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Increasing Marijuana Use in High School Is Reported

Increasing Marijuana Use in High School Is Reported
A new federal report shows that the percentage of American high school students who smoke marijuana is slowly rising, while the use of alcohol and almost every other drug is falling. The report raises concerns that the relaxation of restrictions on …
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Richland company offers drug test kits to parents
"It could go a long way in harming a relationship," said Susie Wells, a nurse at Chiawana and New Horizons high schools in Pasco. School, health care and law enforcement officials said there could be a benefit to testing kids suspected of drug use. Or …
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Do Leftists Think That if They Get “universal” Health Care, Hillary and Obama Will Wait in Line With Them?

Question by The Oft-Suspended RP McMurphy: Do leftists think that if they get “universal” health care, Hillary and Obama will wait in line with them?
I suppose they do, that while they’re on the wait list for gall bladder surgery that might or might not happen before they die, that Hillary and Obama will be patiently waiting as well. Of course they will be, right?

Best answer:

Answer by Bob W
Just wait and see how much it costs when it is “free”

Answer by C’est Pas Vrai!
Do I give a crap? I’ll have healthcare, which will make me happy. Do you get to chill with Bush in the waiting room now under our awesome current health care policy? (which is LAST IN THE WORLD OF ALL INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS!)

War on Drugs Shifts: Health Care Law Expands Coverage for Substance Abuse … – Chattanooga Times Free Press

War on drugs shifts: Health care law expands coverage for substance abuse … – Chattanooga Times Free Press

War on drugs shifts: Health care law expands coverage for substance abuse
Chattanooga Times Free Press
He said the law signals a shift in how addiction recovery is viewed: Not as "luxury" or an "add-on," but as treatment for a serious illness. Tennessee consistently lands at or near the top of national rankings of prescription drug abuse, with rates

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Drug abuse appears to foster brain changes that resemble schizophrenia – News-Medical.net


Headlines & Global News

Drug abuse appears to foster brain changes that resemble schizophrenia
News-Medical.net
The paper will be published Dec. 16 in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin. In the U.S., marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug and young adults have the highest — and growing — prevalence of use. Decriminalization of the drug may lead to
Teen pot use could hurt brain and memory, new research suggestsNBCNews.com
Heavy marijuana users have abnormal brain structure and poor memoryMedical Xpress
Heavy Usage of Marijuana Increases Chances of Schizophrenia, Leads to Headlines & Global News

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War on Drugs Shifts: Health Care Law Expands Coverage for Substance Abuse, Mental Illness

War on drugs shifts: Health care law expands coverage for substance abuse, mental illness
Tennessee may be able to open another front in its war against rampant prescription drug abuse through a rule under the new federal health care law requiring health insurance plans to cover substance abuse treatment. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Heavy marijuana users have abnormal brain structure and poor memory
( Northwestern University ) Teens who were heavy marijuana users had abnormal changes in their brains related to memory and performed poorly on memory tasks, reports a new study. The brain abnormalities and memory problems were observed in the subjects' early twenties, two years after they stopped smoking marijuana, possibly indicating long-term effects. Memory-related structures in their brains … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 


 

Futsal Raises Awareness of Drug Abuse

Futsal raises awareness of drug abuse
KENINGAU: Competing in futsal sport is part of a health care program that promotes physical fitness and mental […] Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Can I Get My Teacher in Trouble for Professing His Faith?

Question by John Smith: Can I get my teacher in trouble for professing his faith?
He said to me, “This is why I don’t think atheists have any excuse for being moral,” and “if you’re an atheist, you’re more likely to not have a problem with drug abuse.”
I was considering sending an anonymous letter to the main office.
This is a public school, and if my other, atheist, more secular teacher can’t tell us about his beliefs(I found out through investigation), then this teacher should have just as equal boundaries and restrictions.

Best answer:

Answer by Mister Cool
Yes,

do it!

Answer by K
your going to here ppl say things you dont agree with your whole life. reporting them isnt going to change what he thinks or anyone else, its just rabble rousing. grow up my friend