mental illness

Drug Czar R. Gil Kerlikowske Calls for More Access to Heroin Antidote

Drug czar R. Gil Kerlikowske calls for more access to heroin antidote
“We are not going to arrest our way out of this drug problem,” the former Seattle police chief said. He praised the president’s Affordable Care Act for requiring insurance companies to cover substance abuse treatment in the same… Continue reading

Mental Illness Has Own First Aid Program [Video]

Mental Illness Has Own First Aid Program [Video]
The Mental Health First Aid website says that the training is meant to provide help to a person who is experiencing a mental health problem before the proper treatment and support is given. The program could help a person through a mental… Continue reading

Man Convicted of 2008 Barstow Double Homicide Had History of Mental Illness

Man convicted of 2008 Barstow double homicide had history of mental illness
WEST COVINA >> The warning signs had been present long before Collin Lee McGlaughlin fatally shot a teenage couple, execution-style, inside an abandoned Air Force bunker just outside Barstow on Jan. 5, 2008. And the warning signs were… Continue reading

A So Called “Christian” Sent Me This in an Email?

Question by thatartistwin: A so called “Christian” sent me this in an email?
……(Statistics show….homosexuality…leads to higher rates of drug addiction, alcoholism, mental illness, and crime including domestic violence and murder.)

How can people like him who profess to love God and want to spread goodness and peace make up… Continue reading

Frederick County Community Continues Fight Against Drug Abuse – WHAG

Frederick County Community Continues Fight Against Drug Abuse – WHAG

Frederick County Community Continues Fight Against Drug Abuse
WHAG
FREDERICK , Md. – The Frederick County community is continuing their fight against drug abuse/ This week, schools and county agencies worked together to raise awareness about the realties of… Continue reading

Prescription Drugs “Abuse”?

Question by Andrew: Prescription Drugs “Abuse”?
I have access to some prescription drugs such as cymbalta. I was wondering if it’s similar to things like hydrocodone where they don’t get you high, but when you’re not prescribed to it, it normally makes you feel chill, like some sort of other… Continue reading