Drug Abuse

Bill Cirone: Warning Signs of Drug Use That All Parents Should Know
It can be tempting to hope the problem will take care of itself as a child matures, but when it comes to drug abuse, the earlier the intervention the more likely the outcome will be positive. — Bill Cirone is Santa Barbara County's superintendent of …
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Fewer Teenagers Carry Weapons After Counseling Intervention
Aiming to stem those trends, the investigators tested whether a stepped collaborative care intervention might help reduce risky behaviors, alcohol and drug use, PTSD, and depressive symptoms in a cohort of teenagers. That cohort was composed of 120 …
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Paul Gray's widow details his dark descent into drug addiction
After she and other relatives staged an intervention to confront Gray about his drug abuse, her husband fled to the TownePlace Suites hotel, she said. Mrs Gray said she didn't call police in case they found drugs she and her husband had in the house …
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‘Cannabis not as harmful as alcohol’
Two GPs who treat young people for drug addiction believe cannabis use should be decriminalised for both recreational and medicinal use and regulated rather than outlawed. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Question by : what’s wrong with being homosexual?
i’m not homosexual myself, but i am a supporter and this has always confused me.

i probably won’t convince anybody who thinks it’s not right, but i’ve learned that it’s not something that people control. it’s just the way their hormones were put together. i’ve heard people say, “it’s against the bible.” i havn’t heard that in the bible, all i’ve heard is of stories of a man and woman being married, which is the average idea in our world. however, i find nothing to be wrong . . .

another example would be if taking in a stray animal or even a lost child was against the law (which i don’t believe it is) wouldn’t you do it anyway? in roman times, being christian was against the law. people were still christian.    Read more...

Abuse, theft of prescription drugs on the rise, ND attorney general says
BISMARCK – Prescription drug abuse and theft are on the rise in North Dakota as children and thieves increasingly hunt for unused medications in medicine cabinets and bathroom drawers, with some burglars going so far as to target homes of the recently deceased, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Repeat drug users should not have to face court – Sedqa
“Abuse should be against the law but not lead to criminal proceedings. “This just isn't working,” he said, although he accepted that some form of social repercussion was needed. “I do not agree with drug use leading to criminal sentencing. This does …
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Higher Potency Does Not Mean More Addiction to Marijuana
They have realized that people who smoke more potent forms of pot are no more likely to get addicted than people who smoke weaker varieties of it. The levels of THC, one inhales while smoking pot, does not affect the addiction. Interestingly, the style …
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic Huffington Post Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how … AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record Rahall convenes meeting on W.Va. drug problemsMarietta Times all 46 news articles »

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Read more... Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drug–abuse problem is now evident in state statistics: Both Mercer County and neighboring McDowell County have some of the highest rates for drug overdoses and drug-related health problems.