Brain Connectivity Changes May Prevent the Development of Bipolar Disorder
... Connectivity Changes May Prevent The Development Of Bipolar Disorder "The ability of the siblings to rewire their brain networks means they have adaptive neuroplasticity that may help them avoid the disease even though they still carry the genetic scar of bipolar disorder when they process emotional information," said … Read more on Science World Report Mental Health Peer Support Group by CandleX This is a long term community service by CandleX, a project in Beijing that focuses on the mental health by awareness raising on depression and bi-polar disorder. This is a continuing effort to provide more support to our Beijing English speaking … Read more on The Beijinger Read ...
Berkeley Co. Council Tours Virginia Rehab Facilities
Berkeley Co. Council tours Virginia rehab facilities "[Community members] have seen that their loved ones have ended up needing help, and we were there to help,” said Peggy Cook, director of Fairfax County Community Services Board Residential Treatment Services. "It is not so much what I learned; it is … Read more on WHAG Maine plan to attack drug crisis would spend equally on treatment, enforcement The plan also would allocate $ 2.4 million for treatment and recovery programs, including $ 1 million for a new 10-bed detox unit, $ 600,000 to increase access to residential treatment for the uninsured and $ 200,000 for outpatient services. Another $ 600 … Read more on Press Herald Read more... ...
In Religious Arbitration, Scripture Is the Rule of Law
... of Law Then, almost as an aside, Mr. Ellison wrote about how the Christian-run program that was supposed to cure his drug and alcohol problem had instead “de-gayed” him. “God makes all things new,” Mr. Ellison wrote in bright ….. But when Northlake lost, it … Read more on New York Times How Treatment Courts Can Reduce Crime States have come up with all manner of creative solutions to route people out of the prison pipeline and into alternatives—drug treatment, therapy, community service, home supervision, graffiti abatement, anger management, consequential-thinking … Read more on The Atlantic Read ...
Lancaster County Court Records, 10/5/15
... County court records, 10/5/15 Rainey, Billy D., 46, 4916 Benton St., second offense, $ 500, 45 days' house arrest, license revoked for 18 months, INTR. Reyna, Carmen, 31, Omaha, second offense, $ 500, 240 hours' community service, 18 months' probation, license revoked for 18 months, … Read more on Lincoln Journal Star San Jose: Cop charged with on-duty rape fired from police department The prosecution added the enhancements, including "use" of a gun, being "armed" with a gun and unlawful entry at the end of the preliminary hearing, prompting Graves to offer in March to plead guilty to avoid risking a lengthier sentence. Vega rejected … Read more on San Jose ...
Heroin Delivery in Great Kills: 'It'S Just Everywhere'
Heroin delivery in Great Kills: 'It's just everywhere' Salinari, 24, a new mother who is currently in a substance abuse treatment program, recalls dealers regularly delivering her bundles of heroin while she was still living at her parent's house in Great Kills. That delivery system, she says, made her … Read more on SILive.com Medicare's midlife crisis: Catastrophic finances pit doctors against patients And for Maryanne, that means she can't get the treatment she needs. She has had surgery … She would gladly try it, and while the Food and Drug Administration has approved cold laser therapy for the relief of pain, Medicare won't pay for it as it … Read more on Washington Examiner Read more... ...
Formerly Homeless Residents Chip in for an Honorable Burial of One of Their Own
Formerly homeless residents chip in for an honorable burial of one of their own PATRICK FARRELL MIAMI HERALD STAFF. A man who made it as far as the second … For the last 10 years of his life, Valdivia lived at Brownsville Christian Housing Center among dozens of formerly homeless men and women who, like him, had battled drug and … Read more on Miami Herald Cheap, synthetic 'flakka' dethroning cocaine on Florida drug scene MIAMI For decades, South Florida has battled drug traffickers who ship boatloads of cocaine from South America. Now the region is dealing with a new epidemic – cheap, synthetic drugs that arrive from China through the mail. As authorities in the … Read more on Reuters Read more... ...
It's the Season for Bug Bites & Stings
... how to prevent and treat common insect bites and stings, and knowing when to not overreact, can help keep your kids safe and healthy. Babies and children may be more affected by bites or … Place a small amount of rubbing alcohol in the bottom … Read more on CIproud.com Marco Antonio Rodriguez, 47, Cornville, Possess/Use Dangerous Drug, Possess … Nicholas R. Serpa, 22, Flagstaff, Driving Under the Influence to Slightest Degree, 11 months unsupervised probation, 8 hours community service, successful completion alcohol screening/treatment, shall not possess or consume alcohol for 6 months, Fines … Read more on Verde Independent Read ...