drug and alcohol abuse

Goldcorp's $3-Million Donation to Help Train Addiction Specialists

Goldcorp's -million donation to help train addiction specialists

Filed under: Drug Addiction Massachusetts

Wood said the program will help establish and accredit a "critical mass of physicians" with the tools for early intervention and the treatment of severe addiction. "This is something that was needed decades ago," Wood said. "We know that drug and …
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School Administrators Present Plan to Curb Students' At-Risk Behavior

Filed under: Drug Addiction Massachusetts

Conservatives, Do You Believe There Should Be Government Aid to People With Mental and Psychical Disabilities?

Question by ME: conservatives, Do you believe there should be government aid to people with mental and psychical disabilities?
I am bipolar with ptsd and got free meds from the government as well as food stamps.

But then joined a government work program where they help you get a job that works around your disability. So now I pay for my meds and get insurance through my employer.

Advice for a Non-Typical Forged Prescription Charge in California (Lymes Disease)?

Question by SciFiGuy: Advice for a non-typical Forged Prescription charge in California (Lymes Disease)?
First off we are law abiding people overall, not random dirt bags… Ok, my girlfriend and I live in Massachusetts, she lived in California 2 years ago then moved here. We found out by chance last week that she has an open warrant in Cali for forging prescription drugs. The deal is that she has Lymes Disease, she was desperate for antibiotics and altered a script a few years ago for more refills than they’d give her, as she had to see 3 different Dr.s just to get the Rx in the first place.

Residential Psychiatric Treatment for Young Adults in New England?

Question by CQ: Residential psychiatric treatment for young adults in New England?
Treatment needed for an 18 year old suicidal girl with PTSD, anorexia/bulimia, drug and alcohol abuse, self-harm, depression, severe anxiety, and possibly borderline personality disorder.
Any suggestions of centers or hospitals in the Northeast, preferably in Massachusetts but not necessarily?
Thank you SO MUCH.

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Will the Treatment Ted Kennedy Gets Be Available to You and I?

Question by Obama – Wimp in the White House: Will the treatment Ted Kennedy gets be available to you and I?
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The quality medical care Ted Kennedy quickly received after his brain cancer diagnosis would not be available to Americans if the U.S. adopted the healthcare policies advocated by the Massachusetts Senator and other liberals, an expert opines.

One day after an MRI found a tumor, Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant glioma, and less than two weeks later the tumor was removed by a leading brain cancer specialist at Duke University Medical Center.

Residential Psychiatric Treatment for Young Adults in New England?

Question by CQ: Residential psychiatric treatment for young adults in New England?
Treatment needed for an 18 year old suicidal girl with PTSD, anorexia/bulimia, drug and alcohol abuse, self-harm, depression, severe anxiety, and possibly borderline personality disorder.
Any suggestions of centers or hospitals in the Northeast, preferably in Massachusetts but not necessarily?
Thank you SO MUCH.
Yes, this is one girl, and she HAS been diagnosed with all of these things. The “possible BPD” is because one doctor thinks she has it and one thinks she doesn’t.

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