Posts Tagged ‘mental health’

Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 column: Participate in mental health, alcohol/drug abuse discussion
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Mental health problems and alcohol or drug abuse affect nearly every family. One in four adults at some point in their lives will experience a diagnosable mental health disorder.
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Alcoholism Test in the News

New hope for early detection of pancreatic cancer?
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There is currently a blood test marker called CA-19-9; however, it is not yet effective enough to cure patients and decrease the amount of deaths per year. The CA-19-9 tumor marker … Smoking; Obesity; Diabetes; Pancreatitis; Alcoholism. New hope on …
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Saffron Walden Psychology student runs Virgin London Marathon for Mind
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“A family member of mine was once an alcoholic, but managed to turn his life around thanks to help from a mental health charity, and now he is training to become a counsellor himself.” … I wanted to really push myself with the ultimate test of the …
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Finnish foreign minister weighs in on Nordic model and the Arctic
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Functioning Alcoholics in the News

EU may rescue Finnish mid-strength beer
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The Finnish Grocery Trade Association (PTY) has alighted on the idea of resorting to EU rules in its battle against further restrictions to the availability of alcoholic beverages. In a memo delivered to Helsingin Sanomat, PTY argues that … PTY …
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Understanding Mental Health: Defining mental illness
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Conanan said there is “NO” single cause of mental illness, only an interplay between medical (biological), traditional (social and cultural) and psychological factors, which means the grounds are either on stress; complicated family background; brain …
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What is the purpose of liver function tests?
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These diverse functions mean that a single test does not give enough information to assess fully how the liver is functioning; at least five different liver function tests are required. …. Adams LA, Angulo P (2006) Treatment of non-alcoholic fatty …
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Question by funkjack: Question about Seizures?
I had a friend over the weekend that had a seizure that lasted up to 10 seconds. He says that he has never had one before in his life. It’s hard to tell what caused the seizure, because he was pretty much really drugged up. He had been smoking marijuana, drank two strawberry vodka mixed drinks, and smoked one cigarette. Couple of minutes later he said that he was feeling fine and then he took two puffs off of someone else’s cigarette and thats when he passed out and when we tried to wake him up he had a seizure. He says that he has been smoking marijuana for 3 years now and never had a seizure occur. He did point out that if he drinks too much he has black outs, but he smokes cigarettes socially. Also, he does not have a very good eating habits(he cannot finish his first meal of the day), because he is constantly stressed out, trying to juggle too many things at once. I am really concerned about his health and confused as to what could’ve have caused the seizure.

Symptoms Of Drug Abuse in the News

Adderall: A poor man's cocaine
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Adderall is an amphetamine prescribed to help the symptoms of ADHD, but the drug's effects also make it popular for those without the disorder. It's similar to having a … The use of “study aid meds” spike up during midterms and exams, Klingensmith added.
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Heroin and Painkiller Deaths Require Public Health Policies
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We must also use the opening provided by the Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health Parity Law to create effective linkages between health care, harm reduction, and drug treatment programs, by making the provision of a wide range of substance abuse …
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Medical middle ground between marijuana and pain pills
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Signs Alcohol Abuse in the News

Keeping ties behind bars at Calipatria, Centinela prisons
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While it's a small fraction, some visitors do abuse visitation. At Calipatria last year, 18 visitors were caught with drugs and three were caught engaging in lewd acts. While at Centinela, 22 … Methamphetamine and heroin were found hidden in the …
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Survey shows troubling trends among Western Maine teens, tweens
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"It becomes confusing, and what happens when people become confused — they get a little lost and they're not sure what to trust," said Guy Cousins, director of the Maine Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, who, with Dr. Sheila …
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AP News in Brief at 5:58 am EST
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