Psychiatric Patients Given Smoking-Cessation Treatment Less Likely to Be

Psychiatric patients given smoking-cessation treatment less likely to be

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Aug. 15, 2013 — Patients who participated in a smoking-cessation program during hospitalization for mental illness were able to quit smoking and were less likely to be hospitalized again for their psychiatric conditions, according to a new study led …
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Addict's mom says more services are needed

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According to Daybreak Youth Services, 4 percent of teens admitted in 2008 for inpatient drug rehabilitation services in Clark County reported using heroin. By summer of 2012, that number spiked to 15 percent. There aren't enough treatment facilities …
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NC DHHS rolls out details of statewide telepsychiatry plan

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Through this program, we will be able to help hospitals struggling to meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs in their communities and connect people in underserved areas of our state to qualified behavioral health providers.” The ECU …
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