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Elite Ice Hockey Players with Concussion History have Heightened Mental Health Symptoms
Elite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. In addition, one in five female hockey players suffered symptoms of burnout, and both sexes reported an alcohol...
What is Medication-Assisted Treatment for Drug Addiction?
Navigation: Understanding Addiction: Why MAT is Necessary What is Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)?, The Medications Used in MAT, How MAT Works, The Benefits of MAT, Common Misconceptions about MAT The road to recovery from drug addiction is often long and...
California Mental Health Agency Director to Resign following Conflict of Interest Allegations
California’s mental health commission on Thursday announced its executive director would resign amid revelations that he traveled to the U.K. courtesy of a state vendor while he sought to prevent a budget cut that would have defunded the company’s...
What Are Some Consequences of Long-Term Drug Abuse?
Navigation: Understanding Drug Abuse, Addiction and Dependence, Physical Health Consequences, Mental and Emotional Consequences, Social and Economic Consequences Some people turn to drugs as a way to cope with stress, trauma, or emotional pain. They use these...
Is Taking Drugs a Mental Illness?
Navigation: What is Drug Addiction?, The Brain on Drugs, Is Addiction Itself a Mental Illness?, Co-Occurring Disorders: When Addiction and Mental Illness Overlap, The Self-Medication Hypothesis, Prescription Drug Abuse, Addiction: A Disease or a Choice?, Approaches to...
New Initiative Aims to Train Pediatricians on Early Mental Health Detection
One in five children has an identified mental health problem as early as age 3. Early detection is key to earlier intervention, and it also could prevent more severe conditions down the line, such as ADHD, depression and anxiety. Pediatric primary care is an ideal...
Is it Possible to Die on the First Drug Use?
Navigation: Understanding Drug Overdose, Why is the First Use So Dangerous?, Substances Associated with Fatal First-Time Use, Why Do People Take Drugs Despite Knowing the Risks?, How to Prevent Drug Overdoses Drug use and addiction have always been subjects of...
A California Official Helped Save a Mental Health Company’s Contract. It Flew him to London.
The director of California’s mental health commission traveled to London this summer courtesy of a state vendor while he was helping to prevent a $360 million budget cut that would have defunded the company’s contract. Emails and calendars reviewed by KFF...
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