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    Posted January 30, 2019

    Mental Health Awareness May Be More Mainstream, But Stubborn Myths Persist

    Despite misconceptions, mental-health conditions affect people of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds, and many recover. By Joy DiazJanuary 2, 2019 11:19 amHealth & Science Recently, and [...]

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    Posted January 28, 2019

    How to Find Sobriety in the New Year

    If you’re abusing alcohol and have decided it’s time to stop, here are some tactics that helped me to get and stay sober. You don’t have to undertake this daunting task alone. Accepting I [...]

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    Posted January 27, 2019

    Meth’s resurgence highlights lack of meds to combat addiction

    In 2016, news reports warned the public of an opioid epidemic gripping the nation. But Madeline Vaughn, then a lead clinical intake coordinator at the Houston-based addiction treatment [...]

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    Posted January 26, 2019

    Eating disorder prevention could become a mandatory part of schools’ curriculum. Here’s what that program might look like.

    Julia Naftulin Jan. 14, 2019, 11:34 AM Eating disorders, including bulimia and anorexia, affect 30 million people in the United States, according to the National Eating Disorders Association [...]

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    Posted January 25, 2019

    Kane County treatment program would offer drug users amnesty, ‘a way out’ of addiction

    Suburbs Aurora Beacon-News Aurora News Kane County Coroner Rob Russell says the “Way Out” program will allow anyone suffering from substance abuse to walk into the lobby of a participating police [...]

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    Posted January 23, 2019

    Opioid-Makers Face Wave of Lawsuits in 2019

    The next 12 months might just redefine the way America thinks about and responds to the opioid epidemic that now claims more than 40,000 lives each year. The nation’s biggest drugmakers and [...]

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    Posted January 21, 2019

    What to Expect in Early Recovery from Addiction

    In early recovery we may discover co-occurring mental health conditions, trauma, and exhaustion. We may even find ourselves engaging in compulsive behaviors in other areas, like gambling or sex. [...]

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    Posted January 18, 2019

    National Institutes of Health Report for 2018

    As we enter 2019, it is a good time to take stock of what NIDA accomplished over the past year. As always when I look back at the research being done by NIDA grantees and partners, I am amazed at [...]

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    Posted January 16, 2019

    Tech addicts’ seek solace in 12 steps and rehab

    In a Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, photo, Robel, an 18-year-old tech addict from California, leaves a barn after helping feed animals at the Rise Up Ranch outside rural Carnation, Wash. The ranch is a [...]

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    Posted January 13, 2019

    U.S. Surgeon General Declares E-cigarette Use Among Youth and Epidemic

    Yesterday, U.S. Surgeon General Vice Adm. Jerome M. Adams held a press conference issuing an advisory stressing the importance of protecting children from a lifetime of nicotine addiction and [...]

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