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Question by Corey: What is a “personality disorder”?
I have heard that term but what are some indicators of someone having a problem like that? Thanks

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Answer by julystana77
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A personality disorder is a non-psychiatric condition that if you have a lot of – of high percentage of one, use the quizes on this site – could indicate an actual disorder.
Criterion for Personality disorders, it seems, are the thought patterning extracted from disorders without the more physical attributes. For example, Schizoid personality disorder involves the blankness of emotional reaction and lack of social interaction as partially indicative of Schizophrenia.

Answer by space
Personality disorder is a general term for a type of mental illness in which your ways of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others are dysfunctional. There are many specific types of personality disorders.    Read more...

Question by Mike: Can marijuana be an addiction? if so than how?
People are always saying weeds not addicting but anyone can became addicted to anything,do you think its addicting? If so than how & can people give me stories based on themselves

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Answer by VeeVee
I think so I have no personal stories except that 100% of marijuana smokers I know have been doing it for many years and have yet to stop. They always justify ‘they are not addicted’ but have the habit for the last 7 years!    Read more...

'Know the Truth' Meeting Gives Parents Insight into Drug Problems
Know the Truth is a teenage substance abuse prevention program of Minnesota Teen Challenge; it works with teens, parents and teachers to help educate them about the dangers of substance use and how they can get help if needed. The meeting takes …
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DEA ups criminalization of 'bath salts' chemistry
Officers describe a cat and mouse game in which manufacturers tweak the drug's recipe to maintain psychoactive potency while placing the product outside the legal purview and law enforcement testing capabilities. “The street chemists would … The DEA …
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How my past as a black woman informs my black male feminist perspective …
I watched my mother, my beautiful mother, struggle with the demons of mental illness and drug use. Her sickness, it seemed, gave the men in the neighborhood free range to take advantage of her financially and sexually. Though I've never met him to form …
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Heidi Heilman: Marijuana follows Big Tobacco's lead
The science is clear: marijuana use has been linked to mental illness, depression, psychosis, permanent loss of IQ and memory, heightened risk of heart attack or stroke, likelihood of dropping out of school, addiction to other drugs and testicular …
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Rob Ford wrote reference letter for third convict
According to an agreed statement of facts, police officers spotted Mr. Aboodowleh driving erratically on April 1, 2007, running through three red lights, swerving in and out of lanes, and accelerating to 140 kilometres an hour on a residential road …
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Combating sexual assaults in the military
For example, in 1972, when I joined the U.S. Army, I found an army that was fractured along racial lines with its combat effectiveness further compromised by an epidemic of drug and alcohol abuse. The combination of these factors produced an Army …
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Question by Tyler House: Help with ptsd characteristics?
Hello i am currently writing a story about a marine whose platoon fell victim to an ied attack in which he was severely injured. I have a general understanding of how people with ptsd act but could use clarification on a few points:

Are there different levels of ptsd? I know there is acute and chronic but i mean do some people handle it differently? Like could some cope in social environments like bars and such easier especially around friends who are supportive? I ask because the story has many other dealings going on and his affliction is really not the focus so are there people who suffer from ptsd that can go about their lives for the most part with limited breakdowns, he has them and carries the characteristics of one with ptsd but he only has meltdowns under stress, for instance he is dealing with divorce. He shows disinterest in life, irritability, and a lack of hope for the future, etc. I am just wondering if it would be out of the realm of believability to have him go on during a normal day with slighter symptoms such as slight startles at loud noises and such, but something that normal people around him may not notice much?    Read more...

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MP Guy Opperman calls for alcohol minimum unit price
The MP has also spoken of the “damaging” effects of alcohol abuse – as figures put the cost to the region's economy at over £1bn a year, on police and communities, as well as the NHS – putting increased pressure on hospitals. Mr Opperman said: “I'm a …
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OP ED: Marijuana, as the Next Big Tobacco, Risks Disaster
The science is clear: marijuana use directly contributes to mental illness, depression, psychosis, permanent loss of IQ and memory, heightened risk of heart attack or stroke, school drop out, addiction to other drugs, and in men, testicular cancer. Big …
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