Over the past year local leaders have been meeting to discuss our areas drug problem under the leadership of the Darke County Chamber of Commerce. As a result of those discussions Ohio law has been updated to ensure medical professionals and mental health professionals are able to communicate regarding a patient suffering from drug addiction.
(CNN) — The summer of 2001, Kim Manlove was hopeful that his 16-year-old son David had turned a corner in his recovery from drugs and alcohol.
A semicolon is a pause in a sentence, not the end of one. That’s why Amy Bleuel selected it for her mental health awareness campaign, Project Semicolon. The non-profit encourages people to draw (or tattoo) semicolons on their bodies as a way to represent and support those dealing with mental illness or loss of someone from suicide.
The mystery of addiction – what it is, what causes it, what ends it.
To most of the outside world, Steven Bowditch claiming his second PGA Tour victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship is far from spectacular.
During our CNN Parents Facebook chat Monday, three things became immediately clear: There are so many people who know someone who is mentally ill and addicted, most feel there are not enough resources available to help, and there is power in community.
Cyndi Isleman of Roscoe never thought her son, Jay Rogers, would ever overdose on illicit drugs. Handsome and strong at 6-feet-4 and 200 pounds, it didn’t seem possible. And things had appeared to be going well for him. Rogers had completed a drug treatment program for a heroin addiction, was holding down a job at a Rockford bowling alley and was soon to get his license back from a DUI arrest.
Having a conversation about the potential risks of using opioids could save the lives of patients ingesting them. Some experts even believe that a patient whose doctor is fairly educated in opioid therapy will become more aware of the dangers associated with misusing or abusing prescription painkillers.
With nearly 44,000 deaths a year, more Americans today die from drug overdoses than from car accidents or any other type of injury.
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s policy advisers held discussions with stakeholders in Iowa and New Hampshire who are involved in helping people dealing with substance abuse and mental illness, as Clinton looks to make those issues a large part of her 2016 presidential campaign.