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Irish Singer Sinead O’Connor in Rehab Treatment for Depression
Last week, Sinead O’Connor tweeted about her current medical condition revealing her recent hospitalization for depression. O’Connor told fans not to worry that she’d be off the radar for several weeks as she pulls herself out of her state of depression and seeks the help she needs, according to a recent post on MSNBC. Continue Reading
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Will Budget Cuts Threaten our Mental Health Care Systems?
When American families at their respective dinner tables discuss cuts in the family expenses, who decides which priorities will rule? How do they reach consensus?
It’s an important question as the nation is in the middle of family budgeting on a grand scale and individuals ought to be contributing to the decisions regarding what gets cut and by how much. Some are worried that mental health budgets are not getting the voice necessary to keep their services available at appropriate levels. Continue Reading
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The Addiction to Self-Injury
Self-injury is a growing problem among teens across the nation. This act of cutting, burning, hitting, bruising, choking or otherwise inflicting self-harm is a compulsive behavior. Most victims of this addiction suffer from other mental disorders as well such as schizophrenia, anorexia, bulimia and borderline personality disorder. Continue Reading
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Tanorexia: Brain Changes Similar to Drug Addicts
It is unlikely that anyone could still be surprised to hear that ultraviolet (UV) radiation causes melanoma or skin cancer. What might be surprising to learn is just how many people continue to visit tanning beds that use UV light to provide customers with a golden tan. And why they do so despite the known risks. A condition called tanorexia could be to blame. Continue Reading
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Epilepsy Drug Misuse in the UK
The use of the Internet to sell controlled substances has made it easy for drug addicts to obtain certain drugs and abuse them. With Internet commerce morphing easily, it is difficult for regulators to keep up with the sales of substances conducted via the Internet. In addition, the substances available to individual drug users can be broad and change constantly with Internet sales, so the combination of drugs being used by an individual can change often. Continue Reading
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National Study Finds 90 Percent of Addictions Begin in Teenage Years
Ninety percent of all Americans currently diagnosed with a drug addiction began using alcohol, tobacco, or other illicit substances in their adolescent years, according to a new national study from Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA).
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Spice Use Increases in Military, May Affect Mental Health
U.S. military service branches including the Navy and Air Force have reported recent increases in abuse of synthetic cannabinoids—known as ‘fake pot’ or ‘Spice’—among their service members, leading to several service members’ subsequent discharge. Because these ‘legal’ synthetic substances have high potential for abuse and risk of psychotic effects, the U.S. Armed Forces has enforced a zero-tolerance policy regarding the use of any products containing the chemicals.
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Alcohol and Marijuana Use Increasing in Ontario, Canada
Daily drinking and marijuana use have increased in Ontario, Canada, along with levels of psychological distress, according to the most recent survey of Ontario adults from the Centre for Addition and Mental Health (CAMH). The CAMH Monitor survey is the longest-running survey tracking mental health and addiction among adults in Ontario.
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Use of Drugs, Alcohol May Put Patients at Risk for Not Receiving Preventative Screenings
Whether or not a patient abuses alcohol or drugs may influence the type of health screenings they receive, says a study highlighted in recent medical news.
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Addiction to Internet Pornography Can Be as Severe as Street Drugs
At least 200,000 people in the U.S. are spending around 11 hours a week doing something few would be willing to talk about – using Internet pornography. Continue Reading
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