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  • Meth Is Flooding the Streets – and It's Uglier Than Ever

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    USA Today
    February 18, 2020

    "The mixed stimulant-opioid addiction is a different one. We do not have a strategy to treat it, and many programs will be taken by surprise,” said Dr. Adam Bisaga.

    Mental Health

  • A Patient's Guide to Eating Disorders

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    U.S. News
    February 14, 2020

    "Eating disorders are not a choice," says Dr. Evelyn Attia. "They are serious psychiatric illnesses that are potentially lethal, but if properly identified are entirely treatable."

    Mental Health

  • Paying Gestational Carriers Should Be Legal in All States

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    STAT News
    February 12, 2020

    “Gestational surrogacy can allow tens of thousands of prospective parents to have children. States should support rather than block the creation of such families,” writes Dr. Robert Klitzman.

    Mental Health

  • He heard voices. He once set fire to his home. Pilgrim helped him 'come back to the world, the real world'

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    https://www.newsday.com/news/health/schizophrenia-mental-health-pilgrim-psychiatric-center-1.41499840
    February 8, 2020

    “For some people, this illness is highly disabling, but there’s a significant number of people who have this illness who are able to live very fulfilling lives,” said Dr. Lisa Dixon.

    Mental Health

  • Suicide Is a Leading Cause of Death Among New Moms

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    InStyle
    February 4, 2020

    During pregnancy, hormone levels increase between six- and eight-fold, then in 24 hours after delivery they are gone. “That’s a real jolt to the central nervous system,” says Dr. Margaret G. Spinelli.

    Mental Health

  • Treatment for Opioid Addiction Is Increasing, Except in the Young

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    ABC News
    January 28, 2020

    "Our results highlight the critical need to improve buprenorphine treatment services, especially for the youngest with opioid use disorder," Dr. Mark Olfson said.

    Mental Health
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