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PTSD and Substance Abuse

PTSD and substance use often go together. Many people turn to drugs, alcohol, or nicotine to try to cope with symptoms of PTSD. However, substances can make existing PTSD symptoms worse or even lead to Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Alcohol and drugs can affect health, relationships, work and education, whether

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depression

Ways To Help Someone With Depression

What is depression? Everyone has bad days, sometimes day stretch into difficult weeks or months, perhaps as a result of divorce, redundancy or chronic illness. Feeling low might be part of these experiences, a major depressive episode is not just sadness. It is a common mental health problem, which can

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PTSD

PTSD is not a risk factor for heart disease

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, has previously been associated with major forms of cardiovascular disease However, research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association on the 13th of February 2019 shows that PTSD is not an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The authors outlined that comorbid conditions explain the association

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Anniversaries of Traumatic Events Can Be Tough.

For many January is a difficult time of the year, as it marks the anniversary of many tragic events, such as the 2019–2020 Australian bushfire season – Black Summer.  The 20th of January is a difficult time of the year  for some (Marking a car attack  in 2017, on Bourke

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