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Making Addiction Treatment More Realistic and Pragmatic: The Perfect Should Not be the Enemy of the Good
January 4, 2022 By Dr. Nora Volkow This essay was also published by Health Affairs on January 3, 2022. Last year saw drug overdose deaths in the U.S. surpass an unthinkable milestone: 100,000 deaths in a year. This is the highest number of drug overdoses in our country’s history, and the numbers are climbing every month. There is an…
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6 of the Hardest Drugs to Quit
Edited by:Marisa Crane, B.S. Updated Apr 4, 2022 Publisher notes: When you sign up for HereNOW Help you can utilize our tools to set a clear path to addiction recovery, here are some benefits of our app. MEASURE OUTCOMESDo assessments, create treatment plans, set goals and track progress. Explore & export all user data. INCREASE REFERRALSEngage…
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STAGES OF MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY
Insight from Casa Recovery and approved by the Publisher The most important thing to take into account when at the start of your journey to recovery from a mental illness is that it takes time. Mental illnesses like depression, anxiety and substance abuse do not develop overnight and so it is natural to expect that…
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Substance Abusers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Linda A. Dimeff, Ph.D.1 and Marsha M. Linehan, Ph.D.2 Articles from Addiction Science & Clinical Practice are provided here courtesy of BioMed Central Note from the publisher John Riley for HereNOW Help Full disclosure: I have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and I am also a recovering alcoholic and I find this scholary article very insightful and correct…
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Personal Recovery in Individuals Diagnosed with Substance use Disorder (SUD) and Co-Occurring Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image custom_src=”https://herenowhelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ADHD-weiss-addiction-Substance-Use-disorders-682×510-1.jpg”][vc_column_text] ADHD And Substance Abuse. Articles, Blog Posts And Books I Linda M.KronenbergabRoelieneVerkerk-TammingacPeter J.J.GoossensdefWimvan den BrinkgTheovan Achterbergfhi The process of personal recovery in people diagnosed with substance use disorder and comorbid attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was mapped. Pervasive Developmental Disorder Rare pervasive developmental disorder that typically affects females that is…
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In Some Workplaces, It’s Now OK Not to Be OK
BY BRUCE HOROVITZ JUNE 22, 2022 2:32 PM EDT Good mental health seemed like a given to Kamini Cormier. Then, came the pandemic. Back in 2020, when she was forced to isolate herself at home with her husband and adolescent daughters, she started feeling aches and pains all over her body. She figured she’d probably caught…
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How Employers Can Help With Our Mental Health Crisis And ‘Collective Trauma’
Jack Kelly Senior Contributor I write actionable interview, career and salary advice. For two years we’ve been subjected to fear, anxiety, isolation, powerlessness which all contributed to a crisis of “collective trauma,” and being on “edge.’ To find out how bad things are, and what business leaders and people can do to cope with the…
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How Teachers Help Students with Mental Health Disorders
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Vantagereport.com Staff Teachers are expected to do so much with students in only six hours a day. It would be an easy job if all they had to do was teach the subject matter and go home. But their jobs are far greater. Teachers are expected to act as parents, counselors, disciplinarians, tutors, and…
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House passes bill addressing mental health concerns among students, families, educators
BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL – 09/29/22 3:33 PM ET SHARETWEET The House passed a bill on Thursday that seeks to address mental health concerns among students, families and educators aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which lawmakers say had a “severe impact” on those three groups. The bill, titled the Mental Health Matters Act, passed in a largely party-line 220-205…
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Substance Use and Military Life DrugFacts
General Risk of Substance Use Disorders Camp Simba conducts inaugural flag ceremony The stresses of deployments and the unique culture of the military offer both risks and protective factors related to substance use among active duty personnel.1 Deployment is associated with smoking initiation, unhealthy drinking, drug use and risky behaviors.1 Zero-tolerance policies, lack of confidentiality and mandatory…