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Cocaine Laced with Veterinary Drug May Cause Death
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued a warning about the dangers of cocaine laced with levamisole, a veterinary drug used to prevent parasites. more...
Researchers Exploring Additional Benefits of Anti-Alcoholism Medication Naltrexone
Naltrexone, a drug that has been effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence and opiate addictions may also ease certain types of chronic pain and reduce a compulsion to steal. more...
Survivor Guilt
Therapy provides a holding environment; an environment of acceptance, interest and concern for the client and his guilt provoking wishes, feelings, fantasies, etc. The therapist nurtures the client's entitlement to enjoy his life and to stand up against his self-defeating and misery-generating patterns of being. Thus, the survivors of survivor guilt learn to do better than just survive. more...
When You're Older and Depressed...
Depression among the elderly can be hard to recognize. Often symptoms--such as decreased appetite or insomnia--are attributed to other health problems or to aging in general. It isn't "normal" to feel depressed all the time when you get older--in fact, most older people feel satisfied with their lives. Nonetheless, among people 65 years of age and over--as many as 3 out of 100--suffer from clinical depression. more...