A Struggle to Find Mental Health Care

Published January 13, 2013

A struggle to find mental health care

Filed under: addiction help for families

It kills families, struggling to find help. It kills hope, when getting help proves so elusive, so frustrating. More than 38,000 Americans committed suicide last year. There are 68 million Americans struggling with mental illness or substance abuse …
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Odyssey House at Eagle Vale looking to expand in 2013

Filed under: addiction help for families

AFTER helping people fighting addiction to turn their lives around for the past 35 years, Odyssey House is looking to make an even bigger impact on the community this year. The Eagle Vale-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre has made a …
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Metallica – Jason Newsted Opens Up About Painkiller Addiction

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Newsted has now revealed he battled a dangerous prescription drug addiction as he recovered from his injuries, telling GreatFallsTribune.com, "When I had my shoulder surgeries, they took over a three-and-a-half to four-year span, back and forth, left …
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Tears as addict sent to jail

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Nicola Newton, 33, wept in the dock when told by the judge in the New Plymouth District Court that she would not beat her 10-year addiction without admitting her addiction and committing herself to a residential programme. Newton pleaded guilty to …
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