mental health

Suboxone Might Be the Most Effective Way to Beat Heroin Addiction. So Why Is

Suboxone might be the most effective way to beat heroin addiction. So why is
[rewrite]Emily, uninsured and unemployed, sought help from Dane County, which by statute is the alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA) treatment provider of last resort. She went to the county's contracted outpatient treatment provider, Journey Mental Health, to …[/rewrite]
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Shoals Drug Addiction Counselors See Spike In Heroin Cases
[rewrite]“About seven or eight months ago, consistently have seen more people coming and saying heroin was their drug of choice, or if I can find it I will use heroin,” explained Heath Haddock, program director at the Shoals Treatment Center in Sheffield.[/rewrite]
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Veterans Push to Smoke Pot to Ease PTSD, Other Ailments

Veterans push to smoke pot to ease PTSD, other ailments
[rewrite]Fort Hood gunman sought mental health treatment 2 minutes ago … “They think that marijuana research is going to prove that this drug is safe and effective, and they don't want that,” she said of opponents to the research. “They don't want any of that …[/rewrite]
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Williamsburg's Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam War hero, dies at age 89
[rewrite]The Navy commander who blinked a message in Morse code to let Washington know he was being tortured by the Vietnamese died March 28 in a Virginia Beach hospice. Retired Rear Adm. Jeremiah A. Denton Jr., a resident of Kingsmill in James City …[/rewrite]
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New Helpline in Canandaigua Makes Finding Addiction Treatment Easy

New Helpline in Canandaigua Makes Finding Addiction Treatment Easy
[rewrite]By calling the helpline at (585) 457-5317 or visiting them at www.alcoholismtreatment-canandaigua.com, teens will be immediately connected to an operator who can provide vital information about the various treatment options at rehab centers. The …[/rewrite]
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Statewide Forums On Heroin and Opioid Addiction
[rewrite]Members will examine the issues and solicit input from experts and other stakeholders about addiction prevention and treatment options, the rise in heroin and opioid use, and the potential for drug-related crimes and other negative community impacts.[/rewrite]
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Heroin Addiction, Need for Mental Health Services Often Intertwined

Heroin addiction, need for mental health services often intertwined
[rewrite]Drug addiction, like mental health illness, often takes a structured, prolonged treatment program to manage, Denihan said, as opposed to 60 day inpatient programs. "We need longer treatment, 6- to 12-month programs," Denihan said. "But we don't have …[/rewrite]
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Intranasal Ketamine Confers Rapid Antidepressant Effect in Depression
[rewrite]Mount Sinai Team Cautiously Optimistic That Door Could Swing Open to A New Antidepressant Drug Class … Of 18 patients completing two treatment days with ketamine or saline, eight met response criteria to ketamine within 24 hours versus one on saline …[/rewrite]
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California Prisons Find 1 in 4 Inmates Used Drugs

California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs
[rewrite]More stringent penalties for drug use would increase prison safety and help inmates complete substance abuse treatment programs, the agency said. "We recognize a problem with the use of drugs in our population, and the culture that it creates, and we …[/rewrite]
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ACA Brings Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment to Millions
[rewrite]While the ACA now requires insurers selling plans on the online exchanges to offer substance abuse treatment and “mental health parity,” these changes may not translate into effective or immediate help for everyone. But the experts interviewed for this …[/rewrite]
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Is My Life Worth It, Someone Please Answer?

Question by : Is my life worth it, someone please answer?
[rewrite]My name is tyler I’m a 15 year old boy who is missing the lower half of my body due to the fact that my mom was diagnosed with aids while she was pregnant with me. When i was born all i was was a torso with little stubs and the stubbs were infected so the amputated the rest of my legs. Since my mother had aids while she was carrying me in her whom i contracted the aids and now i have it too. my mom died 2 years ago and now i live with my grandpa who disowned my mother and acts like i’m not even there except for when i eat too much dinner and he doesn’t get enough and i have no friends cuz i don’t go to school anymore. So now i’m asking the question should i kill myself and if so how should i do it.
Thanks daniel i made my decision goodbye.
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