Addiction Topic of Program for Law Enforcement, Officials
... topic of program for law enforcement, officials “The number of prisons and jails we have are all the consequences of a failed health care policy in the area of drug and alcohol addiction treatment,” Tennis said. Long-term residential treatment is severely underfunded, Tennis said. “This is the area … Read more on Standard Speaker Drug czar's unique story: alcoholism Decades later, Botticelli is tasked with spearheading the Obama administration's drug policy, which is largely predicated around the idea of shifting people with addiction into treatment and support programs and away from the criminal ...
Occupational Therapist Stroke: Occupational Therapists and Services
The concept of occupational therapy has been existent since a long time. However, the concepts disappeared during the medieval ages. However, today they have been re initiated as a fairly new branch of medicine. In the old ages, occupational therapy was basically prescribed to people who had any mental imbalances. It was only after the 1930s that the correct thought-the latter one-gained prominence and was proved, and therefore accepted by health care professionals all over the world. Occupational therapists believe that there is a relationship between occupation, health and well-being. Findings from studies over the years indicate that occupation has an important influence on health and well-being. Ranging from physiological to functional outcomes, it is clear that the performance in everyday occupations is an important part of everyday life. Read ...
Robin Williams' Death Highlights Challenge of Treating Severe Depression
Robin Williams' death highlights challenge of treating severe depression "I would surmise that he was in treatment for depression, not substance abuse," Croft told CBS News. "One doesn't really enter a facility for maintenance of sobriety unless there's something else that's going on that threatens that sobriety." Croft … Read more on CBS News Bible-based recovery center seeks to cure addiction among Sacramento's Slavic … One drug and alcohol treatment expert noted that the methods employed by God Will Provide appear similar to those used for decades by other groups. Faith-based programs have long been a component of the recovery movement, starting with Alcoholics … Read more on Sacramento Bee Read more... ...
Gun Bill Tops List of Measures Passed by Legislature on Final Day
... bill tops list of measures passed by Legislature on final day BOSTON — The Legislature extended its session into the early morning Friday in a desperate attempt to rush through major bills dealing with substance abuse treatment, economic development, water infrastructure, domestic violence, gun violence, … In … Read more on MetroWest Daily News Liberian President Apologizes to Health Care Workers for Ebola Deaths The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and just about every leading expert on infectious disease that you can find agrees: Ebola is very unlikely to spread in the United States. Even in a country … Maggie Fox has been doing lots of stories … Read more on NBCNews.com Read ...
Does Depression Medication Make You Fat?
Does Depression Medication Make You Fat? – by Angelina :) Drugs you take while pregnant may not be as safe as you think For example, if you take a drug for mild depression you might be able to substitute nondrug measures such as cognitive behavior therapy and increased physical activity. However, you need to be monitored closely and if symptoms return, it may be better … Read more on ConsumerReports.org Read more... ...
Orchids & Onions (Photo: HTR Media )
Orchids & Onions (Photo: HTR Media ) ORCHIDS to the husband and wife police officers from the La Crosse area who used what they called their “natural instincts” to assist at a fiery crash in Kentucky as they were returning from vacation. West Salem Officer … ORCHIDS to River's Bend … Read more on Herald Times Reporter Anti-drug program seeks housing in Boone The session was advertised as a follow-up to an earlier meeting of the judge's Drug Court Community Outreach program. He told the audience Tuesday that this meeting was called to discuss the “nuts and bolts” of the program. Thompson has talked of the … Read more on The Logan Banner Read more... ...
Local Athletic Trainer Goes to Sochi With US Sled Hockey Team
Local Athletic Trainer Goes to Sochi with US Sled Hockey Team Local physical therapist and athletic trainer Michael Cortese spends most of his days rehabbing patients at Bethesda Health Outpatient Rehabilitation in Boynton Beach. But when it came time for the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games … spinal cord … Read more on Boca Raton (blog) Paralympic gold medal winner visits Richland school McCoy embodied that message as he talked about his journey being born with spina bifida and overcoming the physical limitations of the condition. “If you want to do something, go for it,” he urged the kindergartners through third-graders during the … Read more on Tribune-Review Read more... ...