client "

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Thanks to the law's massive reduction in prohibitive penalties that could have been assessed for bad faith refusals to furnish vital, life-sustaining medical treatment — the new penalties are a drop-in-the-bucket compared to what… Continue reading

Carl Sagan, Marijuana Advocate, Explains What It's Like to Be High While Carl

Carl Sagan, Marijuana Advocate, Explains What It's Like To Be High While Carl

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"It seems madness to say, 'We're worried that they're going to become addicted to marijuana' — there's no evidence whatever that it's an addictive drug, but even if it were,… Continue reading

What Kind of Jobs Do People Have in the Psych Ward?

Question by unhuman: What kind of jobs do people have in the psych ward?
i want to work in a mental health facility, either drug rehab, behavior rehab or mental health psych/psycho ward. what kind of jobs are there, i know there are MD and psychiatrists that work there,… Continue reading

Addiction and the Brain – Drug or Alcohol Abuse Is a Disease.


 

Addiction and the Brain – drug or alcohol abuse is a disease. – Tim Brunson, PhD, talks about how the brain works regarding addictions (alcohol, drug addiction). Why does your brain respond to repeated behavior? How can y…

 

Hong Kong battles to kick the ketamine habit

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Prescriptions to Treat Alcoholism Soar by Almost 75% in Last Decade

Prescriptions to treat alcoholism soar by almost 75% in last decade

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Nearly 180,000 prescriptions for drugs including Antabuse, which halts drinking by causing nausea and vomiting when alcohol is consumed, were issued last year, a 6 per cent increase on the previous year. Hospital… Continue reading

How Good Is the University of Michigan to Cure Brain Cancer?

Question by Smitty: How good is the University of Michigan to cure brain cancer?
I know somebody who has brain cancer and had surgery done at the University of Michigan. He’ll be having kimo therapy (or something like that.. I don’t know how to spell it. it’s something where… Continue reading