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Question by jetrose2000: How can we as an nation abolish mental health issue’s?
Is their anything under way that may be looking some what promising? In order to get rid of mental health issue’s? Mishigan is so full of people how need help from big hosptal reacher leaders in this feeld

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Answer by Az rastaman
Yea we could spend some money trying to help these people . Reagan virtually ended the free mental health system in this country . And we wonder why there are so many homeless with mental issues , they can’t get any real help without insurance .

Answer by LemonTea
People (including those who are professionals in the field of mental health) need to first consider whether too many people are being diagnosed with disorders when – really – they may either just be unhappy or else have emotional problems that could mimick certain mental health conditions. In other words, people are being over-diagnosed at least to some degree these days.    Read more...

Perry Halkitis – Crystal meth and HIV: What are the connections? – Perry Halkitis, professor of applied psychology and director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS) discusses the inte…

Teens in Child Welfare System Show Higher Drug Abuse Rate
It's known that kids who enter the child welfare system typically have some risk factors for drug use — such as a history of domestic abuse or mental health issues. But until now, there had been little research into their actual rates of substance …
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Mental health, addiction big factors in Gaston neglect cases
“I think that a lot of the child abuse that we've seen, particularly in the last few years, has been mostly due to mental health issues, which lead into substance abuse and domestic violence,” she said. “You're going to find that's the case in 9 out of …
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Orange County board of health talks substance abuse and legal options
Area leaders began bridging the gap between those who need substance abuse or mental health services and criminalizing related behavior with the Orange County board of health Wednesday night. Part of the board's regular monthly meeting was a panel …
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Prescription drug abuse 'downward spiral'! Enormous abusers effected
In his own words, “The prescription drug problem is enormous.”Statewide, almost 50 deaths have been brought to the notice of the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. These incidents have been due to undetermined intent or accidental …
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NIDA's drug abuse information for teens goes mobile
Spanish language versions of easy to understand resources on drug abuse and addiction are now also available. The updates, announced today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, are being launched as …
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Cedar Rapids teen tells her drug abuse story at prescription awareness event
Today, Taryn is wrapping up a 90-day treatment program in prescription drug recovery at the Area Substance Abuse Council. She presented her story in the Ladd Library Community Room on Wednesday to kick off the Iowa Substance Abuse Information … Read more on The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

Paradigm Malibu Introduces Comprehensive Teen Personality Disorder …
As the only residential teen treatment program for drug abuse, addiction, mental health and behavioral health issues owned and operated by licensed mental health professionals, Paradigm Malibu is proud to have a core team with more than 15 years of … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Study: One in three teens with bipolar disorder develop substance abuse
Five other factors present at the start of the study also predicted later substance abuse: oppositional defiant disorder, panic disorder, family history of substance abuse, low family cohesiveness, and absence of antidepressant treatment. Among teens … Read more on News-Medical.net    Read more...

Teen Drug Abuse and Depression Treatment and Rehab | Paradigm Malibu – http://paradigmmalibu.com/ As the only residential teen treatment program for drug abuse, addiction, mental health and behavioral health issues owned and ope…

Homeless Rx for depression and pain: street drugs
Smoking dope » Many along the street on a sunny September afternoon were using drugs in the open, too, M.S. observed. They were smoking crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and spice — a synthetic form of the chemical in marijuana that … Read more on Salt Lake Tribune

Parental addiction in childhood increases risk for depression in adulthood
Adults were more likely to have depression if they had a parent with a drug or alcohol addiction that caused problems in the family, a study showed. The increased risk for depression remained even after investigators accounted for other factors that … Read more on Clinical Psychiatry News Digital Network    Read more...

Drug use on rise among Fairfax teens, survey finds
The use of illicit drugs, the abuse of prescription medication and the incidence of depression have increased among Fairfax County teenagers, according to the results of an annual survey. The Fairfax County Youth Survey found, however, that fewer … Read more on Washington Post

Homeless Rx for depression and pain: street drugs
Smoking dope » Many along the street on a sunny September afternoon were using drugs in the open, too, M.S. observed. They were smoking crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and spice — a synthetic form of the chemical in marijuana that … Read more on Salt Lake Tribune

A Navy Sailor's Desperate Last Act After Drug Addictions, Depression
Unraveling the skein of events that led to this end, it's hard to avoid seeing what experts say is a major factor in suicide: the powerful influence of drugs and addiction that can deepen depression and hopelessness. Easy, in retrospect, to spot the … Read more on Huffington Post    Read more...