Help Yourself Line

Help Yourself Line is a free recorded information service from The Mental Health Association and The Memorial Hospital at Easton. The service provides a simple and anonymous way to obtain confidential information about subjects important to you and your family. If you have any questions or concerns with the Help Yourself Line contact Susan Sherman at 410-822-0444 or send an e-mail to ssherman@mhamdes.org. You can also request a hard copy of this directory to be mailed to you.

Instructions

• Scan the directory of messages that are available to you.  You can listen to as many messages as you wish.  This service is available for you and your family to use 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Call 410.819.6600 from any touch tone telephone.
• You will hear instruction telling you how to proceed. After that, press the numbers that correspond to the message that you want to hear.
• Be Ready! Have a pencil and paper ready to write down information that will be important to you.

AIDS

1101 What is AIDS?
1102  AIDS and Sexuality
1103  AIDS: Answers For Teens
1104  Am I At Risk for AIDS?
1105  HIV-Choosing A Doctor
1106  How Don't You Get AIDS?
1107  Living With HIV
1108  What Are The Symptoms of AIDS?
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Alcohol

1260  ALATEEN: Help For The Young Person
1261  Alcohol And Drugs Don't Mix
1262  Alcohol And Health
1263  Alcohol Facts For Young People
1264  Alcoholics Anonymous Other Groups
1265  Alcoholism: A Family Disease
1266  Alcoholism: Do I Have A Problem
1267  Alcoholism: What Is It?
1268  Being A Responsible Party Giver
1269  Codependency: What Is It?
1270  Drinking and Driving: A Deadly Combination
1271  Drinking While Pregnant
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Cocaine

1280  Crack Cocaine
1281  Facts About Cocaine
1282  Your Money or Your Life: Cocaine Takes Both
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Family Planning

1110  Birth Control-How Well Does It Really Work
1111  Birth Control: Which Method Is Best For Me?
1112  Birth Control Info For Men
1113  Condoms and Safer Sex
1114  Condoms, Contraceptive Foam & Suppositories
1115  Depo Provera
1116  Female Sterilization
1117  Fertility Awareness, Natural Family Planning
1118  Foam, Suppositories, Creams, Films & Jellies
1119  Health Risks With The IUD
1120  How To Take Your Birth Control Pills
1121  Is There A Safe Time of the Month?
1122  Morning After Pill
1123  Myths About Birth Control
1124  Norplant
1125  Problems With The Pill
1126  Starting A Family: Things To Consider
1127  The Cervical Cap
1128  The Diaphragm
1129  The Female Condom
1130  The IUD
1131  The Pill
1132  The Sponge
1133  Vasectomy
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Health & Fitness

1380  Aerobic Fitness
1381  All About Hypothermia
1382  Back Basics For People Who Sit
1383  Finding Time For Fitness
1384  Head Lice Information
1385  Head Lice Treatment
1386  Healthy Skin
1387  Heart Disease Prevention
1388  Setting Health Goals
1389  Understanding Your High Blood Pressure
1390  Using Food Labels
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Marijuana

1290  Are There Medical Uses For Marijuana?
1291  Is Marijuana Harmful To My Body?
1292  Marijuana: Fact & Fiction
1293  Marijuana: High Lasts Longer Than You Think
1294  Marijuana: Often Asked Questions
1295  Marijuana: The Mental Effects
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Mental Health, Stress & Depression

1350  Agoraphobia
1351  Bi-Polar Affective Disorder (Manic Depression)
1352  Coping With Stress
1353  Depression In Children & Adolescents
1354  Depression: Do I Have A Problem?
1355  Depression: What Is It?
1356  Eating For Less Stress
1357  Effects Of Anxiety
1358  Exercise: A Stress Control
1359  Helping Someone Who Is Depressed Tool
1360  Relaxation Techniques
1361  Stress Management
1362  Stress: Do I Have A Problem?
1363  Stress: What Is It?
1364  Suicide And The College Student
1365  Suicide Warning Signals
1366  Suicide: Facts & Myths
1367  Suicide: Helping Those Left Behind
1368  Teenage Suicide
1369  Understanding Stress in Young People
1370  Your Mind As A Stress Manager
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Messages for Older People

1250  How To Choose a Nursing Home
1251  How To Survive The Loss of a Loved One
1252  It It Time For a Nursing Home?
1253  Psychology of Aging: Myths & Realities
1254  Retirement
1255  Senility
1256  Successful Aging
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Nutrition, Diet & Weight Control

