Posts Tagged ‘health issues’
How Can I Get My Druggie Friend to Lay Off Pot?
Question by Ashleigh: How can i get my druggie friend to lay off pot?
He’s 13 and he does drugs ALOT and he thinks he’s gonna die soon i rly care about him (as more than a friend) and don’t want anything bad to happen to him but he’s so frickin stubborn
Best answer:
Answer by Mohammed Khalaf
Your friend may be taking drugs as a symptom of a larger problem. He may be depressed or have mental health issues. He may be taking drugs to deal with this problem because in his state of mind he may not see any other option. I think this is probable, especially if his reason is because he does not have enough strength and sees no other solution.
Is Cocaine Not a Drug? Am I a Drug Addict if I Do Coke Once in Awhile, Then?
Question by Math Genius Maka: Is Cocaine not a drug? Am I a drug addict if I do coke once in awhile, then?
Thought not. Stupid conservatives and fundies, making everything into a drug. If I want to snort a little coke with my cat once in awhile, I guess that’s my own business.
Best answer:
Answer by Scrooge Jones
Indeed it is your own business, so if you’ve already establish’d this why are you asking this?
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Students issue new type of S.O.S. to help prevent teen suicide
WITH GOOD REASON WE WORRY ABOUT ALCOHOL, DRUGS, FOR OUR CHILDREN. DID YOU KNOW THAT SUICIDE IS THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN AGE 10 AND 24? NOW, LAKE ORION HIGH SCHOOL IS TRYING TO STOP THE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL HEALTH … Read more on WDIV Detroit
2 Staten Island Hospitals to Host Forums on Prescription Drug Abuse – SILive.com
2 Staten Island hospitals to host forums on prescription drug abuse – SILive.com
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2 Staten Island hospitals to host forums on prescription drug abuse
SILive.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – To help stem prescription drug abuse on Staten Island, those who prescribe the drugs will hold two forums next month to discuss ways they can help reverse the epidemic. Opioid painkillers — which include drugs like oxycodone and … |
Increasing problem of prescription drug abuse among youth – Science Daily (press release)
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Increasing problem of prescription drug abuse among youth
Science Daily (press release) "While much research has examined factors associated with overall substance use among youth, relatively few studies have specifically investigated risk factors, protective factors and sex/grade differences for youth involvement in nonmedical … |
Stivers: Drug abuse leads to more crime – Chillicothe Gazette
Spike in New Parent Mental Health Issues
Spike in new parent mental health issues
Most of the disorders experienced by parents with mental health problems were related to drug abuse, but there were also big increases in stress-related and psychotic disorders. The proportion of Aboriginal children born to mothers with a prior mental … Read more on The West Australian
Crises in SA: Situation normal (you know the rest)
I would commend him for having taken along Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini, because many of the problems in such areas are also ascribed to a breakdown in families, alcohol abuse and children's exposure to violence and drugs at an … Read more on Mail & Guardian Online
Week of Events Aimed at Reducing Drug Abuse, Suicide – Daily Herald – Daily Herald
Week of events aimed at reducing drug abuse, suicide – Daily Herald – Daily Herald
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Week of events aimed at reducing drug abuse, suicide – Daily Herald
Daily Herald Prescription drug abuse, underage drinking, mental illness and suicide are prevalent and growing, even in Utah County. As part of the National Prevention Week, the Utah County Health Department is partnering with organizations throughout the county to … |
Hospital treats drug-addict babies: Prescription use by moms rising – The Courier-Journal
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Hospital treats drug-addict babies: Prescription use by moms rising
The Courier-Journal The baby is one of many infants born dependent on drugs. He is being treated at East Tennessee Children's Hospital in Knoxville, where doctors and nurses are on the front lines fighting the nation's prescription drug epidemic. Drug abuse in the state … Hospital Treats Drug-Dependent Babies – KWTX.com |
Barking Dogs Owned by Felon Criminal With History of Drug Abuse & “Mental Health Issues”
Barking Dogs owned by felon criminal with history of drug abuse & “mental health issues” – Barking Dogs owned by convicted felon criminal (for drug dealing) with history of drug abuse and “mental health issues”
More Treatment, Less War: The White House Drug Policy Reform
The team started by identifying program clients and creating a comparison group. To achieve similarity of the groups, they matched by five variables (substance abuse treatment history, arrest history, employment history, Medicaid utilization, and … Read more on Huffington Post (blog)
Jackson promoter case due in court
But AEG claims that Jackson had a history of drug abuse long before the singer met Murray, hired to care for him before and during the shows at London's O2 Arena. "AEG had legal duties to Michael Jackson to treat him safely and to not put him in harm's … Read more on The Australian