Depressed? It's Not Enough to Just Talk to Friends

Depressed? It's not enough to just talk to friends

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Peralta noted that depression is currently just a clause in laws such as R.A 1965 or the Dangerous Drug Act—given that depression is either a cause or result of substance and drug addiction. In the meantime, DOH has in place barangay-level programs …
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Civil Tort Actions: Childhood Sexual Abuse and Women's Substance Abuse

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More and more clinical studies support what many working in the fields of substance abuse treatment and working with child abuse survivors have long been aware of that many women seeking substance abuse treatment report histories of childhood sexual …
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Medina County officials are seeing increases in opiate dependency among …

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Addiction to heroin and prescription painkillers is a serious and deadly situation no matter who the victim. But when the addict is a parent … “When we intervene, we do an investigation, determine the risk to the child and most of the time implement …
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Michelle Obama jokes: White House 'a really nice prison'

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Obama and Bush engaged in friendly banter throughout the event, with the first lady saying at one point she agreed to serve on a panel with Laura Bush because “I like this woman” and it helps to discuss their common experience. “It's sort of a club, a …
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