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Red Ribbon Week in October – Drug Free America

October 17, 2018

Red Ribbon Week 2018 - Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug-Free

October 23 – 31, 2018 "Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug-Free" Red Ribbon Week is a national campaign that takes ...
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October is Depression Awareness Month: Educate, Elevate and Participate

October 10, 2018

Despite how it might feel to those experiencing it, there's no shame in suffering from depression. It is one of ...
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Mental Illness Awareness Week and National Depression Screening Day

October 4, 2018

The fall months signal a change in the weather, the coming holidays, and an end to yet another year. This ...
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Opioid Addiction Therapy Drug Patent For Purdue Pharma?

September 26, 2018

Opioid Drug Therapy Patent - Purdue Pharma

The stark reality of the opioid crisis in America is that more than 115 people die every day as a ...
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September is Pain Awareness Month: Understanding Chronic Pain

September 20, 2018

Chronic pain is one of the leading causes of long-term disability in the United States. According to the National Center ...
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National Suicide Prevention Week – What Can You Do to Help?

September 12, 2018

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) declared this year’s Suicide Prevention Week theme "The Power of Connection." In 2018, ...
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How Are Diseases Classified? Read the DSM-5 and ICD-11

September 6, 2018

DSM-5-vs-ICD-11 Classifying Diseases and Disorders

Medical science takes a backseat to no other field when it comes to the density of its "inside baseball" jargon ...
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3 Music Organizations Dedicated to Musicians and Recovery

August 30, 2018

Music Organizations Dedicated to Musicians and Recovery - MusiCares - Rock to Recovery - Road Recovery

It's impossible to define exactly how important music is in our day-to-day lives. It has the power to bring people ...
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Meth Use is Increasing, Especially Among Opioid Users

August 22, 2018

Meth is back and it's cheaper and purer than ever before. With national attention focused on the country's epidemic of ...
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Cell Phone Addiction – Tips to Help to Get Off the Phone

August 15, 2018

Cell Phone Addiction Symptoms and Digital Detox Tips

For the last twenty years or so, it's gotten harder to deny society's cell phone addiction to the small "super-computers" ...
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International Overdose Awareness Day – August 31

August 8, 2018

August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day, a time for people to share the story of someone they've lost to ...
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Marijuana Use While Breast Feeding: A Collision of Known Benefits and Unknown Consequences

August 1, 2018

Is Marijuana Use While Breast-Feeding Safe

The news cycle moves so quickly these days that many people likely missed the most recent breast-feeding headlines and controversy ...
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Apple Watches and Fitbits to Monitor Drug Use Heart Rate. Really?

July 25, 2018

Wearable Fitbit to Track Drug Use Heart Rate

Technological advances have revolutionized the healthcare industry. From the stethoscope early on to pacemakers, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), laparoscopic surgery ...
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