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Uruguay Considers Using Medical Marijuana To Treat Cocaine Addicts In Prison
NEW YORK — Uruguay is considering using medical marijuana to treat prison inmates addicted to a crude and cheap form of cocaine, one of the country's top health officials said Thursday at the United Nations. The South American country made headlines …
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Marijuana is not really so harmless
Marijuana is a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it has a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use in treatment. After a period of … Is marijuana addictive? Dr. Donald J. Kurth, president of the …
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South Jersey short on treatment sites for drug addicts
Cape May County offers placement services and covers at least three weeks of inpatient treatment through a group called Cape Counseling, but as an Atlantic County resident, Bacon's brother was not eligible for this service. Bacon's search for treatment …
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Heroin use, deaths on rise in Wisconsin
Wisconsin emergency medical technicians deployed Narcan, a drug that counteracts overdose effects, in the field 3,730 times in 2012, up from 2,915 times in 2010, according to a 2013 study by the Wisconsin State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse's …
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Fast facts about some obstacles to heroin sobriety
But of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility. … THE COST: A 30-day inpatient stay can cost as little as $ 5,000, but the average cost is about $ 30,000 …
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Question by : What is it like in an adolescent psychiatric ward?
If you’ve ever stayed in a mental hospital, what was it like? What did it look like? What did you do? Did you have a roommate? Could you use internet, phone etc.? What were the other patients like? As much detail as possible, please.

Best answer:

Answer by paul winscott
ive never been, but i highly doubt theyd let u have a roomate, use a cell phones,internet, have any objects sharp enough, small enough to hurt yourself…

Answer by Methaiger
Did you order fries with that tee shirt?

internet, phone I had a dream that they really do exist.

So what is it like in an adolescent psychiatric ward? People as crazy as you ,more crazy then you and less crazy then you.

Now has anyone seen my imaginary friends?

Castlewood Treatment Center Announces New Outpatient Services
Established in 2000 as the first residential treatment facility in Missouri, Castlewood's licensed health care team is nationally recognized and has decades of combined experience in providing compassionate, professional and successful treatment for …
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OMART may close doors
Prine said the facility's location in north central Arkansas makes OMART an unlikely destination for patients in need of residential care because of the mileage involved in travel to the Gassville facility. (Page 3 of 3). Ninety-five percent of clients …
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Startup Ladson neighborhood keeps prices low by attaching pairs of homes …
… cost homes with upper end spiffs. Now, his vision seems to be taking shape at the new Creekside Village in Berkeley County. … Leroy Burnell/Staff 3/26/2014; Large cabinets, range and microwave highlight the cooking center. Refrigerators are extra …
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Shakeil Boothe Verdict: Jury Weighs Fate Of Dad, Stepmom Charged With …
The couple's treatment of Shakeil worsened after the baby's birth in September 2010, prosecutors alleged. The shy boy, who struggled to adapt to Canadian life, was pulled from school when his injuries grew too serious to remain unnoticed, they said.
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Despite Obamacare, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
More than 23 million Americans needed treatment for an alcohol or drug problem in 2012 but only 11% received it, according to estimates from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Under the decades-old …
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Shooting Unfairly Links Violence With Mental Illness — Again
The best predictor of future violence is whether a person with a psychiatric illness has been arrested or acted violently in the past. And people with substance abuse problems, on top of mental illness, are also at a greater risk of committing violence …
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California Psychiatrist Helps Develop Integrated Substance Abuse Care
For more than two decades, Robert Cabaj, M.D., has witnessed the enormous toll that substance abuse exacts on overall health among patients in both primary care and public mental health settings. He has also seen the effect that fragmentation of …
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