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Columbus, OH

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

The Denver City Council will vote Monday whether pump about $580,000 into its jail-based RISE, or Recovery in a Secure Environment program. The council will consider contracts for $389,434 and $193,475 through Sept. 30, 2025, with the Mile High Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and The Empowerment Program. Inmates enrolled in the RISE program spend much of their time out of their cells during the day engaging in therapeutic activities. There are group sessions and one on one treatment.

Jail-based drug, mental health recovery program costs Denver $580,000 for a year

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Som Dutt

In almost every way, psychosis is a powerfully disordered mental health way of life that is both a prime fear and an unknown condition. It is induced by the disruption of the normal thought and emotion pattern, which, in the most general cases, includes hallucinations, delusions, and disorganizations in speech. The case of someone having psychosis does not necessarily imply that such a person is a mental patient in his/her own right; rather, it is a symptom of complex mental health disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.

Understanding Psychosis and Mental Illness: A Guide

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When faced with the overwhelming experience of medical malpractice, the decision to meet with a lawyer can be daunting. Understanding that your health and well-being have been compromised is not only emotionally taxing but also leaves you questioning how to seek justice. Before you meet with a medical malpractice lawyer, it’s crucial to prepare yourself to ensure the best possible outcome for your case. This article will guide you through five essential steps to take before that pivotal meeting.

5 essential things to do before consulting a medical malpractice lawyer

A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients experiences opioid dependence or opioid use disorder and nearly one in three shows symptoms of dependence and opioid use disorder. This review provides a more accurate -- and more concerning -- rate of opioid misuse than has previously been calculated. It was conducted by researchers at the University of Bristol, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and appears in the scientific journal Addiction.

Prescription Painkiller Misuse in Chronic Pain Patients

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Seniors Guide

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How to Support a Loved One with Chronic Pain

As I recover from my recent surgery, I continue to experience periodic pain in my abdomen where the surgical incisions were made. The pain is not coming from the incisions, but seems to be coming from deep within my belly. Less than a week after the surgery, I was doing well, managing my post-op pain only with Tylenol, when the pain suddenly became intolerable, and I went to the emergency room. They did a CT scan of my stomach and couldn’t find anything. I saw the surgeon a couple of days later and he also had no explanation. The pain has decreased some and I manage it with Toradol which doesn’t make me drowsy. I wonder how long it’s going to last, and if it is me somatizing—or if the doctors somehow missing something?

Borderline Personality Disorder and the Pain Paradox

It became painfully clear after my 2010 cycling crash that there was more than met the eye to my injuries. The vehicle, driven by a 17-year-old, left me with lacerations, broken bones, and bruises that became a veritable rainbow of colors over the weeks that followed. The day after I...

Navigating the Long Road: My Ongoing Recovery Through Brain Injury and PTSD

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

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Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

If you’ve been to a therapist’s office in the past few years, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR, therapy. Most commonly used for treating long-standing and acute traumas, EMDR is also being shown to help with some kinds of chronic pain.

A New Therapy Can Help Relieve Painful Emotional Trauma

Tracey Tee, 48, and her business partner spent nearly a decade building a successful brand and traveling across the country performing parent-focused comedy sets. "And then Covid [and] the lockdowns happened," she says. "Within two weeks, we had to cancel nearly 100 shows for 2020, and lost everything. Almost a 10-year business just slipped through our fingers like sand. And the grief of that, especially what felt like an epic failure that just wasn't our fault, was intense and then compounded with the lockdown."

48-year-old founded 'Moms on Mushrooms' to share the practice of microdosing for mental health

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Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental conditions in the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that there are approximately 301 million people worldwide who are grappling with anxiety each day, making it more common than other mental illnesses. Anxiety can happen to anyone and come without warning. It's a reaction to excessive worry or fear and can happen as a result of traumatic life events past and present, fear of interacting in social settings. Genetics can also play a role. Here's what we know about the different types of anxiety disorders, their connections to genetics, and potential treatments.

Anxiety Disorders: Examining The Facts

Booneville, MS

Mississippi News Group

A Booneville man finds himself in jail after children in his care tested positive for drugs according to a press release from the Booneville Police. After being indicted by the Prentiss County Grand Jury, 22 year old Dustin Blade Asher of Booneville has been charged with Two Counts of Child Endangerment. This charge relates to two children in his care testing positive for drugs, according to the Boonevile police.

Booneville Man Arrested For Child Endangerment After Children Test Positive For Drugs

Having a severe case of Covid-19 appears to be linked with an increased risk of subsequent mental illness, including depression and anxiety disorders, and a new study finds that the association is strongest among people who were not vaccinated against the disease.

Covid tied to higher risk of depression, anxiety, PTSD and other conditions, with the unvaccinated most affected, study shows

Chronic pain is a debilitating long-term disease that can drastically affect a person’s quality of life. But with proper health care and access to treatment, people who deal with chronic pain can lead fulfilling and healthy lives that aren’t characterized by constant aches and tension. However, the lack of comprehensive healthcare in the United States and the unmet mental health requirements from the public sector mean that adults with pain could suffer unnecessarily.

Living With Chronic Pain: Unmet Mental Health Care Needs

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A young woman died from malnutrition due to having severe chronic fatigue syndrome, a coroner has concluded.Deborah Archer, the assistant coroner for Exeter, Plymouth, South Devon and Torbay, said Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, had died from natural causes “because of severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)”.Miss Boothby-O’Neill had suffered with ME for a decade before she died at home in Exeter in October 2021.An inquest in Exeter heard Miss Boothby-O’Neill had been admitted to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital three times that year for treatment for malnutrition.The 10-day hearing focused on the last few months of her life, by which time she...

Woman died from malnutrition due to ME, coroner finds

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Hays County EMS union improving mental health resources for medics

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