Tips to Help You Stay Sober
Take life one day at a time, especially in your first few months of sobriety. Don’t worry about tomorrow or next week, focus on getting through today without giving in. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that you can just have a little. You …
Read More →Signs of Mental Illness to Watch For
There are many signs of mental illness, depending on the specific mental disorders involved. Some signs that indicate medical help should be sought include: Frequently feeling blue, sad, or down in the dumps. Substance abuse, often caused by an attempt to self medicate the symptoms …
Read More →Future Criminal Offenses May be Reduced by Alcohol Abuse Treatment
Alcohol abuse treatment can help lower the risk of future criminal offenses according to a new research study from the University of Plymouth in the UK. The study shows that individuals who received alcohol abuse treatment as part of a criminal sentence had a much …
Read More →Is Psychosis Linked to Violence? New Study Casts Doubt!
New research from the the University of California, Berkeley on psychosis and violence provided some surprising findings. According to the researchers the delusions and hallucinations that occur during episodes of psychosis rarely lead to actual violence. The research findings were published online in Clinical Psychological …
Read More →Designer Drugs Stay Ahead of Law Enforcement, Often Touted as Something Else
Designer drugs are constantly evolving in order to stay one step ahead of law enforcement, but new formulations to hit the street are increasingly dangerous and are often being sold as something else entirely. In order to stay ahead of the drug laws street chemists …
Read More →Emergency Department Care Beneficial for Opioid Dependence When Right Treatment Approach is Used
Recent research suggests that emergency department care can be beneficial and improve the outcome for individuals with opioid dependence. Researchers studied different approaches to treatment for opioid dependence in emergency departments. The study results showed that a combination of the drug buprenorphine and arrangements …
Read More →Are Narcotic Painkiller Abuse Rates Dropping Due to Tamper Proof Medications?
Tamper proof medications have been introduced in recent years in an attempt to lower the rate of narcotic painkiller abuse, but is this strategy actually working? A new study has found that the tamper proof features of these drugs may be responsible for a decrease …
Read More →Alcohol Consumption Combined With Social Problems Increases the Risk of Death
Alcohol consumption and social problems combined will increase the risk of death according to the results of a recent study performed at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The research for the study included around 40,000 people and it showed that those participants who had been …
Read More →What is Mental Illness?
Mental illness is a phrase that is used to cover a wide range and variety of mental disorders. All of these conditions will impact the behavior, thoughts, and/or moods of the individual. There are many different mental disorders, and each one can range from very …
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