Solving the Stigma and Preventing Suicide

Solving the stigma and preventing suicide
Filed under: substance abuse signs and symptoms
Depression is the leading cause of suicide and, when including people who also suffer from substance abuse issues such as alcoholism, depression accounts for over 75 percent of suicides. Depression is among the most treatable of mental illnesses, with … Read more on Taunton Daily Gazette

Utah mother charged with child abuse after baby shows signs of drug withdrawal …
Filed under: substance abuse signs and symptoms
A young mother has been charged with child abuse after giving birth to a drug-addicted son who was wracked with withdrawal pains when he was just six hours old. Summit County authorities charged Shea Renee Sheeran, 27, from Utah, on Friday, with two … Read more on Daily Mail