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Study Questions Effectiveness of Therapy for Suicidal Teenagers

Study Questions Effectiveness of Therapy for Suicidal Teenagers

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Published: January 8, 2013. Most adolescents who plan or attempt suicide have already received at least some mental health treatment, raising questions about the effectiveness of current approaches to helping troubled youths, according to the largest …
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Wanted: Drug-Free Workers

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But in parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia—a region undergoing an industrial transformation driven by shale gas—employers and others say widespread drug use, particularly the abuse of prescription drugs, is affecting hiring. Enlarge …
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Santa Rosa killer eludes police search

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Vawter had not seen her daughter for several months before she learned Wooldridge had left a Humboldt County treatment center and headed for Santa Rosa, hoping to find some additional services to address drug abuse and emotional problems.
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Drug clinic says it will open despite objections

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Bryan Bucklew, president of the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association and a leader of opposition to the clinic, said it isn't reasonable to compare the proposed stand-alone Ludlow Street clinic to Crossroads' office as part of the University of …
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