Posts Tagged ‘mental health’

Question by Kirk: What is the medical and legal definition of “narcotics abuse”?
If a patient suddenly discovered he had been given a diagnoses of “narcotics abuse”, what does that mean? It’s a false claim and it needs further investigation, and moreover, an explanation. But ,can you break it down for me? It immediately conjures up an extremely negative connotation for me.

Best answer:

Answer by KoalaMama
Let’s start at the basics. Narcotics are any of a group of drugs, such as heroin, morphine, and pethidine, that produce numbness and stupor. They are used medicinally to relieve pain but are sometimes also taken for their pleasant effects. Prolonged use may cause addiction, which leads to the abuse.

The definition of abuse would be “misuse, maltreatment, or excessive use.” So, the overindulgence in and dependence on said substance, leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual’s physical or mental health, or the welfare of others, would be defined as narcotics abuse.

 

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Guest Column: State Budget's Aid To Agencies A 'Giant Step Backward'

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The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services budget before the Legislature takes a giant step backward. It cuts off state grant funding to community agencies for providing outpatient mental health and detox clinical services. The patients who …
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Novus Medical Detox Educates Employers on Recognizing Signs of Substance …

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Approximately 8.4% of adult full-time workers and 9.8% of part-time workers either abused or were addicted to drugs or alcohol in 2012. (1) The effects of substance abuse in the workforce can be detrimental to businesses when not recognized quickly.
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In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help

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The strategy was adopted after Britain's independent health watchdog ruled that classes and self-help books are cost-effective. Treating people with mental health problems this way could get them back to work quicker and save the U.K. an estimated 700 …
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HCRS staffs the front line of the battle against mental illness

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Vermont's mental health care system since the closure of the Vermont State Hospital in August 2011. BRATTLEBORO — As hospitals and local care providers struggle to cope with the demands of community members with acute mental health issues, Health …
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Le Sueur Community Calendar April 4 – 10

Filed under: coping with grief

Child Loss Grief Support group 7 p.m. at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee. Call 952-403-2002 for … ANAD Support Group for women coping with an eating disorder meets at 6 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Peter. For more info call …
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Best Nonprofits To Work For 2013

Filed under: coping with grief

Both staff and the leadership realized that when working with “wounded warriors” — injured veterans — after they return home, they often deal with mental health issues such as grief, loss and coping. “The staff working with these people can feel that …
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Local Business Shout Out: Glen Ellyn Youth and Family Counseling Services

Filed under: mental counseling

We are best known in the community for our ability to provide a diverse range of professional counseling and mental health support services while removing economic barriers to accessing care. Our service area includes all Village of Glen Ellyn …
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MSU counseling program addresses children's mental health

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President Barack Obama's recently released plan to reduce gun violence has many goals that might or might not be implemented, including increasing mental health services to children across the country. Whatever happens with the plan, Murray State …
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Cops, mental health staff working together in Sonoma inspires locals

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When presented with somebody who is in a behavioral health crisis and has a capacity for violence and distress, they proposed that jail is the most appropriate place. They can be held longer and treated longer in the jail than on a 5150 hold," said Lovato.
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Patrick Kennedy on the status of mental health treatment in America

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In his State of the State address in January, Governor Rick Snyder told lawmakers that Michigan must do better when treating people with mental health issues. The governor vowed to not only increase state funding for mental health, but also to work …
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