Substance use disorder treatment for workers without health insurance promotes safe and productive workplaces

Feb 052010
 

Substance use disorder treatment for workers without health insurance promotes safe and productive workplaces
An estimated 3 million full-time workers in America without health insurance (16.3 percent of all full-time workers without health care insurance) needed substance use treatment in the past year according to a national survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Levels of need were particularly high among those in this category who were aged 18 to …

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Tips for coping with seasonal affective disorder

Jan 272010
 

Tips for coping with seasonal affective disorder
The information below was inadvertently omitted from a story in Monday’s Variety section. Try light therapy first. Purchase a 10,000-lux light for your home. Place it about 24 inches from your body for about a half-hour each morning while you eat breakfast or read the paper.

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