BC Struggles With How to Treat the Most Severe of Mentally Ill Drug Addicts
BC struggles with how to treat the most severe of mentally ill drug addicts
The province estimates that roughly 130,000 people in British Columbia suffer from a severe addiction and/or mental health illness. But police and emergency workers are increasingly dealing with a much smaller group of people whose brains have been …
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Marijuana becomes legal in Colorado: Frequently asked questions
Long-term use has been linked to impaired thinking, memory problems, panic attacks and other psychological issues. There have also been studies showing a weakened immune system and, for those who smoke … “The other issue is that, the younger you …
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In a world of pain, closing the knowledge gap for a new generation of caregivers
They were getting instruction in a topic that Reznikoff and others regard as seriously neglected at U.S. medical schools: the use of opioids for the treatment of chronic pain and the interplay between chronic pain, opioids, addiction and mental illness …
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