Posts Tagged ‘substance abuse’
Dual Diagnosis: The Intersection Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse
June 23, 2017 – Mental health issues and substance abuse or addiction are often intertwined. About one third of people experiencing mental illness also struggle with substance abuse. It was common for decades to treat these issues separately. That began shifting, especially after a medical paper published in 2000 called for treating addiction like any…
Read MoreJournalist Sam Quinones Chronicles Opiate Addiction Across The United States
April 22, 2016 – Correspondent Megan Kamerick sits down this week with journalist Sam Quinones, author of “Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic,” to talk about the rise of heroin and opiate addiction across the United States and its impact on communities throughout New Mexico. Web Extra
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