drug prevention

FDA Approves Genetic Drug to Treat Rare Disease

...  Approves Genetic Drug to Treat Rare Disease The Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug Tuesday that not only treats a rare inherited disorder that causes extremely high cholesterol levels and heart attacks by age 30, but does so using a long-sought technology that can shut off specific … Read more on New York Times Report: A-Rod On Miami Clinic PED Lists The Yankees also issued a statement Tuesday, saying: "We fully support the Commissioner's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. This matter is now in the hands of the Commissioner's Office. We will have no further comment until that … Read more on ESPN Read ...

P&S “Rehab Center”…?

Question by Hippie Chick: P&S “rehab center”…? What ya in fer? Best answer: Answer by DON’T PREACH TO ME BUDDHA?ANGER Answer by CodyToo much of the internet. Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!   Walters did not Defame Daughter's School Pal … stated that the expulsion caused her to spiral into a "'deep depression,' which led to substance abuse and emotional instability" and soon she had "'generally lost her way' as her 'life became a revolving door of rehabilitation centers, jails, and … Read more on Courthouse News Service Read more... ...

Any Ideas on How to Be Most Helpful to Someone With an Eating Disorder?

Question by grandmafulkerson: Any ideas on how to be most helpful to someone with an eating disorder? A relative that we love very much is so obese that her organs are collapsing from the weight of the fat. She’s mentally ill and is addicted to food. It’s so scary to watch her laboring to breathe, be unable to walk very far, and not know how to help her. Her mother is a weight watcher leader and has not been successful in helping her either. We love her and want her to live and it seems like she doesn’t care if she lives. Her thoughts and conversations are always about food and the next meals that she’s going to eat. She’s bright and manipulative and knows what foods will help her lose weight, control her blood sugar levels, and knows about portion sizes. If any of you have any suggestions that family members can do to help her, they will be so welcome. She takes multiple meds for her multiple health problems, has to use a ventilator, a C-PAP machi ...

Canyon County Begins Teen Drug Court

Canyon County begins teen drug court Filed under: drug rehab intervention Under the leadership of Magistrate Judge Onanubosi, court officials say this non-traditional approach is designed to provide immediate intervention and treatment for high risk/high need juveniles, interrupting the cycle of substance abuse and … Read more on Kuna Melba News   Filmmaker Kevin Smith dishes about actor, friend Jason Mewes Filed under: drug rehab intervention Read more... ...

Mass. OKs Medical Marijuana, but Questions Remain

Mass. OKs medical marijuana, but questions remain Filed under: drug rehab centers in colorado Opponents say they are concerned that the state Department of Public Health, which is supposed to regulate the treatment centers, will not be able to prevent abuses. The department has been criticized in recent months for a lack of oversight at a drug … Read more on CBS News   Padres catcher out for 50 games after drug test Filed under: drug rehab centers in colorado Read more... ...

How Am I Going to Find Drug Rehabs in Bloomington, California?

Question by amelia cta: How am I going to find drug rehabs in Bloomington, California? I have to do this for a friend of mine who lives there. I don’t know how, though. So can anybody here please give me some ideas and help me? Best answer: Answer by Just_One_Man’s_OpinionAs crazy as this may sound, try looking in the Yellow pages. OR … google “drug rehabilitation Bloomington, CA” Read more... ...

Bipolar Where to Start?

Question by Justin M: Bipolar where to start? I have not been diagnosed, nor have I been to a doctor since I was 16 for working papers. I’m currently 20, and feel that maybe I should go to a doctor or at least take a small step and talk to my mother before I see a doctor about these problems. My problems consist of, depression, mostly towards night times when i am the loneliest which result in little to no sleep the only way I sleep is b/c of my addiction for sleeping aids, nyquil/tylenol pm/unisom/melatonin. Read more... ...