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Report Faults Military's Strategies on Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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Despite a well-documented increase in the abuse of alcohol and prescription medications among military personnel over the past decade, the Defense Department's strategies for screening, treating and preventing those problems remains behind the times, a …
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Question by fateridder: Teenscreen – just another way to put kids on drugs?
TeenScreen is a very controversial so-called “diagnostic psychiatric service”, aka suicide survey; done on children who are then referred to psychiatric treatment. The evidence suggests that the objective of the psychiatrists who designed TeenScreen is to place children so selected on psychotropic drugs.

“It’s just a way to put more people on prescription drugs,” said Marcia Angell, a medical ethics lecturer at Harvard Medical School and author of “The Truth About Drug Companies.” She said such programs will boost the sale of antidepressants even after the FDA in September ordered a “black box” label warning that the pills might spur suicidal thoughts or actions in minors. (The New York Post, December 5, 2004)

See link – http://www.psychsearch.net/teenscreen.html

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The Situation: rehab was 'unbearable'

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Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino says rehab was 'unbearable'. The 'Jersey Shore' star has opened up about his stint in a treatment facility in March to cure his addiction to prescription pills, describing it as the toughest experience of his life …
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Drugs, prostitution, homeless and life in Christ – Roy and Mia Part 1 – mannaexpressonline.com Roy and Mia had everything going for them. Roy was a promising student on a football scholarship at Southern Methodist University, Dallas. Crave for material things lured him to selling drugs, becoming a drug user and then homeless. He lost everything. Mia was okay until the death of the father of her baby. She turned to cocaine for comfort and then lost it. Started prostituting to make ends meet. Watch them share their incredible testimony. Daily Bible Guide http

Author, recovering addict aims to break stigma of addiction

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… 11:01 PM EST. Photo by Lyndsay Cayetana Bouchal/New Jersey Herald – New York Times bestselling author and recovering addict William C. Moyers speaks at the Center for Prevention and Counseling's third annual Substance Abuse Conference at Perona …
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Long term rehabilitation centers, long term drug treatment facilities, alcohol treatment centers – The Fall 2010 International Treatment Center’s Cooperative Conference held in Vero Beach, Florida co-sponsored by Southworth Associates and The Gonzalez Recovery Residences was a sold out two day affair. The conference is designed to help some of the top treatment centers connect andnetwork. In attendance were the admissions, medical, treatment, discharge planning clinicians and marketing personnel of some of the leading organizations in the addiction treatment field. A variety of interventionists, detox centers, inpatient drug rehab facilities, Long term rehabilitation centers, long term drug treatment facilities, and long term alcohol treatment centers attended the two days of informal networking and formal presentation opportunities with the other attendees. During the formal presentation, the attending organizations highlighted three distinguishing features of, and recent developments to, their respective Programs. Attendees enjoyed meals and networking opportunities. ITCC Video 1 10-17-2010

Self-Help Advice : Tips on How to Beat Depression – Beating depression is possible by getting an evaluation for medication, by relying on friends and support groups and by combating negative thoughts with positive ones. Fight depression, keeping a diary of negative thoughts and writing positive thoughts next to them, with thoughtful advice from a licensed psychologist in this free video on self-help. Expert: Bernice B. Bernhard, Ph.D Contact: www.bernicebbernhardphd.com Bio: Bernice B. Bernhard, Ph.D, has been a New York State licensed psychologist since 1973. Filmmaker: Paul Muller

Depression: Re-Building the Self

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This one tops the list because having outside emotional support during depressive episodes is crucial. A therapist can help to process the emotions you're dealing with, and also provides you someone to be there for support during your struggle, even …
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