Posts Tagged ‘mental health’

A Doctor’s Gift to the Patient: Is it Ethical? Is it Professional?
Filed under: Alcoholism

It is 5 pm on Friday afternoon. After 2 hours on the telephone trying (and failing) to get her insurance plan to pay for her medication refill, I reached into my pocket and handed the patient $ 30 so she could fill the prescription. It seemed both kinder and more honest than sending her away saying, …
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“We are here to take care of each other”
Filed under: Alcoholism

I lost my Pappy on Tuesday. He’d just turned 80 at the end of August, and if I’m completely honest with myself, I think I saw this coming over a year ago. Even as the past six months or so played out, his health continued to decline at an ever-increasing pace. At one point, I actually told my husban …
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Question by handyman: Have Seniors ever know anyone who seemed to be throwing away happiness?
As was once said about Scarlett O’Hara, she seemed to be throwing away happiness with both hands. Ever known anyone like that? I have known a few, and once I might have been that person. Count your blessings.

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Yes. I’ve known several.

A couple of them were alcoholics.

“Count your blessings.” Those are profound words to me and more than a mere pop-psychology exercise. I have a sign up in my kitchen. “Did you count your blessings today?” I say out loud at least three good things in my life everyday.

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New study: Porn activates the same addiction centers in the brain as alcohol …
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What Is Considered Alcohol Abuse in the News

Are the 49ers stuck in a San Francisco retreat?
Filed under: what is considered alcohol abuse

Outside linebacker and pass-rushing star Aldon Smith is on an indefinite leave of absence to enter rehab for substance abuse after his arrest for drunken driving Friday at 7 a.m., though he played Sunday. Inside linebacker Patrick Willis, another …
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Installations prep for drug take-back day
Filed under: what is considered alcohol abuse

It ranks right behind marijuana as the nation's most prevalent illegal drug problem, and more than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration's National Survey on …
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Alcohol Abuse Women in the News

Study links high lead levels to anxiety, alcohol problems
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Study director Alexander McFarlane said his research showed that women exposed to lead as children were more likely to suffer from poor mental health and alcohol abuse problems. Of those children who had higher blood lead levels of 10 micrograms per …
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Rehab centers struggle to keep drugs out
Filed under: alcohol abuse women

"Addicts will go to great lengths to get drugs," said Carol Falkowski, former director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division at Minnesota's Department of Human Services, who also worked for a decade at the Hazelden Foundation. Staff members know …
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Stopping Alcohol Abuse in the News

Editorial: Gun control fixes not likely; better mental health care is
Filed under: stopping alcohol abuse

Let's also accept that stricter background checks won't be approved by politicians and wouldn't stop people like Alexis whose mental issues haven't been validated by a court. Where does that leave us if we also agree we don't … As the economy …
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Finally Home: Parade to welcome Vietnam veterans '37 years late'
Filed under: stopping alcohol abuse

Depression, substance abuse, job loss, divorce. He always wondered if he had done wrong, fighting in … Asked what has haunted him all these years, Johnson could only stop, his chin quivering. “Death. No matter where you went over there, you saw it.”.
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Question by jaysmith0019: I need help finding a therapist!!?
I’m going through a rough time right now, I’ve never really wanted to get “help” but I really think it’s something I should consider. Can anyone recommend a really good therapist? I have no clue where to begin looking for a good one. I’m 24,Male, and I’m just having issues with a bunch of things right now. I’m not sure what you might need to know if you are to recommend someone who is right for my situation, so i’ll just say a few things that i’m going through… Death of a loved one, breakup, stress from childhood abuse, and sometimes anger and depression. Thanks ahead of time if you can help me find the right therapist!
I live near Atlanta, GA

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