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Demsrule86

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14. This is often a mental health issue...and a way for depressed folks to kill themselves. Out mental

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jan 21, 2018, 02:48 PM

Jan 2018

health infrastructure is non-existent. When my daughter became depressed, it was very difficult to get her help. She nearly died before we could get what was needed, and we have private insurance.

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1 Son, 4 Overdoses, 6 Hours [View all] DonViejo Jan 2018 OP

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Thanks tRump Abouttime Jan 2018 #2

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I have lost over a dozen former students to opiods. Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #5

Tired of biting my tongue ... gotta say this ...I know some will get angry....don't care if you do TheRealistRealist Jan 2018 #6

More than infuriating, it is tragic WhiteTara Jan 2018 #7

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Exactly..Huge double standards here.. HipChick Jan 2018 #10

Great post and I couldn't agree more..n/t monmouth4 Jan 2018 #12

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We may need to go back to making a form "commitment" possible. gulliver Jan 2018 #9

maybe the "parents" could stop enabling the "child" and leave him alone nt msongs Jan 2018 #11

This is often a mental health issue...and a way for depressed folks to kill themselves. Out mental Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #14