mental health

Wait May Get Longer for Help With Addiction

Wait may get longer for help with addiction

Filed under: principles of drug addiction treatment

The Prairie Center, which provides drug and alcohol treatment for patients in East Central Illinois, already has waiting lists for its residential and outpatient programs,… Continue reading

Gala Helps Furnish Markham Stouffville Hospital – YorkRegion

Gala helps furnish Markham Stouffville Hospital – YorkRegion

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

The hospital last month moved into the new addition, which houses several units, including mental health, rehabilitation, child birth centre, critical care, diagnostic imaging and cardiorespiratory… Continue reading

Praising President's Drug Control Policy

Praising President's Drug Control Policy

Filed under: free drug addiction treatment

The collaborative and scientific-based approach involves 1) prevention through education; 2) expanded access to treatment for Americans struggling with addiction; 3) reform of the criminal justice system to break… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse a Vicious Cycle in W.Va.

Prescription drug abuse a vicious cycle in W.Va.

Filed under: drug abuse treatments

Senator Jay Rockefeller began pushing for two pieces of legislation in March: the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and The Excellence in Mental Health Act,… Continue reading

EDITORIAL: Edgar a Passionate Champion of Serious Causes

EDITORIAL: Edgar a passionate champion of serious causes

Filed under: Washington D.C. Drug Addiction Help

It was outrage over abuse of executive power that first propelled the then-30-year-old Drexel University Protestant chaplain to step up to the plate and run… Continue reading

Will Better Mental Health Care Decrease Mass Shootings?

Will better mental health care decrease mass shootings?

Filed under: drug addiction treatment statistics

The MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study found the same thing: Mentally ill people without a substance abuse problem were no more violent than others in their… Continue reading