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Soda Linked to Aggression, Violence in Teens 27 Aug 2013 | 05:54 am
Consumption of soft drinks has increased sharply in the U.S. in the last few years. Doctors and nutritionists have known for some time that high consumption of soft drinks carries certain physical hea...
Spirituality and Recovery Workshop for Young Adults Introduced at Promises 21 Aug 2013 | 07:37 pm
Promises West L.A. introduces an experiential workshop led by Jim Savage, LCDC, to help young adults explore their spirituality and the role of spirituality in addiction recovery. Recognizing that ad...
Surgical Anesthesia Appears to Treat Drug-Resistant Depression 21 Aug 2013 | 06:54 pm
Treatment-resistant depression is a form of major depression marked by a poor response to the treatment options typically used to address depression symptoms. When depressed people fail to respond to...
Startling Report on Spike in Mental Health Woes Fuels Skepticism 19 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
Among both adults and children in the U.S., diagnoses of mental illness are on the rise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that nearly 20 percent of American child...
‘Bath Salts’ More Addictive Than Meth, Study Finds 17 Aug 2013 | 01:56 am
“Bath salts” is the common, collective nickname for a group of artificial, mind-altering drugs sold illegally or illicitly throughout various parts of the United States. All of these drugs contain at ...
Geriatric Alcoholism: A Story About Denial 16 Aug 2013 | 08:42 am
Let’s start off with full disclosure: I am a psychotherapist and have worked in addiction and mental health settings for a couple of decades. I am no stranger to identifying and naming alcoholism when...
Are Women Wired to Worry? 15 Aug 2013 | 08:22 am
More than 40 million Americans struggle with some form of anxiety disorder and women are more than twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with one. Having an anxiety disorder means coping with everyda...
Herbicides Tied to Depression in Farmers 14 Aug 2013 | 11:13 pm
Herbicides are plant poisons used in farming, and sometimes in backyard gardening, to kill weeds and other plants that are unwanted. If you use herbicides in your yard or to clean out the cracks in yo...
Promises and The Promises Foundation Celebrate Recovery Month with 8th Annual ‘Polo in the Palisades’ Charity Event 14 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm
In honor of Recovery Month, The Promises Foundation will host its 8th Annual Polo in the Palisades charity event to benefit Miriam’s House. On Sept. 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Will Rogers State Pa...
Nearly One-Quarter of Women Under ‘Extreme’ Stress, Survey Finds 14 Aug 2013 | 06:40 am
Stress is the general term for a natural reaction that occurs in the body and brain during moments of physical danger and/or emotional upset. From a biological perspective, this reaction is designed t...
