Provide Support to Addicts, Oz Urges

Provide Support To Addicts, Oz Urges – Dr. Mehmet Oz says family members should provide love and support to those addicted to prescription drugs.

Spanish Fork father kills 2-year-old son, then himself, police say

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Family members say they think the child's death was accidental. SPANISH FORK — Police are investigating an … Police said Drew did not have a history of drug abuse, mental illness or alcohol abuse. “They had a very close relationship. He would take …
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Why it's time to legalize marijuana

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The coalition of drug policy experts, affiliated with the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction at Simon Fraser University, calls the increasing emphasis on drug criminalization under the Conservatives an “overwhelming failure …
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COMMENTARY: Mental illness summit was a missed opportunity

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Another witness told how his son slashed his own throat, dug a grave in the backyard and showed friends nooses he had made to hang himself, yet he was discharged when the family's insurance company refused to pay for additional hospital days …
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ANN ARBOR: Local veterans returning home have multiple options for care

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But for those who do have mental health issues, most suffer from PTSD, depression or alcohol or substance abuse, she said. “Most estimates suggest that about 20 percent of returnees over that year after they come back will have one of … that is less …
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