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.
Every business owner wants outstanding employees, the kind who are highly motivated, work hard, and love their jobs. There is such a workforce in the United States, consisting of 7 million people eager to work for you. Theyâre people with developmental disabilities, a population that is 85 percent unemployed. When you hire them, says Peter Berns, CEO of The ARC, an advocacy organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, âYou will get individuals who are extraordinarily committed to being good employees.