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Engel: First, Prevent and Treat Drug Addiction

Engel: First, prevent and treat drug addiction
[rewrite]We need resources to support affected families and develop programs for promoting recovery. • We need robust prevention programs for high-risk people in schools and in the community. • We need citizens to step up and be community leaders. • We need …[/rewrite]
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Report Says Medication Use Is Rising for Adults With Attention Disorder
[rewrite]These drugs can temper hallmark symptoms like severe inattention and hyperactivity but also carry risks like sleep deprivation, appetite suppression and, more rarely, addiction and hallucinations. In examining actual prescriptions filled, the report …[/rewrite]
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Psychiatric Ward and Self Injury Treatment Center?

Question by : Psychiatric ward and self injury treatment center?
[rewrite]First off, this is going to be a bit long.
I’m fourteen.
I have ADHD (If that matters.)
In March 2011, I started self injuring myself with my fingernails.
In April it turned into using a pocketknife.
I cut as deep as I could with the blade, but it wasn’t very sharp. I still made every cut bleed though.
I cut on my wrists, my legs, and on my stomach.
I wore sweatshirts and never wore a bikini or something that would show my cuts.
In early July I told my mom that I cut and she told me to stop or she would send me to the hospital. I promised her I would, but later that day I cut again. And the next day. And I kept cutting all the way up to last night without telling her. But last night I broke down and told my brother everything.
I also have constant mood swings that have nothing to do with menstrual cycles, because I have POS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) so I do not often get periods. In these mood swings, I go directly from overly happy, straight to rage, and then to depressed. Repeat. My brother had a theory that this might be bipolar, and my manic phase could be taken in the form of my self injuring. I told my mom that night too. My brother also suggested Rehab, or a self injury treatment center.
Before the treatment center, I would probably have to wait a few days in the Psychiatric Ward until I can be sent to a center. I was wondering if I should go to Rehab, or the treatment center. I could also wait for my mom to find me a therapist, but honestly I don’t believe a therapist will help me.
I’m addicted to cutting and it makes all my pain go away, but I believe if I receive the help I need, I could stop. So I was wondering:
Should I go to Rehab or a self injury treatment center?
If the treatment center, what is the psych ward like?
Do they let you have outdoor breaks?
What do you do while there?
All knowledge about the psych ward would be appreciated.
What is a Self Injury Treatment Center usually like?
Do you get to go outside?
What do you do while there?
Are there other people your age?
Do you have internet access?
Do you have phone access?
Is there always one in your state? Or do I have to be shipped off somewhere? If so, how would that work?
How long do you stay for?
Any knowledge about a self injury treatment center would be greatly appreciated.
I apologize for the bulk of this question, but I truly believe I need help and that I can stop with the help of professionals. Without help though, I will never stop.
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Branstad Leery of Medicinal Marijuana

Branstad leery of medicinal marijuana
[rewrite]Terry Branstad said Monday he empathizes with people suffering from maladies who have gone to the Statehouse seeking changes that would allow them access to medical marijuana, but he is not willing to sign off on the idea of legalizing the drug in Iowa …[/rewrite]
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Schumer Calls For Statewide Heroin Database
[rewrite]First, Schumer called on the President's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to establish a detailed framework and implementation plan for New York counties to set up “DrugStat”, a first-ever information-sharing database that would track …[/rewrite]
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Officials: County Addiction Treatment System Making Strides

Officials: County addiction treatment system making strides
[rewrite]When people ask for help kicking an addiction to drugs or alcohol, experts say, one thing you don't want to tell them is, “Come back later.” Until recently, though, that's what some Dane County-funded drug treatment centers were doing. The results were …[/rewrite]
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The Holistic Sanctuary Aims to Astound the International Medical Community
[rewrite]Developer of the “Pouyan Method” Johnny The Healer has amassed an unequaled record of success with the most powerful addiction cure protocol on the planet. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on … The goal of The Holistic Sanctuary is to …[/rewrite]
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AHS Student Possibly Overdosed at School

AHS student possibly overdosed at school
[rewrite]In January, Gibbons and Madison County Coroner's Office Chief Investigator Kelly Rogers gave a presentation at Highland High School discussing the legal and health ramifications of drug abuse. At that presentation, Rogers said the number of heroin …[/rewrite]
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Lanza, Cusick honored for I-STOP prescription drug abuse law
[rewrite]Said Lanza: "The prescription drug abuse epidemic has ravaged families from one end of our state to the other … It is my hope that the I-STOP law will give doctors and pharmacists the tolls necessary to help New Yorkers avoid falling prey to …[/rewrite]
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Dual Diagnosis Treatment at Substance Abuse Clinic

Dual Diagnosis Treatment at Substance Abuse Clinic — Anxious, self-medicating addict first resisted dual diagnosis treatment. He went to the substance abuse clinic at Brighton Center for Recovery and then learn…


NYC official: Hoffman died from toxic mix of drugs
[rewrite]NEW YORK (AP) – Philip Seymour Hoffman died from taking a combination of heroin, cocaine and other drugs, the New York City medical examiner ruled Friday, a toxic mix that addiction specialists say is not uncommon in the tens of thousands of overdose …[/rewrite]
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