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Question by lucaskitt: How can we stop young people taking drugs?
Found this on the BBC website in the section where the general public (God forbid) can give their own views. For instance: Added: Wednesday, 18 April, 2007, 08:44 GMT 09:44 UK ” 1.Hang Drug Smugglers 2.Flog Drug Dealers 3.Sorted! James Sorrie, Corby, What the hell, is this really how uneducated and simpleminded the public are. How is it that Alcohol and tobacco (the main killers) are never an issue but cannibis and ecstasy are seen as the roots of all evil. Anybody with any intelligence should be able to see that changing your state of mind with toxins is evident through out the animal kingdom. The fact that a simple few abuse these substances is not a valid excuse to start a ban drugs revolution (another line used by the stupid). ……oh well over to u guys….

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Talita Cumi Drug & Alcohol Rehab Center – Talita Cumi, a men’s drug and alcohol rehab center in Antigua, Guatemala. The center is supported by The God’s Child Project (La Asociacion Nuestros Ahijados…

Seattle Seahawks Brandon Browner suspended indefinitely for violating …
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner was suspended indefinitely by the NFL on Wednesday for violating the league's substance abuse policy. The suspension is the second in two seasons for Browner. He was suspended four games last season …
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Alleged Canada Day bomb plotters head back to court
In July, friends told the Vancouver Sun the couple battled with substance abuse, went paintballing and lived on welfare in a Kennedy Heights basement suite. At the time of their arrest, landlord Shanti Thaman said the two had lived in the house in the …
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Rampant Prescription Drug Abuse Demands New Controls (Op-Ed)
Scott Krakower, D.O., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at North Shore-LIJ's Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, N.Y. He is also assistant professor of psychiatry at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine.He contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Rates of prescription drug abuse are quite alarming, and such abuse may now lead the country in … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Portland Defender Of Sex-Abuse Victims Passes Away
Portland attorney Kelly Clark, who made a career defending victims of sexual abuse, passed away Tuesday at the age of 56. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

League suspends Seattle's Browner indefinitely
RENTON, Wash. — The NFL suspended Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner indefinitely on Wednesday for violations of the league’s substance-abuse policy. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results    Read more...

Seahawks CB Brandon Browner suspended indefinitely for violations of the NFL’s drug policy
RENTON, Wash. — The NFL suspended Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner indefinitely on Wednesday for violations of the league’s substance-abuse policy. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Plan aims to prevent suicide, drug use
• There is one suicide death on Guam every two weeks. • Tobacco kills at least one person on Guam every day. • The top three causes of death on Guam are all tobacco related. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Spice added to military’s random-urinalysis drug-test list
As of Monday, the Defense Department says it is conducting random urine testing for spice, an illegal synthetic marijuana-like drug. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

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Seahawks' Browner nixes offer to shorten ban, will continue appeal
A nearly three-month reduction from what's supposed to be a one-year ban for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy was not a sweet enough deal for Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner, who recently turned down the offer and will continue …
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Man admits sexually and physically abusing teenage girl
A 43-year-old man has admitted sexually and physically abusing a 15-year-old girl over a three-year period from April 2006. The defendant, who cannot be named, admitted a total of 19 charges at Londonderry Crown Court, including indecent assault.
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Man charged with sexual abuse against teenage girl
Athens Police arrested a man they said sexually abused a teenage girl. Marcos Cortez was arrested Wednesday night and charged on one count of second-degree sexual abuse. He is accused of subjecting a 13-year-old girl to sexual contact. Police received …
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Private Tutor, Coach Accused of Sexual Abuse of Teenage Girl
A private tutor and coach committed sex offenses with a teenager girl, according to Montgomery County police. Montgomery County Public Schools reported to police in November that a man hired by parents to tutor and coach their children had …
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