The antidote to acetaminophen overdose is N-acetylcysteine (NAC). It is most effective when given within 8 hours of ingesting acetaminophen. Indeed, NAC can prevent liver failure if given early enough. For this reason, it is absolutely necessary that poisoning be recognized, diagnosed, and treated as early as possible.
1 Individuals with a mental illness are much less likely to be employed. 2  25 Unemployment rates are as high as 70% to 90% for people with the most severe mental illnesses. 3  26. 4  In any given week, at least 500,000 employed Canadians are unable to work due to mental health problems. People with a mental illness are twice as likely to have a substance use problem compared to the general population. 2  At least 20% of people with a mental illness have a co-occurring substance use problem. 3  4 For people with schizophrenia, the number may be as high as 50%. 4  5.
$34,750. The median annual wage for mental health counselors was $40,080 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $25,430, and the top 10 percent earned more than $66,630.ental health counselors and marriage and family therapists help people manage and overcome mental and emotional disorders and problems with their family and relationships. They listen to clients and ask questions, to help the clients understand their problems and develop strategies to improve their lives.