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Actionset Overview If your teen is using alcohol, tobacco, or other substances, take it seriously. One of the most important things you can do is to talk openly with your teen about the problem. Urge …
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Overview Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can happen after a traumatic event. This is a very upsetting event that you see or that happens to you or a loved one. …
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… At outpatient facilities, you come only during the day. How long you stay varies among … At outpatient facilities, you come only during the day. How long you stay varies among …
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… you choose for your teen needs to view substance use as a primary disease and not as … of substance use and the presence of other mental health or medical conditions. If you need to …
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Learning Center Learn about substance use disorders Using drugs or alcohol in a way that harms you or that leads you to harm others, like your family or friends, is called substance use disorder. It …
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… 102a What is harm reduction? Harm reduction is a public health approach to … substances) and drug policy. The aim of harm reduction is to support the health and …
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… disorder happens only to teens and younger adults. But people of all ages can have this disorder, including older adults. Older adults may use drugs, misuse …
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… substance use disorder also have a mental health condition. Doctors call this a dual … both conditions to fully recover. Mental health conditions that may occur with … depression or anxiety. Or people with mental health conditions may use substances to: Feel …
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… to health and social services Should families, caregivers and friends be concerned … or using substances for positive or social benefits, to having problems with substance … use HealthLinkBC File #118 Naloxone: Treating opioid overdose … What is harm …
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… The term "substance use" refers to the use of drugs or alcohol, and includes substances such … products Tobacco use Quitting smoking (HealthLinkBC File #30c) Risks of alternative … by the Ministry of Health. Here to Help Features personal stories and self-help …
