Spotlight on Drug Abuse Will Help Prevention
Spotlight on drug abuse will help prevention
[rewrite]LANCASTER — Although drug abuse is a constant concern in the community, one Fairfield County Opiate Task Force member said it's not something to be ashamed of. Fairfield Medical Center chief nursing officer Cynthia Pearsall, who also serves on the …[/rewrite]
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Minn. man home after being held 9 months in UAE – KWWL – Eastern Iowa …
[rewrite]The video pokes fun at Dubai youth who style themselves like "gangstas" and shows fictional "combat" training that includes throwing a sandal and using a mobile phone to call for help. Burns said the UAE enforced its law arbitrarily. "To me it has been …[/rewrite]
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After Opiate Addiction, How Soon Should I Expect to Get a Regular Menstrual Cycle?
Question by claraunhui: After opiate addiction, how soon should I expect to get a regular menstrual cycle?
[rewrite]I was recently addicted to opiates and have quit completely. I was using them for about a year and six months into my addiction I stopped having my menstral cycle. I have now been clean for over a month and have not had my menstral cycle start again. Has anyone had this addiciton or heard about it and have had it come back? Or is this a permanent thing that I have done to my body because of my drug addiction?
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Virginia Sanctuary Helps Veterans Heal
Virginia sanctuary helps veterans heal
[rewrite]Guests have come from the Washington area, including Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and from as far as California. … After months of outpatient treatment, Kazee was given a medical retirement by the Air Force. After 14 …[/rewrite]
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Millions for increased mental illness therapy, substance abuse
[rewrite]BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 12 (UPI) — The U.S. government is allocating $ 50 million to help Community Health Centers establish or expand therapy for mental illness and drug and alcohol problems. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it plans …[/rewrite]
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Fear of Dying Alone Drove a Panhandler to Seek Drug Rehabilitation
Fear of Dying Alone Drove a Panhandler to Seek Drug Rehabilitation
[rewrite]His fear of dying alone reached a crisis point, and in February 2012, he checked into an inpatient residential treatment program run by the Addicts Rehabilitation Center. During his stay, Mr. Henegan began looking for work, only to discover that his …[/rewrite]
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St. Petersburg Treatment Center Announces New Program to Address Age …
[rewrite]A St. Petersburg treatment center is announcing a new program that addresses age-specific substance abuse issues is being started through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. According to statistics provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human …[/rewrite]
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VA Reaches Out to Community to Improve Treatment
VA reaches out to community to improve treatment
[rewrite]FORT MYERS, Fla. – More veterans than ever are seeking some sort of mental health treatment from the VA. Besides hiring more mental health professionals, the VA is also meeting with community organizations to make sure no one slips through the cracks.[/rewrite]
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Nurse at Delray Medical Center allegedly drinking, using prescription drugs …
[rewrite]Details are spelled out in records released by the Florida Department of Health in the case of William Hiers of suburban West Palm Beach. They have … Maybe all hospitals, rehabilitation and nursing home should start random drug testing. I know Delray …[/rewrite]
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Relation to ED & SH. Mental Heath Videos With Kati Morton
Alcohol and Drug Abuse in relation to ED & SH. Mental Heath Videos with Kati Morton — This week I discuss the difference between alcohol and drug abuse versus dependence, and how we can use substances in leu of using our ED or SH. I hear so of…
Red, blue and high all over: Mapping America's drug and alcohol habits along …
[rewrite]In 2008, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – put out a map showing how many people 12 years or older said they have used illicit drugs in the past year.[/rewrite]
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