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Edie Falco on Jackie's Relapse
The heartbreaking moment came at the end of Nurse Jackie's season finale last year when, on her way to the party celebrating her first year of sobriety, Jackie Peyton popped another pill. It was a frustrating moment for … We chatted with Falco about …
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Appointment Book
Some of the most difficult conversations involve: going to the doctor to get a diagnosis or medical care; deciding when it is necessary to stop driving; making plans for managing finances and legal documents. Learn some tips for breaking the ice and …
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Workplace drug testing tipped to increase despite misgivings
Ken Pidd, the deputy director, research, at the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction in Adelaide, said the tests were a growing trend. "Obviously the biggest threat from workplace drug use is … Miles Hunt is a partner in an inner …
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Journalism pros share tips for success, getting first job
The 2013 National Association of Hispanic Journalists Region 5 conference “Voces Unidas” was held at the Fairmont hotel in downtown Dallas. Several journalism experts shared tips with reporters, many of who were students, on how they can succeed in the …
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Rampant misuse of antibiotics poses growing global threat, experts warn
That happens when a patient is infected with bacteria immune to antibiotics, the miracle drugs that transformed medical care more than 70 years ago. … Widespread antibiotic use began in the 1940s, said Dr. Bruce Spellberg, a medical professor at the …
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David Furnish: an unlikely activist
Today the couple live between their two American homes in Atlanta (it's apparently easier for John to tour from there) and Los Angeles, with their two children, two-year-old Zachary and 11-month-old Elijah. At 66, John is one of …. "As they get older …
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Teaze Tea Infuser Steeping Demo (Created by Tea Addiction) — Here it is….our new Teaze Tea Infuser! This video demonstrates how easy it is to use this great infuser to create the perfect cup of tea each and every tim…

End Ziploc® addiction with Neat-os reusable bags
Ostroy wanted snack- and lunchbox-sized bags, and she was also looking for bags expressly created with food storage in mind. In other words, she wanted bags that were PVC-free as well as free of BPA and phtalates. Ostroy also wanted a bag that would …
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Homelessness is anything but "intractable" [Letter]
Deliberate policy decisions in these areas created contemporary homelessness over the past four decades. And while a struggling … Greater access to services like medical care and addiction treatment will improve health and lower overall costs …
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Question by Stealth: Where can I put my mom into a free rehab program?
Here’s the full story: My mother is an RN, very knowledgeable with prescription drugs and although she’s never had an addiction with anything drug related, she shows signs of hypochondria, somataform disorder and pretty darn close to Munchhausen syndrome. She recently just had a mental breakdown related to being “reborn” and saying she was “saved.” She was caring for my grandmother at the time who is nearing the end of her life and my family and I know that she can no longer care for her in the state that my mom is in because she is a danger to herself and my grandmother. She was baker acted because of her attack and taken to the hospital. After receiving medical care, they had her evaluated by a psychiatrist who believes that she is now normal. If she returns home, we fear that she may have another breakdown as she has always been anxious and a borderline schizophrenic. I love my mom and I don’t want to institutionalize her because she would probably turn suicidal. My mom is divorced, receives $ 350/week in alimony, is up to her eyeballs in debt (so we would like to have her declare bankruptcy) and she has no insurance. Where do we go from here if they let her out of the hospital without any treatment program? Our [extended] family does not have enough money to send her to any rehab center and the only one I found was a Salvation Army ARC in Jacksonville or Orlando, Fl. She is based in Ocala. Any immediate help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.    Read more...

How to Stop Addiction: My brain on drugs: Neuroscientist describes his life of addiction in new memoir
TORONTO – Neuroscientist Marc Lewis describes his new book as a “weird fusion between life and science.”
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How to Stop Addiction: TRENTON: One year later, disputes continue over hate directed at terminally ill girl
TRENTON — This time last year, a picture of a terminally ill 7-year-old girl as part of a skull and crossbones was drawing national attention to the city.
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How to Stop Addiction: Pay people to stop smoking?
Jody Sindelar: Medical care for tobacco-related diseases runs Medicaid $ 22 billion a year. Small incentives to get smokers to quit would help
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Medical science and medical facilities use the terms, outpatient and inpatient, to describe both facilities and patients. Facilities provided in drug and alcoholism rehab may differ from case to case and a patient required to remain under medical care in a hospital overnight is referred to as an inpatient. Ultra sonograms, X-rays, mammograms, blood and other tests not requiring hospitalization, comprise outpatient alcoholism rehab, which is pointedly different from inpatient. Surgery completed in one day is called an outpatient facility and should take a few hours and does not need a hospital stay.

The medical care within the hospital, of a patient, for a condition that requires staying in the hospital, is inpatient care. Preferences of the patient requiring alcoholism rehab will affect the choice of facility. Most will consider the cost of hospitalization first. Depending on their financial strength and actual condition, the patient might prefer out-patient services. A case of severe alcohol addiction will require inpatient alcoholism rehab. A shorter program of alcoholism rehab treatment may justify out patient care.    Read more...