Articles filed under Mental Health
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What stresses teens in the suburbs? School, competition, peersJan 30, 2018 12:00 am - A survey of nearly 4,700 suburban seventh- and tenth-graders determined the top three sources of their stress: School, competition and peers. Not necessarily surprising...
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Edward-Elmhurst Health presciptions for strong opioids come with naloxone orderJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - A prescription for a strong dose of opioid pain relievers from one suburban health network now comes with something else: a doctor's order to get a backup medication in ...
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Stigma still stopping opioid users from seeking naloxoneJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - A drug that can reverse the breathing suppression caused by an opioid overdose is now available at 135 Illinois pharmacies or drug education centers that have a standing...
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After a naloxone revival, hospital protocol is to just let opioid addicts goJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - In a hospital emergency department, someone who has been revived from an opioid overdose using the reversal drug naloxone sometimes can be a relatively low-priority case...
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Opioid antidote saves lives, but overdose survivors still need helpJan 27, 2018 12:00 am - Even lifesaving drugs have limits. That's the warning from some public health experts raising concerns over misperceptions about the opioid overdose reversal drug nalox...
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Glenbard Parent Series to offer programs on mental health Jan. 31Jan 16, 2018 10:00 pm - The Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families will host two presentations with Shimi Kang, MD, an award-winning physician, researcher, and author on huma...
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How professor developed a survey to explain Naperville students' stressJan 15, 2018 4:40 am - When nearly 5,000 Naperville students took a survey to determine the sources of their stress, many wrote heartfelt answers to free-response questions. "The kids would sa...
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How animal-assisted therapy helps students cope with anxietyDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: This is the latest in Suburban Education Lab, an occasional series focusing on innovative programs at suburban schools, colleges and universities tac...
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'Corey's Goal' aims to educate schools on disciplinary issuesDec 23, 2017 12:00 am - Nearly a year after their son's meeting with Naperville North High School officials, which led to his suicide, Corey Walgren's family is taking action to prevent it from...
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Editorial: Shared police social worker could be model ideaDec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - Good cops must have some social-work skills to be effective. Being a good listener, dispensing sound advice, knowing when to use patience or a firm hand to defuse tense ...