Column: Kathy Keeley named new leader of disabilities group AADD

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Keeley's clients have been across the United States and 20 countries worldwide including: the city of Las Vegas, the National Black Arts Festival, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Quality Care for Children and the Georgia Center for …
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Attention-Deficit Drugs Face New Campus Rules

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… of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Then, to get a prescription for Vyvanse, a standard treatment for A.D.H.D., she had to sign a formal contract — promising to submit to drug testing, to see a mental health professional every month and …
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Film Brings Addiction Front and Center

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“The Anonymous People,” sneak preview is sponsored by The Addiction Recovery Collaborative of Georgia. It features interviews … The American approach has put most of the burden of long-term addiction treatment on anonymous, free, 12-step programs.
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FDA urged to place warnings on powerful drugs to protect newborns

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In a 2012 Journal of American Medical Association article, a group of physicians determined that treating a single newborn with NAS in 2009 cost approximately $ 53,400. While NAS is a treatable disease, the best course of action is to prevent the …
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