News Related to Mental Health / Substance Abuse
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The crucial link between food and mental illness
Posted: 5/16/2018John Strachan’s career began as a chef. Several years ago, as outer sector manager for residential centres that house people with severe mental illness in Adelaide, he saw a gaping hole in their health care team: there were no nutrition professionals.
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Mental health self-help guides tend to be dull, so I created a vibrant zine
Posted: 5/15/2018I have struggled with anxiety, particularly overthinking, for a number of years. I’ve had cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and taken medication – and I’ve collected a lot of self-help literature.
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$29M cut from substance abuse programs as repairs to $28M parking garage wrap up
Posted: 5/14/2018It has cost $28 million in repairs to fix a parking garage for state senators and their staff -- and the job is nearly complete. The underground garage holds 210 cars, so the cost is $133,000 per space.
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5 Ways You’re Shaming Mental Illness And May Not Know It
Posted: 5/1/2018The consequences of mental health stigma are extensive. It makes mental illness seem like a character flaw, which is totally untrue, and can prevent people from seeking support that could help them manage their condition.
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How to talk to your kids about alcohol, according to substance abuse experts
Posted: 4/30/2018April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and though it may be winding to a close, the problem of underage drinking carries on. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism notes that by the age...
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As Opioid Prescriptions Fall, Prescriptions for Drugs to Treat Addiction Rise
Posted: 4/19/2018The number of new monthly prescriptions for medications that treat opioid addiction nearly doubled over the past two years, according to new data, while prescriptions for opioid painkillers continued to decline.
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