Behavioral health workers gather to learn about gambling addiction
A handful of representatives from local social work, behavioral health and faith organizations gathered in a conference room at Stephens Memorial Hospital on Thursday to learn more about problem gambling at a training sponsored by Healthy Oxford Hills.
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Ashley Gibson's THE LIFE IS SWEET PROJECT in Support of the CAMH …
Originally developed as a cabaret show in honour of her mother, Ashley performed the show to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of her mother's suicide in February 1998 and also in support of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
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Better care sought for mentally ill inmates
Before the new jail was built and a $ 3-million annual partnership struck with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the identification and treatment of inmates was done by correctional staff and did not provide in-depth screening for mental …
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Parental Marijuana Use Linked to Heroin Addiction in Offspring
… drug addiction and compulsive behavior. Scientists discovered that exposing adolescent rats to THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, can lead to molecular and behavioral changes in the next generation of …
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