Club drug "Special K" could help people with suicidal depression: study
A 2013 study led by researchers at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, involving 72 patients with treatment-resistant depression, found almost 64 percent of patients showed improvements in symptoms within 24 hours, and 46 percent had improved …
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Ketamine, or "Special K," effectively treats severe depression in study
A 2013 study led by researchers at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, involving 72 patients with treatment-resistant depression, found almost 64 percent of patients showed improvements in symptoms within 24 hours, and 46 percent had improved …
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Fort Hood Officials Focus on Shooting Suspect's Mental Health
The soldier accused of Wednesday's deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas was undergoing treatment for a combination of depression, anxiety and insomnia, but no evidence has emerged linking his mental condition to his deployments overseas …
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MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN To Enter Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen has revealed that he will check into a rehabilitation facility on February 3 to receive treatment for alcohol dependency. Writes Jourgensen on his Facebook page: "My sobriety will not, and I repeat, not knock off my sarcasm.
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Dennis Rodman Checks Into Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman has checked into an undisclosed alcohol rehabilitation center to treat his longtime struggle with alcoholism, his agent says. The agent, Darren Prince, declined on Saturday to say which facility will treat Mr …
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Dennis Rodman checks into alcohol rehab center: agent
(Reuters) – Retired basketball star Dennis Rodman has checked himself into an alcohol treatment program, his spokesman said Saturday, just days after returning to the United States from North Korea, where he ignited a furor over comments he made about …
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Lawmaker to return to Congress after cocaine bust
Republican Rep. Trey Radel says he's looking forward to representing his southwest Florida constituents in Washington again after taking a leave of absence and undergoing treatment in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. In November, Radel pleaded …
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Brain-dead California girl arrives at extended care facility
The case has drawn international attention, as well as support from relatives of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who died in 2005 after a 15-year battle over whether to keep her body alive in a persistent vegetative state. An extended-care facility on …
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For Young Athletes, Injuries Need Special Care
Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, in California, last fall opened a Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes at its Walnut Creek campus. "It's hard for kids to do rehabilitation next to an 85-year-old stroke victim or a 75-year-old cancer …
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Rutgers forum addresses addiction; Experts seek more treatment options
DiRenzo, who battled Stage 4 breast cancer during her son's addiction, said it infuriated her to see all the help she was getting while her son struggled to find treatment. (Page 2 of 2). “He didn't ask for that disease, and I didn't ask for my disease …
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A Pill to Cure Addiction?
And while chemical-replacement therapies like methadone have proved effective at reducing pleasure and blocking cravings for certain opiates, there is no known effective prescription medicine available for treating cocaine addiction, he says. Until now …
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Fresh Start Private Management, Inc. Announces Alcohol Treatment Program …
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwired – Oct 22, 2013) – Fresh Start Private Management Inc. (OTCQB: CEYY) announces that its revolutionary alcohol treatment program is now available to people in Arizona through Start Fresh Recovery Southwest, LLC, which …
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Steps Toward Recovery from Alcohol Addiction
Enrolling in an alcohol treatment program involves discipline and determination. Therapy programs are available and it can be a one-on-one session or group sessions where alcoholics share their thoughts and experiences. Programs also can be outpatient, …
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Advanced New Alcoholism Treatment Shows Positive Signs at Drug Rehab …
Drug Rehab Center Miramar has breakthrough new treatment programs that are helping those with an alcohol addiction. Alcohol is a substance that is very prevalent in our society. Try going to a supermarket, restaurant, or your local corner store without …
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'Diversion' Programs Send More to Treatment, Instead of Prison
State authorities have used the programs, known informally as drug courts, since the 1980s. Program participants typically must live on their own and be a full-time worker or student, and they must attend rehab or counseling meetings several times a week.
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
The program was organized by experts in the field and cognitive specialists with backgrounds in treating more familiar addictions like drug and alcohol abuse. "[Internet addiction] is a problem in this country that can be more pervasive than alcoholism …
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