Posts Tagged ‘mental health’

Help Alcoholics in the News

Mineral County Community Calendar
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RSVP recruits volunteers and matches them with nonprofit groups and projects to help out locally. There are some … Alberton Group for Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Alberton. Superior Historical …
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1000 Plymouth people on benefits because of drink or drugs
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And there are likely to be more drug addicts and alcoholics in the welfare system, because the figures may not include claimants who have another more prominent medical condition. In the same way, people with drug or alcohol problems may also have …
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Gone in 28 seconds
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Bryant quit March 7, 2006 after 10-plus years of being a functioning alcoholic likely, he says, to mask his own anxiety and depression. It was his success in politics that fed his denial of an ongoing addiction and mental health issues. Sheppard would …
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Drug Offers Hope To Alcoholics

A Cambridge pharmaceutical company says Vivitrol comes as close to curing alcoholism as anything so far.

 

Cumberland County Mental Health: Time spent on waiting lists leave some …
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“There are individuals who are co-occuring, meaning they self-medicate their illness with drugs or alcohol,” she said. “What I can say is . . .if somebody is intoxicated or shows use of drugs that could be associated with those behaviors that are being …
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alcohol intervention advice

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Attacker ends up in hospital
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Gareth Kelly, 35, of Bayshore Rd, Clifton Springs, pleaded guilty in Geelong Magistrates' Court yesterday to charges of intentionally causing injury, unlawful assault, making threats to kill, possessing a prohibited weapon and breaching an intervention …
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CURRENTLY VIEWING: local/regional / bulletin board for june 21
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Childbirth Classes, series of classes that includes relaxation and breathing techniques, as well as details of labor and birth, medical intervention, tour of Daviess Community Hospital obstetrics department; for next class schedule call 812-254-8869 …
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Vulnerable children receive funding boost
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Trope I am getting seriously fed up with.
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Single traumatic event (usually death by murder of loved one) leads to INSTANT drug addiction/alcoholism complete with lines like, “trying to drinking himself to death” and “crawled into a bottle and/or syringe.” YES, trauma can lead to self-destructive behavior, but generally NOT full-blown addicti …
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Stress?
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I just read a blog post about a young woman and her “stress,” which sounded a lot to me like depression. It made me wonder what people think is going on with them when they see their life changing, in ways that aren’t good, and attribute it to something controllable. The truth is that Depression is …
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Stress Signs Symptoms in the News

Seeking mental health is only logical
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So why is it that when people notice the same symptoms of increased fatigue, persistent headaches, or an abnormally fast heart rate but suspect that it's psychological, they often avoid seeking help? There is a problem and a counsellor, … Researchers …
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PTSD: To hell and back
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In the confusion between sleep and full consciousness, the garden-waterer nearly kills himself getting out of my front yard. All I can think of is how tired I'm going to be tomorrow after this sleepwalking episode. I have post-traumatic stress disorder …
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Don't panic over your anxious child
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Alcoholism Support Groups in the News

A Hidden Tormentor
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They were presenting the results of Miss Kemp's and Mr Meffan's summer research to about 60 members of the Nelson branch of the Crohn's and Colitis New Zealand support group. The research mirrored a study Dr Gearry ran in Christchurch in 2006. Before …
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'Suicide by cop' on the rise; experts see correlation to mental health crisis
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"In most cases, they're under the influence of drugs or alcohol or are so severely depressed they've reached the point of no return. They may not have the ability to take their own lives. Sometimes it's a spontaneous option. We're finally starting to …
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Understanding Fertility in Your Forties
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