mental illness

How Will I Find the Drug Treatment Program That’s Right for Me in Tully, New York?

Question by aubrie c: How will I find the drug treatment program that’s right for me in Tully, New York?
It was hanging out with my friends that got me addicted to marijuana. I now realize that this isn’t the kind of person that I want to be for the rest of my life. I have become someone that I used to dislike, and I want to change. Can anybody tell me how I’m going to find a drug rehab with a treatment program that will be right for me?

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What the Hell Happened to My Friend When He Smoked a Joint?

Question by Dave S: What the hell happened to my friend when he smoked a joint?
My friend said he wanted to smoke some MJ for the first time so I gave him some for his first try. He called me early the next morning and told me that he had one of the worst experiences hed had in a long time. He said that after taking making 3 puffs from a joint that he started to feel lightheaded and suffered at first a mild anxiety attack. He said that after a while, the paranoia and anxiety had gotten so extreme that he had trouble sleeping and his heart was racing faster than it had ever been before. He said it took around 3-4 hours for the effects to wear off and he wasn’t the least bit “high”. Although i find this story hard to believe myself, he has never lied to me. I want to give him some advice but I don’t know if this was caused from some kind of an allergic reaction or what? I’m pretty concerned about his health as I have never even experienced slight paranoia from smoking.. and wondering why he had such an extreme panic attack… as he is usually laid back

New York City What Are My Options for Emergency Housing as a Female?

Question by : new york city what are my options for emergency housing as a female?
I am a recoving alcoholic and need to find sober living housing for women. any ideas??

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State Making Advances in Mental-Health Care

State making advances in mental-health care

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Proven methods of intervention and treatment are proliferating, and if even more such services were available, more people could be helped. Drug courts, mental health courts, team-based community treatment programs for those with serious mental illness …
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Drowned in a stream of prescriptions

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Adderall and its stimulant siblings are classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as Schedule II drugs, in the same category as cocaine, because of their highly addictive properties. “It's incredibly nonchalant,” Chris Hewitt, a friend of …
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FDA Likely to Add Limits on Painkillers

FDA Likely to Add Limits on Painkillers

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Trying to stem the scourge of prescription drug abuse, an advisory panel of experts to the Food and Drug Administration voted on Friday to toughen the restrictions on painkillers like Vicodin that contain hydrocodone, the most widely prescribed drugs …
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In Gun Debate, Legislators Target Mental Health

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What Are the Steps to Becoming a Psychologist in Drug Rehabilitation?

Question by chelsie j: What are the steps to becoming a psychologist in drug rehabilitation?
im a junior in high school and was thinking about looking into psychology in college. and i realize that i would be more interested in working in a rehab center and i was wondering where i would start? like what to take in college besides psychology and so on

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Answer by raysny
Most of the people who work at rehabs have had substance abuse issues of the own. You won’t see many psychologists working at rehabs, you will find psychiatrists because they can write prescriptions, psychologists can’t.