ADHD High Among Substance Abusers

ADHD high among substance abusers

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Image:Symmetry MindALMOST half of adults who are substance users show symptoms of an attention disorder and are more likely to have poorer treatment outcomes according to a multi-institutional international study. Researchers from the National Drug …
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For Veterans With PTSD, A New Demon

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But opioids can be a combustible mix with mental illness because of a heightened addiction risk. Effectively, some critics say, it amounts to treating mental illness with addictive narcotics. A study by a VA researcher found that veterans with PTSD …
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myth of the "cocaine mom"

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In November 2012, she had even sought treatment for withdrawal symptoms at which time she was prescribed Suboxone, a drug frequently used to treat opiate addiction. Unable … According to a study of the effects of so-called "fetal personhood laws" by …
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The Blood Injections That Might Transform Orthopedics

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“I tried a lot of rehab, I did a lot of exercises, I had a cortisone injection,” he said. … The outcome didn't surprise Ibrahim, who estimates that he has treated around five thousand people with P.R.P. over the past five years. …. with thousands …
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