mental health

Argentines Hail LatAm Francis as True 'Slum Pope'

Argentines hail LatAm Francis as true 'slum pope'

Filed under: drug abuse foundation

The slum residents recount how the Buenos Aires archbishop sponsored marathons and carpentry classes, consoled single mothers and washed the feet of recovering drug addicts. “Four years… Continue reading

Dems Push Assault Weapons Ban Through Senate Panel

Dems push assault weapons ban through Senate panel

Filed under: drug abuse help websites

They've not expressed support for an assault weapons ban. They have discussed improving how states report data on people with serious mental health and drug abuse… Continue reading

How Can You Have Someone Committed to a Mental Institution?

Question by Haley J: How can you have someone committed to a mental institution?
My brother is 50 years old and a drug addict. He lives off my 67 year old mother. He has had heart attacks and strokes… Continue reading

Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Filed under: drug abuse help centers

The basic health insurance plan required by the law is generous — and expensive — with no lifetime maximum benefit, no copayments for routine care, mandatory mental health and drug abuse coverage,… Continue reading

Empowerment Programs Bolster Girls' Self-Esteem

Empowerment programs bolster girls' self-esteem

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

Girls are using more drugs and alcohol than they did in past decades, and girls aged 10 to 14 are five times more likely than boys… Continue reading

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria on Rise in Hospitals

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria on rise in hospitals

Filed under: inpatient drug treatment centers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sent out a warning to US hospitals about a new antibiotic-resistant bacteria, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE. While this strain of… Continue reading