A Rising Tide of Substance Abuse
Baby boomers, who came of age in the '60s and '70s when experimenting with drugs was pervasive, are far more likely to use illicit drugs than previous generations. For example, a 2011 study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …
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GAO: No progress was made on reducing teen drug use
The strategy identified seven goals involved in reducing drug use among teens by 15 percent by 2015. The Government Accountability Office said the Office of National Drug Control Policy and other federal agencies had made progress toward one goal but …
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Anti-drug abuse coalition launches pot education…
Prompted by recent legislation that deemed marijuana legal for medical and recreational use, Macomb County drug abuse prevention organizations are fighting back. “There's a lot of talk about marijuana these days,” said Charlene McGunn, executive …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Top 10 Things CDC Says You Should Know
Linebacker Austin Box of the Oklahoma Sooners takes a break during a game in 2010. Box died of an accidental prescription drug overdose the following year. Austin Box "gutted through" pain. Even after a bad blow to his back that ruptured a disc, the …
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Benefits of intensive outpatient treatment for addiction
Many people overcome their addiction through outpatient treatment if they are willing to follow the recommendations which will put them on the path to recovery. Because of the ability to go home after a daily or evening program, patients are able to …
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Change coming to FD YWCA
An outpatient treatment program, which will be open to men as well as women, will be offered through a YWCA Center for Outpatient Empowerment at 7 N. 12th St. The outpatient center … She said the YWCA will provide a full spectrum of addiction treatment.
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Analenisgi offers substance abuse treatment program
Analenisgi Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services offers outpatient substance abuse services through its substance abuse treatment program (SAT). SAT takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9am – 12pm. The SAT program is for …
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Nunavut struggles with lack of alcohol treatment options
Those who struggle with addictions in Nunavut say there are few places to turn for help. There is no treatment centre and few resources available for those who return home after going for treatment down South. Saila Kipanek laments the lack of help.
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My son ia visually and hearing impaired, and he needs help with weed and alcohol. He went The Beginnings here in Tyler, he needs inpatient treatment, and they referred him to a center in Houston who will be able to provide enterpreting ( sign language).
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Alcoholism is a disease in need of treatment
Today is National Alcohol Screening Day, a time for health care professionals to highlight alcoholic addiction and the resources in communities across the nation where drinkers can receive help. Over the course of the last three decades, psychologists …
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Eastwood wife rehab: Clint Eastwood's wife seeks help at exclusive AZ rehab
When people think of someone going to rehab, many picture someone needing help getting clean from drugs and alcohol, but Eastwood's wife has reportedly checked herself in to an upscale Arizona treatment center for mental health care. It isn't clear how …
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Demand Rises For Holistic Alcohol & Drug Rehab, Australian Addiction And …
Australia's only privately owned holistic addiction and mental health provider, The Australian Addiction and Trauma Treatment Centre, has recently experienced a significant increase in demand for their alcohol & drug rehab services. Natural healing …
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Drug, alcohol rehab: an empty promise?
At best, rehab is a time-out. For worst-case drug addictions, especially where there may be medical problems related to the abuse, a prolonged hospital stay may be required to stop the daily intake of substances. But effective and permanent addiction …
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The Problem With Public Shaming
Publicity-seeking judges occasionally will expose deadbeat dads, public urinators, drunk drivers and repeat drug offenders. But these are outliers. We don't prop people up in public, brand … As the New World opened up and expanded, public humiliation …
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Hope By The Sea, California Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center, Exhibits At The …
About Celebrate Hope: Celebrate Hope is Hope by the Sea's Christian Residential Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program, located in the coastal communities of Orange County Southern California. As an integrated component of one of the very best …
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Demand Rises For Holistic Alcohol & Drug Rehab, Australian Addiction And …
Over the past year, the demand for natural mental health services and alcohol & drug rehabilitation at The Australian Addiction and Trauma Treatment Centre has risen. The holistic centre has experienced a 50% enquiry increase from those seeking an …
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Cory Monteith in rehab for substance addiction: Celebrities in rehab
Cory Monteith in rehab for substance addiction: Celebrities in rehab. Cory Monteith from "Glee" is checking into rehab. Fame is tough and not everyone can cope with it. These celebrities paid a visit to a rehabilitation center – some more than once …
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Question by Spec Tac: What various types of mental health therapy are available?
I’ve heard several terms; therapist, psychiatrist, psycho-therapist, etc. Sounds like there are a lot of options out there. Can anyone break down the various types of treatment for me?

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Answer by Anonymous123
A therapist/psychotherapist (PhD degree) is what one would refer to as the “talk therapy” type person. They sit down with you in a 1-on-1 session and you discuss any issues you might be having and they essentially coach you or provide the correct treatment or assistance in accordance with your current situation/mental illness.

A psychiatrist is a person who has a Medical Degree (MD) and therefore, can prescribe medications. They usually dispense psychiatric medications to patients with mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more.

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