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Kasich talks up Ohio at Vegas meeting of Jewish Republicans
He talked about expanding Medicaid without mentioning the words Medicaid or expansion, and he touched on topics that generally draw attention but rarely elicit applause, such as reforming education, battling prescription-drug abuse and “helping people …
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Rising drug use will result in increased dental problems including meth mouth …
Australian health experts have warned a rise in drug use will cause an increase in other health issues including severe dental problems. Sharon Liberali, director of the special needs unit at the Adelaide Dental Hospital, says the use of …
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Rising drug use will result in increased dental problems including meth mouth, experts say
Australian health experts have warned a rise in drug use will cause an increase in other health issues including severe dental problems. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Rising drug use will result in increased dental problems including meth mouth …
Australian health experts have warned a rise in drug use will cause an increase in other health issues including severe dental problems. Sharon Liberali, director of the special needs unit at the Adelaide Dental Hospital, says the use of …
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US drug war slowly turns its aim away from low-level users
The changes are both rhetorical and substantive, reflecting fiscal problems caused in part by prisons bulging with drug offenders and a shifting social ethos that views some drug use as less harmful than in the past. States are driving the trend. At …
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Question by Liza Shevchuk: Natural Remedies For Brain Damage After Drug Abuse?
My older brother has done many drugs from about 16-21. Its been a year since his last use, and he’s been having some serious problems. He has high anxiety and he’s been having frequent episodes of “weird” (as he calls it) feelings. He doesn’t label it as feeling sick. During these episodes he feels jittery, emotional (even cry’s sometimes) out of control, his heart rate goes up. This also causes him to have insomnia. Maybe they’re panic attacks, but the thing is, what triggers it? This occurs randomly on a normal day. We believe its typical withdrawal symptoms, because he abused quite a few drugs. (Marijuana, cigarettes, ecstasy, crystal meth, shrooms, hookah, cocaine, inhalants, “uppers” (as he calls them))
He has gone to see his doctor several times to get treatment, and his doctor said he has migraines.
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He prescribed him anti depressants and that didn’t help my brother AT ALL.
He does this herbal drop treatment (echinacea, other oils, etc) That help him sleep.
Now we’re trying to find him herbal remedies that would help repair his brain damage from all of the abuse he has done to it.
Thank you very much.    Read more...

Question by tangerine: drug and addictions therapist?
I am considering going into a career as a drug and addictions therapist. What kind of schooling/degrees is required?

Best answer:

Answer by Bella Boo
this doesn’t answer your question but, i think the best therapists are the ones who know exactly what their clients are going through by experience, etc.

Answer by Megumi D
Having worked as a licensed clinician in the mental health field for several years (first licensed in 1992), and having specialized for a number of those years in addiction disorders, I honestly think that the best training for someone who wants to work with addictive disorders is to first get a Masters (MA or MS) in psychology, and then a doctorate–preferably a PsyD–in clinical psych. During the practicum phase of education and in your pre-licensure internship hours, one would do best to work with a variety of mental health issues but to focus on addictive disorders. Most important though is to get a solid background in clinical training and then branch out to addictive disorders. It truly helps to be able to recognize when a person with drug/addiction disorders also has “co-morbid” psychological disorders–depression, personality d/os, etc. that are complicating the picture, and one will be able to treat those as well.    Read more...

Knox County Community Health Coalition holds first meeting of substance abuse …
ROCKPORT — On Thursday, March 13, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the public is invited to join the Knox County Community Health Coalition for the first meeting of the Knox County Substance Abuse Task Force at Rockland City Hall, 270 Pleasant Street in …
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Martha Coakley Draws on Familial Experience to Combat Mental Health Issues …
In a new campaign video, Coakley evokes the emotions she endured when her own brother suffered from mental health complications in order to reiterate her stance that mental health and substance abuse be treated by more beneficial means. Coakley's …
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