Posts Tagged ‘severe mental illness’
First Woman in UK Dies From Smoking Marijuana: What Is Cannabis Poisoning?
First Woman in UK Dies From Smoking Marijuana: What is Cannabis Poisoning?
A mother-of-three is the first woman in the UK who is believed to have died from cannabis poisoning. Gemma Moss, from Bournemouth, Dorset, collapsed in bed after smoking a cannabis cigarette. It is understood she might have suffered a cardiac arrest after smoking the class B drug, as none of her vital organs showed anything wrong. Dr Kudair Hussein, a pathologist, told the inquest in Bournemouth … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Key findings on nuclear force troubles
The Associated Press has uncovered a series of security lapses and other troubles in the nation's nuclear forces. The issue came to a head this week when Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel summoned top military leaders and ordered a review of the problems. Here are the key missteps suffered by the personnel who handle the world's most deadly weapons: Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Bay Village PTA's Parent Pledge to Fight Substance Abuse Draws Hundreds to …
Bay Village PTA's parent pledge to fight substance abuse draws hundreds to …
BAY VILLAGE, Ohio — More than 420 individuals and couples already have signed on to the Bay Village PTA's parent pledge to fight substance abuse. It's a promise never to condone alcohol or drug use by children, to become actively involved in children …
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Research Links Severe Mental Illness And Substance Use
By Sarah Peters. New data linking severe mental illness and substance use could lead to more effective and streamlined treatment options for clinicians and patients, according to a leading expert in psychiatry and addiction issues. The Washington …
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Spartanburg County Council approves of 0000 grant for substance abuse …
The grant is part of an ongoing partnership between the S.C. Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services and S.C. Department of Social Services. The two agencies teamed up about two and a half years ago to create an option that would allow …
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Vermont Faces Opiate Drug Abuse Crisis – CBS News
Vermont faces opiate drug abuse crisis – CBS News
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Vermont faces opiate drug abuse crisis
CBS News The two-term Democrat says devoting his entire State of the State speech to drug abuse was necessary, because 80 percent of inmates in Vermont jails are there on drug-related charges; serious crimes are up 46 percent over the past five years; and last … |
Drug abuse screening bill OK’d by Indiana House – WRTV Indianapolis
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Drug abuse screening bill OK'd by Indiana House
WRTV Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS – A contentious bill to screen welfare recipients for drug abuse and limit residents to buy only "nutritional" foods with food stamps is moving forward. State representatives voted 71-22 in favor of the bill Tuesday. The bill would require … |
Research Links Severe Mental Illness And Substance Use – Huffington Post
Substance Use a Major Problem in Psychotic Disorders
Substance Use a Major Problem in Psychotic Disorders
… mental illness, who acted as control participants. Relative to the control participants, those with severe mental illness had increased odds for smoking, as well as heavy use of alcohol and marijuana and recreational substance use, the researchers …
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National Drug Facts Week: Do You Have Questions? Teens Do.
National Drug Facts Week: Do You Have Questions? Teens Do. – Promotional Video: Youth from Montgomery County, Maryland’s TEENWORKS summer program ask questions of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) scientists….
Severe Mental Illness Tied to Higher Rates of Substance Use
… especially cigarette smoking, and protective factors usually associated with lower rates of substance use do not exist in severe mental illness, according to a new study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National …
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RIA helps shatter myths on prescription and OTC drugs
Sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the theme for this year's National Drug Facts Week is “Shatter the Myths,” and runs from Jan. 27 through Feb. 4. “NIDA is reaching out to teens to let them know the truth about illicit drug use …
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Severe Mental Illness Tied to Higher Rates of Substance Use – Albany Tribune
Severe Mental Illness Tied To Higher Rates Of Substance Use – Albany Tribune
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Severe Mental Illness Tied To Higher Rates Of Substance Use
Albany Tribune 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 … |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News