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Drug Rehabilitation, Addiction Treatment - RecoveryConnection.org.
Contact our confidential drug rehabilitation and addiction treatment helpline 24-hours a day.
www.recoveryconnection.org

Dual Diagnosis Treatment Information Website and Referrals
www.dual-diagnosis-treatment-center.com

National Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug Information
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847-2345
Toll Free: 800-729-6686
Phone: 301-468-2600
Fax: 301-468-6433
Email: info@health.org
URL: www.health.org
- provides current information and materials concerning alcohol and substance abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment
- offers a wide variety of mostly free services and publications
- publishes a bimonthly magazine "Prevention Pipeline"

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Information Center
National Mental Health Information Center
P.O. Box 42490
Washington, DC 20015
Toll Free: 800-799-2647
Fax: 301-984-8796
Email: ken@mentalhealth.org
URL: www.mentalhealth.org
- supports the Knowledge Exchange Network
- has online list of free and for-cost publications

Dual Recovery Anonymous
World Service Central Office
P.O. Box 218232
Nashville, TN 37221-8232
Toll Free: 877-883-2332
Fax: 615-673-7677
URL: www.draonline.org

This Week's Bipolar News

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How nature and nurture influence mental health
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Featured Article:

Best Things to Say to Depressed Loved One
By: David Oliver

If your loved one has bipolar disorder, there may be times that they will feel depressed.  You may not know what the right thing to say or do is during those times, and you certainly don't want to make things worse for them.

Following are some suggestions of things to say to encourage your loved one when they are feeling depressed:

• I love you! (you can never go wrong with this)
• I care about you and what is happening with you.
• I'm here if you want to talk about it.
• You're not alone in this.
• I'm not going to leave or abandon you.

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