mental illness

Chaplain Helps Cordova Officers Cope With Stress

Chaplain helps Cordova officers cope with stress
CORDOVA — At the Cordova Police Department, conversations about spirituality and stress are as common as chats about sports or the telling of off-color jokes. Mahlon LeCroix, pastor of Cordova First Baptist Church, has been serving in the dual role of …
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Bridging Medicaid's medical and behavioral care chasm
On April 1, the Mercy Care Plan, under contract with the state of… Continue reading

Bridging Medicaid's Medical and Behavioral Care Chasm

Bridging Medicaid's medical and behavioral care chasm
On April 1, the Mercy Care Plan, under contract with the state of Arizona, started coordinating medical treatment with behavioral care and substance-abuse services for Medicaid beneficiaries in the Phoenix area who suffer from serious mental illness …
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Military, veteran suicides account for nearly one in every four in Florida
“We have a dual obligation in the service,” said Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia,… Continue reading

What Is the Difference Between Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction?

Question by Chronic: What is the difference between drug abuse and drug addiction?
I am witing something freelance and just wondering if anyone can give me an addequite difference between drug abuse and drug addiction.

The definition of an addict is: 1. To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance
2. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively

Definition of drug abuse: he use of illegal… Continue reading

Aurora Courting Public Opinion on Avoiding Jail Sentences

Aurora courting public opinion on avoiding jail sentences
The court provides adult defendants with a diagnosed mental illness treatment and intensive case management as an alternative to jail. Those savings come from those inmates not taking up a jail bed, says Arapahoe County Criminal Justice Planner Jack …
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Bulletin Board
Dual Recovery Anonymous, 12-step peer support meeting, 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays at 625 Court St. Framework of recovery for… Continue reading

What Do You Understand of the Term ‘Dual Diagnosis’?

Question by I do care!: What do you understand of the term ‘Dual Diagnosis’?
I can’t tell you much about it as it is a part of a knowledge questionnaire I need to find out for school.

NO you are NOT doing my homework. I have to create a poll on what people understand of the term dual diagnosis.

If you want anymore information after attempting to answer.
There is no wrong answers here.

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If You're After a Partner Who Likes Drugs, Here Are the Australian Cities for

If You're After A Partner Who Likes Drugs, Here Are The Australian Cities For
Sifting through responses from almost 19,000 profiles, in which potential mates self-reported their drug use, Darwin emerged on top with 13% of people saying they sometimes or often use drugs, nearly double the Hobart figure of 6.6%, the lowest of the …
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Actavis Reportedly Pulls Cough Syrup After Musicians Cast Product In Bad… Continue reading