You definitely should not shop while you're drunk

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… to other impulse-control problems because the part of the brain that's involved — the reward center — is driven by both of those activities in slightly different ways," says David Sack, an addiction psychiatrist and CEO of Promises Treatment …
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The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder

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But even some of the field's longtime advocates say the zeal to find and treat every A.D.H.D. child has led to too many people with scant symptoms receiving the diagnosis and medication. The disorder is now the second most … Psychiatric breakdown and …
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Peoria Has Major Mental Health Needs: Analysis

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Mental health needs – psychiatric services, dual diagnoses (mental health and substance abuse) services and comprehensive mental health system; actions – supporting existing programs, help people pay for medication, and increase providers, especially …
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