ADHD Meds Don't Raise Risk of Drug Abuse in Adulthood: Review
"Previously, there was evidence for both increased risk and decreased risk for substance problems related to stimulant medication in the treatment of ADHD," said study author Kathryn Humphreys, a doctoral student in psychology at University of …
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Both sides of methadone clinic issue have say at public hearing
… areas, spoke first at the hearing and said the convenience of the facility in East Tennessee — an area that Kester said previously has around 1,000 people seeking opiate-addiction and prescription drug abuse treatment — would eliminate those …
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LA County supervisors vote to research renovating jail to treat mental health …
UPDATE 12:58 p.m. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to research turning a wing of Men's Central Jail into a mental health and substance abuse treatment facility. Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, who introduced the motion, called …
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