Severe Mental Illness Tied to Higher Rates of Substance Use – National Institutes of Health (Press Release)

Severe mental illness tied to higher rates of substance use – National Institutes of Health (press release)


National Institutes of Health (press release)

Severe mental illness tied to higher rates of substance use
National Institutes of Health (press release)
People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk for substance use, especially cigarette smoking, and protective factors usually associated with lower rates of substance use do not exist in severe mental

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These Retirement Stats Paints A Troubling Picture – Financial Advisor Magazine

These Retirement Stats Paints A Troubling Picture
Financial Advisor Magazine
Figures released by the U.S.-based National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in 2011 showed that the percentage of Americans age 50 to 59 who reported having used illicit or prescription drugs more than doubled, to 6.2 percent from 2.7 percent, between 

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Colo. Teen Addiction Centers Gear Up for Legal Pot – ABC News (blog)


ABC News (blog)

Colo. Teen Addiction Centers Gear Up for Legal Pot
ABC News (blog)
Dr. Christian Thurstone, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado and the head of the teen rehab center Adolescent STEP: Substance Abuse Treatment Education & Prevention Program, said 95 percent of patient referrals to the program are

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