Weill Cornell Medical College Psychiatry February 2, 2003 Depression and Suicide More than 90 percent of people who commit suicide have a diagnosable mental disorder - most commonly a depressive disorder or a substance abuse disorder. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the highest Continue Reading …
Archives for February 2003
Study: Girls More Easily Addicted to Drugs
Associated Press – 2/05/03 by DEVLIN BARRETT WASHINGTON (AP) - Young girls and women are more easily addicted to drugs and alcohol, have different reasons than boys for abusing substances and may need single-sex treatment programs to beat back their addictions, according to a study released Wednesday, February 5, 2003. “They get hooked faster, Continue Reading …
Filed Under: Hormonal Honeys, Puberty, Science, Social/Political, Teens, Women's Health, Women's Politics Tagged With: Puberty
BIG DIFFERENCES IN WHY GIRLS AND BOYS USE CIGARETTES, ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
Center for Alcohol and Substance Abuse (CASA) February 5, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CASA‘s new report calls for nationwide overhaul in prevention and treatment program WASHINGTON, D.C. – Girls and young women use cigarettes, alcohol and other drugs for reasons different from boys, their signals and situations of higher risk differ and they are Continue Reading …
Filed Under: Hormonal Honeys, Psychology, Puberty, Science, Social/Political, Teens, Women's Health, Women's History, Women's Politics