1400  A Well Balanced Diet
1401  Anorexia Nervosa: What Is It?
1402  Are You Overweight Or Over Fat?
1403  Bulimia
1404  Causes Of Obesity
1405  Compulsive Overeating: What Is It?
1406  Diet and Cancer
1407  Dietary Fat & Cholesterol: The Difference
1408  Exercise and Diet
1409  Fast Foods: Consider Your Choices
1410  Fiber In Your Diet
1411  Fight Osteoporosis: Bone Up On Calcium
1412  Learning Habits For Lasting Weight Control
1413  Need to Lose 10-15 lbs?
1414  Nutrition For Athletes
1415  Preventing Diet Relapse
1416  Sensible Weight Loss
1417  Shaking The Salt Habit
1418  Sports Nutrition: Energy Sources
1419  Sugar Or Artificial Sweetener?
1420  Understand Your Blood Cholesterol Level
1421  Using Food Labels
1422  Wise Weight Management
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Other Drugs

1300  Anabolic Steroids
1301  Barbiturates and Other Downers
1302  Caffeine: Friend Or Foe?
1303  Crank Labs
1304  Crank: Concern Of The Town
1305  Designer Drugs Aren't Fashionable
1306  Heroin and Other Opiates
1307  ICE: Smokable Methamphetamine
1308  Inhalants...Sniffing & Huffing
1309  LSD And Other Hallucinogens
1310  MDMA: A Drug Called Ecstasy
1311  PCP..It Really Is That Bad
1312  Pregnancy: Drugs And Your Baby
1313  Speed Still Kills
1314  Valium, Librium & Sleeping Pills
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Parenting

1430  Anger Control Problems
1431  Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
1432  Child Abuse: Emotional
1433  Child Abuse: Neglect
1434  Child Abuse: Physical
1435  Child Abuse: Sexual
1436  Child Day Care: Questions To Ask
1437  Children and Anxiety
1438  Children and Depression
1439  Children and Divorce
1440  Children and Household Chores
1441  Children and Moving
1442  Children and Reactions To Death
1443  Children and Stepfamilies
1444  Children and Television
1445  Children and Temperament Styles
1446  Children and Thumb Sucking
1447  Children and Two Parent Working Families
1448  Common Sense Parenting: Bedtime Routines
1449  Common Sense Parenting: Dinner Time
1450  Controlling Temper Tantrums
1451  Discipline Part 1-Paying Attention,
         Ignoring, Punishing
1452  Discipline Part 2-Using Time Out
1453  Effective Use of TV In The Home
1454  Encopresis or Soiling
1455  Enuresis or Wetting/Bedwetting
1456  Fears and Phobias
1457  Giving Effective Commands To Your Child
1458  Helping Children With Morning Routines
1459  Household Responsibilities One Approach
1460  Hurried Children: Growing Up Too Fast
1461  Making Your Child More Independent
1462  Parent-Child Interaction & How To Improve It
1463  Self Control
1464  Shyness
1465  Single Parenting: Today's Challenge
1466  Stealing
1467  Teenage Party Guide For Parents
1468  Am I a Good Parent?
1469  Talking Things Over With Your Teenager
1470  Call The Teacher: Questions To Ask
1484  Talking With Your Children
1485  Children of Divorce
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Personal Growth

1510  Achievement: Words Of Wisdom
1511  Are You Tired Of Being A Teenager?
1512  Being A Role Model
1513  Belonging To The Community
1514  Building Self-Image
1515  But Not Everyone's Doing It
1516  Cooperating: Me, Myself & Others
1517  Decision Making
1518  Friends: People I'm Proud Of
1519  Gangs Or Groups: The Decision Is Yours
1520  Goal Setting
1521  How To Follow Directions
1522  I'm A Winner
1523  Leadership: We All Have It
1524  Needs And Wants
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Pregnancy/Options/Prenatal Care

1160  Adoption
1161  Changes During Pregnancy
1162  Drinking While Pregnant
1163  Early Abortion
1164  Feeding Your Baby
1165  Genetic Counseling
1166  Good Nutrition & Pregnancy
1167  Infertility
1168  Men and Abortion
1169  Pregnancy And Your Options
1170  Pregnancy Danger Signs
1171  Pregnancy: Drugs and Your Baby
1172  Prenatal Care
1173  Symptoms Of Pregnancy
1174  Teenage Pregnancy & Nutrition
1175  Teenage Pregnancy: Parents Too Soon
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Rape/Sexual Abuse/Harassment

