Mindfulness at The Meadows: Dr. Jon Caldwell to Present on Mindfulness and …
Dr. Jon Caldwell, D.O., Ph.D., a staff psychiatrist with The Meadows trauma and addiction treatment center in Wickenburg, Arizona, will present his latest research on Mindfulness and Self-Compassion at the 12th Annual International Scientific …
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Defense testimony begins
She said when she called Foth, his speech was slurred, and he was clearly under the influence of a drug. She said Foth told her he was "really high and going to go get higher," and he needed an inpatient bed for treatment. She said she made …
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Following veteran's overdose death, report finds problems at Miami VA drug …
The patient then was transferred to an inpatient mental health unit, according to the report, and several days later he was admitted to the drug abuse rehabilitation program, where he again tested positive for cocaine. He was placed on restriction with …
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Penn Medicine points to new ways to prevent relapse in cocaine-addicted patients
Inclusion in the study required that they stay for up to 10 days in a supervised inpatient drug treatment facility, be drug-free for the duration, not be on any medication affecting dopamine or neurotransmitter response, and have no history of …
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Passages Malibu Marks Alcohol Awareness Month
“In our clinical experience at Passages, young people with unresolved traumatic experiences or mental health issues are particularly at risk for becoming dependent on alcohol,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers. “As a …
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Study shows important parallels between epidemic of HIV/AIDS and opioid …
These are the findings of a comparative review of HIV/AIDS and addiction by researchers Josiah D. Rich, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights, based at The Miriam Hospital; Traci C. Green, Ph.D., MSc, Department of …
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The scourge of heroin addiction
The governor's directives, which include public health advisories to educate the public about opioid addiction treatment options, will hopefully demystify common misperceptions, such as crime increases when there is a treatment center in one's …
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City of Malibu Issues Violation Notice to Passages Drug Rehab
In their campaign against the proliferation of high-priced drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities on the residential streets of Malibu, city officials are heralding a break-through with a change in state policy and more enforcement. Kara Seward …
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Lindsay Lohan's 0000 rehab stint at Cliffside Malibu 'was complimentary'
It seems management at the centre, which boasts on its website it offers the 'finest drug and alcohol addiction treatment anywhere in the world,' decided the publicity from having the infamous hellraiser staying there offset the cost. An insider told …
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Paradigm to Offer Phone Counseling Over Spring Break for Teens
No matter where the problem lies, the counselors at Paradigm Malibu work to address the current issue and any underlying core ones," Cole Rucker of Paradigm Malibu explains. Teen eating disorders encompass many mental health conditions. … Even those …
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Counties Applaud Heroin Antidote Bill Passed in the Senate
“Battling herion addiction is more than a public safety concern. It is a public health imperative and a mental health crisis. There are too many young people today finding themselves in the grips of addiction and we need to take whatever action we can …
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Understanding Lung Cancer
Yuma, Arizona (NAPSI) – While global lung cancer rates are going down, the condition is still the leading cause of cancer death in theUnited States. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your family. The Problem. Like all …
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Jewish perspectives to illumine ICS conference on mental illness
He edited the National Center for Jewish Healing's first book, “Healing of Soul, Healing of Body” and is the author of “Guide Me Along the Way: A Jewish Spiritual Companion for Surgery.” Mental health treatment in Judaism revolves around two axes …
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Question by Donovan T: Sister on drugs, hard situation…help please ?
Here is the situation- My sister has been doing drugs for a while now, shes 24, she has been on and off with her fiance, and been going back and forth from my dad’s house, mom’s house, brother’s house, and fiance’s house for the past week. (before that she was somewhere unkown) She has amazingly crazy mood swings constantly, she wants to go to rehab when she is calm, but when we bring it up she goes insane… she keeps running away and coming back, she might still be doing meth, We are all getting tired of it…what should we do ?

Best answer:

Answer by athame3891
Well..u could have an intervention…or ur family could take a stand and say that she cannot stay with them unless she is sober and willing to undergo a drug test to prove it–thats about all that u really can do-u can’t control someone else’s behavior, only whether or not ur going to enable that behavior

Answer by Dan M
I had a mother like this. We got her into a mental home, 6 years later after alot of hard work she’s nearly back to her old self. I don’t know what to suggest for this as i don’t know the effects of meth. I can only assure you that everything will be ok as long as you support her and get her off the drugs.

The mood swings can be avoided, try to keep her away from natural surroundings, where she may have taken drugs, or a place that reminds her of drugs.

Koback column: Tips to initiating a drug-free workplace
A drug-free workplace program can lead to better health status among employees and family members and decreased use of medical benefits by these same groups. The Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health …
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Tackling disparities from the very start
Public health advocates and philanthropic groups say that focusing on early childhood may be one of the best strategies to head off health problems that disproportionately burden racial and ethnic minorities before they begin. … 1990s by health …
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Brain Differences in Some Drug Users May Signal Risk of Addiction
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered differences in the brains of college-aged students who only occasionally use drugs, such as cocaine, amphetamines, and prescription drugs such as Adderall. Using …
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