In what could prove to be one of their most far-reaching decisions, psychiatrists and other specialists who are rewriting the manual that serves as the nation's arbiter of mental illness have agreed to revise the definition of addiction, which could result in millions more peop …
Scientists are looking into various medical and psychiatric uses for psychedelics. Could the taboo be ending? 1. Alcoholism. This year, a group of Norwegian scientists went back into medical archives to reexamine previous LSD studies to help recovering alcoholics. When they crun …
During my second or third week of in-patient treatment for drug addiction and alcoholism, one of the doctors told me I was insane… I was suffering from insanity. My time there had really sucked up until that point… I couldn't sleep, I was constantly pi …
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Since when do people in rehabilitation, who are paying huge amounts of money to get well, need to be taught a sense of responsibility? Further alleged violation included improper dispensing of medication and interference with clients' rights to interact with their families. …
What started out as a situation in poor isolated areas of the country left to their own devices has taken root and spread, across Appalachia and beyond. KERMIT, W.Va. -- It takes less than a minute to drive past Kermit, five to tour the place entirely. An old coal mining town wi …
A Toronto mother is speaking out about a Quebec treatment facility she sent her drug-addicted son to, which turned out to be run by Scientologists. "I feel fooled. I really thought they were going to be able to help me. And help him," said Yvonne Keller. "Instead, they just pu …
Went to check over some of my groups, and noticed the avatars of many have the generic avatar. I made no changes, but something happened. Anyone else?
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This video is about the ex lead singer for the rock band Korn. His name is Brian Head Welch. This video has been around for a while. I thought it would be nice to post this for those that haven't seen it. It is great and it is about 7 minutes. You really should …
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In the 80's it was Dire Straits and "I want my MTV." Now is it "Get my SSI?" I was driving down the interstate the other day and saw the billboard with the law firm advertising and promising SSI disabilty benifits to those who had been denied. Their motto or sl …
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