APA Tryng to Declassify Pedophilia as a Mental Illness? – So the APA has held a meeting to discuss whether or not Pedophilia should still be classified as a mental illness. Here are my thoughts on this. Link to the …

 

State seeks suspension of doctors at Wagoner clinic

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“These types of aggressive prescribing practices can lead to diversion, abuse and addiction. … Armed with search warrants, officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Kokomo Police Department raided the Burlington and Kokomo clinics Feb.
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Feminists denounce Nicaragua's culture of impunity

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In 2011, the Ministry of Health reported 1,453 births delivered in public health clinics by mothers who hadn't yet celebrated their quinceañera. Even though each one of those girls was a rape victim by Nicaraguan legal standards, the feminists said …
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Nation must maintain mental health system, and the funding for it

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Connecticut State Representative David Yaccarino (R-North Haven) has an intriguing idea, based on Florida's Baker Act. Yaccarino's version essentially would mandate that residents who check into a clinic or hospital for drug addiction or mental health …
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Help is available: Methadone clinic treats addiction with chance for normalcy

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Withdrawal from opiate drugs such as heroin puts addicts into terrible sweats, induces nausea, diarrhea and intense abdominal pain, among other symptoms. The intensity of the withdrawal keeps many heroin addicts from kicking their dangerous habit.
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