Depression Treatment and Adolescent Drug Abuse

Depression Treatment and Adolescent Drug Abuse – Treating adolescents for major depression can also reduce their chances of abusing drugs later on, a secondary benefit found in a five-year study of nearly 200 youths at 11 sites across the United States, according to a Duke University study. Here, lead author John Curry, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, discusses the findings. Press release: today.duke.edu

STATE: Substance abuse bill would allow forced treatment

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

Last year the Michigan Department of Community Health reported that more than 14,000 people checked themselves out of substance abuse treatment centers against staff advice. That's nearly one in every three patients who checked into a clinic.
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