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What happens when police get basic understanding of drug addiction?
When cops learn about the effects of drugs on users mental health they are kind with the mentally ill they refer them correctly for rehabilitation
Drug addiction is a health problem. Somebody please tell the President.
President Rodrigo Duterte says shabu addicts can no longer be rehabilitated – an understanding that other countries had in the 1970s says a psychologist
Inside the brain of a drug user
Psychiatrists say the effect of drugs on the brain could be so damaging as to cause paranoia even months after a person has already stopped using the substance
War on drugs: Rehabilitation must be more than a knee-jerk reaction
But with more drug users surrendering by the day government cannot afford to tarry in providing much needed interventions for Filipinos who ve made the first step away from drugs
WATCH: Stars appeal for passage of a mental health law
Jasmine Curtis Smith Ian Veneracion Angel Aquino and more appear in PSA videos for the Philippine Psychiatric Association s call for the passage of a mental health law
Advocates push for comprehensive PH mental health law
The Philippines is home to over 100 million Filipinos yet there are only 690 psychiatrists and around 1 000 nurses working in psychiatric care
PH doctors say no to medical marijuana bill
Medical groups oppose House Bill 4477 which they say is contrary to the policy of the state to safeguard the well being of its citizenry
How to spot suicidal tendencies in your loved ones
As World Suicide Prevention Day is observed September 10, psychiatrists stress the need to dispel myths about suicide and to use media to help vulnerable individuals
Pork barrel guilt, sick pols, and other Miriam jokes
She'd rather be with psychiatrists than – her joke goes – the majority of mentally ill politicians who do not take their medication
How schools can help kids heal from disaster trauma
Conduct play and art therapy as well as psychological first aid experts say Teachers should get debriefing first so they can help take care of the kids
Mental health, infections main concerns in Tacloban City
Government and volunteer doctors have started getting reports of diarrhea cases too
Mandatory conference tackles 'Ryzza Mae Dizon Matter'
MTRCB secures guarantee to ensure the rights and dignity of child star
The whys of suicide
Families should provide a support system It is the best deterrent to suicide
