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What happens to your brain when you take drugs?
Drugs are made of chemicals, many similar to the chemicals already in our system. Drugs alter the way nerve cells normally send, receive, and process information. They do this by (1) imitating the brain’s natural more
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Never Fear, the New D.S.M. Won’t “Create More Addicts”
Never fear, the new D.S.M. will not cause more people to be diagnosed with addiction. Instead, more people who may not yet be addicted will be able to access very inexpensive but proven effective treatment earlier and easier.
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New Fitness Studio for Teen Girls at Phoenix House Academy of Los Angeles
Women Helping Youth, a new community partner for Phoenix Houses of Los Angeles, has generously approved a grant to establish the Women Helping Youth Fitness Studio at Phoenix House Academy in Lake View Terrace, CA.
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Military taking steps to limit use of antipsychotics for PTSD
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports about the Pentagon’s recent steps to limit the use of powerful antipsychotic medicines to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in U.S. military personnel.
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