A Rising Tide of Substance Abuse

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Moreover, drug and alcohol abuse in older patients occurs alongside other medical and psychiatric illnesses. You cannot treat either problem in isolation. There is little doubt that we face a looming public mental health crisis in the aging population.
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Mathieu: LSU went to great lengths to help me in my treatment and recovery

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“LSU has a strong substance abuse program that tries to identify and assist in the treatment and long term recovery process of drug use and abuse, and it is a program we would put up against any in the country,” Alleva said. “Once a substance abuse …
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Inmates not always treated for addiction, mental illness

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Mentally ill inmates with drug addictions seeking help for their illnesses often are turned away from treatment because of their substance abuse problem and vice versa, Jungel said. When substance abuse counselors turn away drug addicts because of …
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