Is ADHD and Anxiety Considered a Mental Illness for Legal Purposes?
Question by Kay: Is ADHD and Anxiety considered a mental illness for legal purposes? I was considering applying for a concealed weapons permit. “The applicant does not have a diagnosed mental illness at the time the application is made regardless of whether he or she is receiving treatment.” I was diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety two years ago by a psychiatrist. I stopped going to the psychiatrist after realizing my concentration problems were due to anxiety. I no longer have anxiety problems. Is anxiety disorder a mental illness? Will these two diagnoses hold me back in life? Read more... ...
Prescription-Drug Battle Fuels Rise in Heroin Use
Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use WASHINGTON — From the beginning, the U.S. government's decade-long crackdown on abuse of prescription drugs has run an unsettling risk: that arresting doctors and shuttering "pill mills" would inadvertently fuel a new epidemic of heroin use. State and … Read more on Chicago Tribune (blog) Flobots classroom project takes off in Denver It now reaches 700 students in four high schools and two residential substance abuse treatment centers. It trains artists to teach and puts instruments and recording equipment in the hands of youth. James Laurie, who performs with the Flobots as Jonny … Read more on Washington Times Read more... ...
How Obamacare Is Changing Addiction Treatment Coverage
How Obamacare Is Changing Addiction Treatment Coverage The federal government, for example, released final regulations in November concerning the ACA's requirements that mental health and substance abuse treatment receive equal footing with medical health care. More from The Fix: Neurofeedback: If It Can … Read more on Huffington Post Lawmakers push for drug abuse treatment, recovery funding Between heroin and prescription drugs, the state association of alcoholism and substance abuse providers says more people die now from overdoses than motor vehicle crashes. In addition to more funding for prevention, treatment, and recovery, Long … Read more on WRGB Read more... ...
WFAA-TV's Dale Hansen Shocked, Stunned Michael Sam Commentary Went Viral
WFAA-TV's Dale Hansen shocked, stunned Michael Sam commentary went viral Even conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was talking Hansen. “I think Mr. Hansen has some decent points,” said … “Players caught in hotel rooms with illegal drugs and prostitutes? We know they're welcome. “Players accused of rape and pay … Read more on Dallas Morning News Barbados politicians, academics implicated in "intellectual" human trafficking It is the moral bankruptcy of those who have no qualms about raping, robbing, unethically and even illegally coercing, traducing and otherwise abusing others, so that those morally bankrupt persons could unjustly benefit from the abused persons' labour … Read more on allvoices Read more... ...
What Are the Symptoms of Becoming Dependent on a Prescription Drugs?
Question by JB: What are the symptoms of becoming dependent on a prescription drugs? My doctor prescribed Vidcodin after I injured my back last week. I was supposed to take one pill every 6 hours, but I took one pills a day, maybe 1.5 to 2. I am extremely scared to becoming addicted to anything because addictions run in my family. I now worry because I have taken pills the last two days. about 2 pills a day, just at night time to sleep, although my back pain is tolerable, because they helped me fall asleep. I can see this becoming a bad thing, and i only had 30 pills to begin with. I am worried about becoming addicted. Although I am taking a really low dose, I hear it starts like this. Read more... ...
Officials: County Addiction Treatment System Making Strides
by wannaoreo Officials: County addiction treatment system making strides When people ask for help kicking an addiction to drugs or alcohol, experts say, one thing you don't want to tell them is, “Come back later.” Until recently, though, that's what some Dane County-funded drug treatment centers were doing. The results were … Read more on Madison.com Women Who Sought Treatment for Drug Addiction at Caron Treatment Centers … The online survey polled former female patients at Caron and Hanley Center who were treated for addiction. The survey was conducted to better understand what motivated the women to seek treatment. Respondents cited alcohol and prescription drugs as … Read more on PR Newswire (press release) Read more... ...
Alcohol Makes My Stomach Pain Go Away…. Why?
Question by Lynn: Alcohol makes my stomach pain go away…. why? I have had persistent, undiagnosable stomach pain for a year. When I drink beer it totally goes away (no, it is not from burping). Further, food KILLS my stomach and if I have a beer with it, it doesn’t. If I have a few beers, my stomach is good for a couple of days when I eat. After that, the pain comes back. What is this??? I already know that for most people alcohol makes stomach problems worse; but I am telling you: it totally eases the pain for me – pain that hasn’t been helped by ANYTHING. Read more... ...