1180  Acquaintance Rape
1181  Date Rape
1182  Incest Information for Teens and Young Adults
1183  Men Who Batter Their Partners
1184  Rape: The Survivor
1185  Rape: What Is It?
1186  Sexual Harassment: What Is It?
1187  Women Who Are Battered
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Reasons for Young People To Say No

1320  Good Reasons For Saying "No"
1321  Say No To Alcohol
1322  Say No To Cocaine
1323  Say No To Depressants
1324  Say No To Hallucinogens
1325  Say No To Inhalants
1326  Say No To Marijuana
1327  Say No To PCP
1328  Say No To Stimulants
1329  Say No To Tobacco
1330  Saying "No" To Drugs Is The Adult Thing To Do
1331  Three Steps To Say "No"
1332  Ways For A Young Adult To Say "No"
1333  When It's Hard To Say "No"
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Reproductive Health Care

1140  Bladder Infections In Women
1141  Breast Cancer
1142  Breast Cancer Risk
1143  Breast Self-Exam
1144  Information For Men
1145  Information For Women
1146  Dietary Management of PMS
1147  Douching: Is It Really Necessary
1148  Endometriosis
1149  Fibroid Tumors
1150  Menstruation
1151  Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/PID
1152  Premenstrual Syndrome(PMS)
1153  Testicular Cancer and Self Exam
1154  The Pelvic Exam
1155  Vaginal Discharge and Infection
1156  What Is A Pap Smear?
1157  Menopause
1158  Abstinence
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Safety

1240  Car Safety For Teens
1241  Feeling Safe At School
1242  Latchkey Safety: Information For Kids
1243  Latchkey Safety: Information For Parents
1244  Running Away
1245  Seat Belts: Getting It Together
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School Issues (Specific Child Development Issues)

1471  Children and Giftedness
1472  Children and Grade Retention
1473  Children and Grades
1474  Children and Reading
1475  Children and Study Skills
1476  Helping With Homework
1477  Helping Your Children In School
1478  Homework: Skills For A Lifetime
1479  Informal Assessment of Your
         Child's Educational Progress
1480  The Parent-Teacher Conference:
         A Guide For Parents
1481  Understanding Standardized Tests & Scores
1482  When Should My Child Begin School?
1483  Who Can Help Your Child In School?
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Self-Esteem, Assessment & Help

1490  Can I "Spot" A Drug User?
1491  Compulsive Gambling
1492  Do I Have A Chemical Problem?
1493  Drug Abuse Information: For Parents Only
1494  Drug Addiction: Do I Have A Problem?
1495  How Do You Know If You're Hooked?
1496  Is My Child At High Risk?
1497  Is Our Home Part Of The Problem?
1498  Is There A Chemical Problem In Our House?
1499  Self-Help Options
1500  What If A Loved One Has A Chemical Problem?
1501  What Is A "Self-Help" Group?
1502  What To Do If Your Child Has A Drug Problem
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Sexuality

1200  Boys Ask: "What Is Normal"?
1201  Common Sexual Problems and Concerns
1202  Girls Ask: "What Is Normal"?
1203  Homosexuality
1204  How to Talk To Your Child About Sex
1205  Masturbation
1206  Saying "NO" To Sex
1207  Sex Education & Family Values
1208  Teenage Sexual Concerns
1209  Ten Reasons NOT To Have Sex
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

1220  What Is An STD?
1221  Chlamydia
1222  Genital Warts
1223  Gonorrhea & NGU
1224  Hepatitis B
1225  Herpes
1226  Pubic Lice (Crabs)
1227  STD's: How to Protect Yourself
1228  Syphilis
1229  The "Other" STD's
1230  Trichomoniasis
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Tobacco

1340  Are You Ready To Quit Smoking?
1341  Cigarettes, Pipes & Snuff: It's All The Same
1342  Clove Cigarettes
1343  Effects Of Cigarette Smoke On Non-Smokers
1344  How To Quit Smoking
1345  Smokeless Tobacco
1346  Why Should I Quit Smoking?
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Directory

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AIDS Alcohol Cocaine Family Planning Health & Fitness Marijuana Mental Health, Stress &
Depression Messages for Older
People Nutrition, Diet & Weight
Control Other Drugs Parenting Personal Growth Pregnancy/Options/
Prenatal Care Rape/Sexual
Abuse/Harassment Reasons for Young
People To Say No Reproductive Health Care Safety School Issues Self-Esteem, Assessment
& Help Sexuality Sexually Transmitted
Diseases Tobacco