mental health and substance

Prince William County Health Calendar

Prince William County health calendar
Overeaters Anonymous Meditation and Writing meeting 7 a.m., St. Benedict Monastery, 9535 Linton Hall Rd., Bristow. Free. 703-361-0106, 703-754-9237 or www.oanova.org. Mental health and substance abuse Dual Diagnosis group promotes recovery … Read more on Washington Post

Bulletin Board
Dual Recovery Anonymous, 12-step peer support meeting, 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays at 625 Court St. Framework of recovery for those with addiction and emotional or psychiatric illness. For more information, call… Continue reading

Substance Abuse Among Politicians Presents Unique Challenges – the Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com

Substance abuse among politicians presents unique challenges – The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com

Substance abuse among politicians presents unique challenges
The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com
The media attention such figures garner can lead to deceptive conclusions about the prevalence of politicians who suffer from substance abuse, according to Terry Madonna, director for the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin & Marshall

Drug Abuse – Google News

Legislators push health insurance parity… Continue reading

Holiday Stress Can Amplify Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues – Huffington Post (Blog)

Holiday Stress Can Amplify Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues – Huffington Post (blog)

Holiday Stress Can Amplify Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues
Huffington Post (blog)
Kids who are suffering from drug abuse and other internal problems can use the holiday stress we all experience to intensify their own destructive behavior because with all the free time away from school the opportunities are endless for them to feed

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Has Anyone Ever Changed Their Childs ADHD Medicine to a Fish Oil Supplement?

Question by JAH: Has anyone ever changed their childs ADHD medicine to a fish oil supplement?
Fish oil is supposed to help with ADHD in Children and adults. Does it? What happenend when you changed it?

Best answer:

Answer by Christopher
It didn’t work, things got worst! I’m and adult with ADHD and fish oil doesn’t work for me either. But that being said, each person is different as well, what might not work for… Continue reading

EDITORIAL: Curbing Prescription Drug Abuse Requires Cooperation of States … – the Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com

EDITORIAL: Curbing prescription drug abuse requires cooperation of states … – The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com

EDITORIAL: Curbing prescription drug abuse requires cooperation of states
The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com
Pennsylvania is playing catch-up in the fight against “pill shopping,” the abuse of prescription drugs that has reached record levels. Many states, including New Jersey, have beefed up databases that monitor the purchases of widely used painkillers and

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Webex Dual Diagnosis Peer Support and Facilitation Forum

Webex Dual Diagnosis peer support and facilitation forum
Monthly Webex Dual Diagnosis peer support and facilitation forums provide support to Mental Health and Substance Misuse practitioners working with dual diagn…