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Question by Giggles-for-life: Renfrew Philedelphia Eating Disorder Treatment?
Has anyone ever been here or know anything about the facility? Good/Bad? What was your personal experience or what have you heard?

Thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by Crying Angel
Sorry hun about your eating disorder. I have been to an eating disorder treatment place before. You’ll be fine. They always take good care of the girls. And it’s not as bad as you think it is. Trust me.

And listen, the guy that just answered a question has been answering many questions with the same text. He is trying to sell us stuff. Do not listen to him. Because you have self esteem problems it’s easier to get to you. DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM. It is plain cruel what he is doing to these other girls. He did it to ME! And I only asked about muscle building. Please do not listen to him.

Barriers Remain Despite Health Law's Push To Expand Access To Substance …
Jessica Schabel, 19, is under treatment at the Impact Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in Pasadena, Calif., for heroin and methamphetamine addiction. Her insurance benefits only allowed for 30 days, but the facility paid for her to stay an additional …
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Henderson County: Male treatment facility making a difference
EUSTACE — An abandoned sewing factory on a back street of this small town has been turned into The Chapman House, a residential transitional treatment facility for men recovering from alcoholism and/or drug addiction. Started almost three years ago …
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Question by Lulu: what is a mental health counselor?
what degrees do you need, what are some of the jobs you can get and how would you get them? is it a start your own practice kind of job or do you work at a school or a hospital?

Best answer:

Answer by Ellanora
Don’t make it your career choice, mental health industry does not pay well at all. You need a bachelor’s and positions start at $ 10!! I work at a drug treatment agency as a drug counselor and we have mental health counselors on staff. They work co-occurrent disorders (substance abuse+mental health). So that’s an option… Children’s homes always need mental health workers. Most of the places that need mental health clinicians are non-profit so the pay will always suck. Especially now with all the budget cuts. I would say LCSW’s and MFT’s would make a lot more and you can have your own practice but you need a master’s degree for that.

Question by Melissa S: Can marijuana cause health problems?

What kinds of health problems can breathing the smoke cause?

Best answer:

Answer by Expat
It kills brain cells and inhibits short term memory. It also can cause emphysema.

Answer by PANDABEAR
yes yes yes!

Pratt: Drug use is like poking a bear – do it and you may not survive
Lubbock is among many communities attempting to protect its children and adolescents against a growing plague of so-called “safe” legal substitutes for marijuana. It's almost laughable that some of the people who stamped out tobacco smoking are …
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'Vampire Diaries' Writer Bites Back
When Alloy Entertainment fired L.J. Smith from the popular young-adult book series "The Vampire Diaries" and replaced her with a ghostwriter three years ago, a civil war broke out among fans. One camp swore fealty to the characters and embraced the new …
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Selfie craze? Doctors link smartphone snaps with mental illness
Experts have linked taking selfies with mental illness, claiming that some people who obsessively take pictures of themselves may have a form of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). Those with BDD typically have a preoccupation with one or more perceived …
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How TV is changing perceptions of mental disorders
While portrayals of mental illness in the media have become more accurate in recent years with shows like "Homeland" and "Elementary," some films and TV shows continue to form and spread damaging views of mental disorders and treatment methods.
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Violence Is Not a Product of Mental Illness. Violence Is a Product of Anger.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, the reference book used by mental health professionals to assign diagnoses of mental illness, does very little to address anger. The one relevant diagnosis is intermittent …
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Abilene Behavioral Health Recognizes National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Abilene Behavioral Health is a community-focused hospital and treatment center with an all-encompassing goal of providing superior care to children, adolescents, and adults seeking care for mental health disorders and substance abuse. In order to …
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READER SUBMITTED: ABAM Next Generation Award For Adolescent …
Rushford's addiction medicine fellow Brian Murray, MD, and fellowship director Samuel Silverman, MD, FAPA, FASAM, have been selected by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) Foundation to receive the Next Generation Award for Adolescent …
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