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Drug addicts can be fined or jailed for evading medical treatment – law
MOSCOW, November 25 (RAPSI) – President Vladimir Putin has signed a law giving courts the right to oblige drug addicts and drug users to receive medical treatment and also introducing administrative punishment for evading treatment and rehabilitation.
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Question by Laura: What does the term “chronic addiction” mean to you? What images do you get when you hear this term?
If a doctor writes the term “chronic addiction” into a patient’s chart, what would you think of that patient? What sort of person do you think a person with a “chronic addiction” diagnosis might be? What impressions will other doctors get of the patient if they see this term in the chart?

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Answer by PINKY
Chronic just means ongoing. A disease or illness that will continue without medical treatment. As far as what other doctors may think, well was it a chronic drug addiction? Is so they will probably never prescribe you drugs like those unless absolutely neccessary.

Answer by gaurdianangelic
because i am a psychology major the first thing i would have to cosider is where it is that i work but to anwer your question    Read more...

Question by Rockforce3: What is the controversy over ADHD and drug-related issues?
im writing an essay on “ADHD and drug issues”. after research, i now realize im in way over my head. can someone please explain this controversy to me so i can make a viewpoint? thanks

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Answer by Charles H
Controversy over AD/HD is not because of one thing; there are quite a few controversial decisions related to the disorder. One reason is because the disorder was only labeled recently. 40 years ago, no one would have heard of AD/HD- people with the disorder were seen as “hyper kids” or someone with learning problems.
Treating the disorder, has only been seen in the past 30 or so years. they’re still researching treatments and only started prescribing medications under strict rules. Dosages, proper medication, causes and basically everything about the disorder are still being looked into.. treatments for AD/HD are young and still being looked into.    Read more...

Operation Street Smart comes to Lake County to provide latest tactics, trends …
Attendees learned more about physiological effects of drug abuse/addiction, drug-related street slang and terminology, and ways abusers and addicts access their drugs and camouflage their behaviors. Bain and Powell want anyone who interacts with … Read more on News-Herald.com

Zolpidem-Related ER Visits Have Increased Sharply
The number of people seeking emergency medical treatment for the adverse effects of sleep medications containing zolpidem has risen dramatically in recent years, according to a new federal report. Zolpidem is the active ingredient in several of the … Read more on Huffington Post

FDA Rejects Endo Petition To Protect Its Opana Painkiller
The drugmaker hoped the FDA would only approve generics that contain data demonstrating such a drug is similarly “crush-resistant” as the newer, reformulated Opana ER (you can read the citizen peitition here). In effect, Endo was hoping to convince the … Read more on Forbes    Read more...

Woman fined RM1,700 for drug abuse
MIRI: A 27-year-old woman was yesterday fined RM1,700 by the magistrates' court here for abusing the drug methamphetamine. The court also ordered the accused to be under observation for two years from the date of her sentence. Juliana Juwis of Desa … Read more on The Borneo Post

Dopey Al Zarooni stains the game
Religion mixing with government has never been a terribly good thing, whether it is in Pakistan or Soviet Russia, Malaysia or America. Dopey Al …. All the noise highlights the need for a standardised set of international rules on drug use. For the … Read more on Times LIVE

Empowering the patients
According to Addiction Medicine Association Malaysia (Amam) president Dr Steven Chow, while medical treatment is an essential step for recovery, the negative perception associated with drug addiction often prevents addicts from seeking treatment. Read more on The Sun Daily    Read more...

Question by Chloe: please give me a 1 slogan about drugs? thanks?

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Answer by Inevitability
“drugs are for thugs”

“drugs: the plague of our time”

“when you use, you lose. stamp out drug abuse”

…and by the way…
take some time to learn about Islam… might save your eternity

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Real-life incident drives young leaders anti-drug campaign
As a result, they have embarked on several projects, which include some graphic posters as well as hand bands with the very evocative but simple slogan, “Don't let your life go up in smoke.” Posters have already gone up around key places in San … Read more on Trinidad Guardian

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