Depression Treatment and Adolescent Drug Abuse


 

Depression Treatment and Adolescent Drug Abuse – Treating adolescents for major depression can also reduce their chances of abusing drugs later on, a secondary benefit found in a five-year study of nearly 2…

 

When mentally ill kids become legal adults, getting them proper treatment

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In the years since Sarah turned 18, Joann said, she has felt helpless, watching her struggle with alcohol abuse, lost jobs and apartments, schizophrenic episodes, minor arrests, hospitalizations and a parade of medications. … Nationally, more than …
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Fremont County leads Wyoming beer tax hike effort

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CHEYENNE — Fremont County officials and residents are again behind an effort to increase the state tax on beer to raise money for substance abuse treatment. Wyoming's 2-cents-per-gallon tax on malt beverages is the lowest in the nation. It has …
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Delray Recovery Center Now Offers 12-Step Addiction Treatment Services

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Delray Recovery Center is a Florida treatment facility that offers alcohol and drug addiction programs, as well as help for eating disorders and co-occurring disorders that include depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. Delray Recovery … These …
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Carter drug use declines for youth

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March 13, 2013 — Drug use among Carter County's youth has decreased, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). Seventeen percent fewer tenth graders reportedly used … and address issues related to substance abuse. An educational …
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