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Drug Abuse: Young Adults Using Obamacare for Depression, Pregnancy, Drug Abuse – Washington Examiner

Young adults using Obamacare for depression, pregnancy, drug abuse – Washington Examiner
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Young adults using Obamacare for depression, pregnancy, drug abuse
Washington Examiner
The one new group already using Obamacare — older children up to age 26 added to their parents' insurance — are fueling a surge in coverage for pregnancy, substance abuse and depression far greater than young adults who were already covered by mom

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Evans: Crazy Choices on Mental Illness

Evans: Crazy choices on mental illness
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In the state of Colorado, people with severe bipolar disorder, major depression or schizophrenia are four times more likely to end up in jail than in treatment. Police officers see more people with mental illness on a day-to-day basis … Chipping away …
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No Place Like Home
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Shore was like so many other parents whose… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Deaver Shattuck, MD, Past Chief of Staff for Blount Memorial Hospital, Speaks … – Maryville Daily Times

Deaver Shattuck, MD, past chief of staff for Blount Memorial Hospital, speaks … – Maryville Daily Times
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Deaver Shattuck, MD, past chief of staff for Blount Memorial Hospital, speaks
Maryville Daily Times
Community leaders came together on Friday to learn about the drug problems facing Blount County communities during a substance abuse prevention summit.Leadership Blount and the Blount County Substance Abuse Prevention Action Team hosted the

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Spring Break: Staying Safe and Sober

Spring Break: Staying Safe and Sober
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The Academy, part of the American Addiction Centers network, is a substance abuse and recovery center that provides adolescents with treatment tailored to the need of young adults. The Academy, focuses on providing adolescent patients … of American …
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Treatment for addiction and psychiatric disorders, Seattle


For treatment of psychiatric disorders, Seattle residents with substance abuse problems turn to the solace… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Drug Taker Jailed for ‘warehousing’ Cocaine

Drug taker jailed for ‘warehousing’ cocaine
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A MAN’s downward spiral through drug abuse led to him agreeing to store cocaine for his supplier, a court heard.
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Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse Among Young Adults


This short video states the main concerns when young adults abuse prescription and over-the-counter drugs. It also reviews some things that can be done to re…

 

Drug Abuse: Film Tackles Prescription Drug Abuse in Young Adults

Film tackles prescription drug abuse in young adults
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A police officer discovered a seemingly unconscious Derek Endries, a Kiel High School senior portraying a prescription drug abuse victim, slumped in a snowbank after leaving a party earlier this month.
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MANCHESTER: County officials discuss prescription drug abuse at symposium
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Officials from throughout the county gathered Tuesday night in Manchester to talk about something that many think… Continue reading