Posts Tagged ‘middle school’

Why Do Psychiatrists Prescribe Stimulants for Kids With “ADHD”?

Question by Scotty: Why do psychiatrists prescribe stimulants for kids with “ADHD”?
These are amphetamine-like drugs … why would they give them to kids that they think are hyperactive? That doesn’t make any sense at all to me … I knew a girl in middle school and high school who was on ritalin … she like me but I didn’t like her back … in any case, she behaved like she was totally insane and knowing that she was on a stimulant may explain it

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Answer by [email protected]
ii dunno they get a lot of money though, they just prescribe retillin cuz its the fastest way

Answer by Bitty
Because they have an opposite effect on adhd people…

Substance Abuse Forum Comes to Collin College – Star Local Media

Substance abuse forum comes to Collin College – Star Local Media

Substance abuse forum comes to Collin College
Star Local Media
The Collin County Substance Abuse Coalition will host a free community forum Saturday at the Collin College Spring Creek campus to discuss current drug trends, statistics and warning signs while providing prevention strategies for parents. “It gives

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Windham school has drug discussion over dinner – WLBZ-TV

Windham school has drug discussion over dinner
WLBZ-TV
WINDHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Drug and alcohol education is already a part of the curriculum, but Windham Middle School is tackling the issue in an innovative way: discussion drug abuse over dinner. The school held a spaghetti supper and invited

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“National Take-Back Day”: Ridding Your Home Of Unsecured Prescription … – Forbes

Avantcare Foundation $500000 Veteran Alcohol Abuse Project Features Last

Avantcare Foundation 0000 Veteran Alcohol Abuse Project Features Last
In a report entitled, "Substance Use Disorders in the U.S. Armed Forces", the Institute of Medicine states, "Barriers inherent to the military that limit access to treatment for substance abuse disorders include a lack of availability of rehabilitation …
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Treatment center exec: Drinking at middle school is 'a flag, not just for the
Alcohol is the number one substance abused by youth here, she said, citing city health department data, and noted that the average age of someone's first drink here is 12.7 years old. "Alcohol is a difficult subject to address with parents because it …
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Insurers Prodded to Cover Early Addiction Services for Vermonters – Brattleboro Reformer

Insurers prodded to cover early addiction services for Vermonters – Brattleboro Reformer

Insurers prodded to cover early addiction services for Vermonters
Brattleboro Reformer
MONTPELIER — Preventing addiction is the cheapest and most effective way to curb drug abuse in Vermont, health officials say, but they are struggling with the fact that insurance doesn't cover the cost. Early screening – to catch drug dependence early

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Windham school has drug discussion over dinner – WLBZ-TV

Windham school has drug discussion over dinner
WLBZ-TV
WINDHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Drug and alcohol education is already a part of the curriculum, but Windham Middle School is tackling the issue in an innovative way: discussion drug abuse over dinner. The school held a spaghetti supper and invited

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Nurse’s License Suspended for Alleged Drug Abuse – the Providence Journal

Nurse’s license suspended for alleged drug abuse – The Providence Journal

Nurse's license suspended for alleged drug abuse
The Providence Journal
PROVIDENCE,R.I. –The state health director has suspended the license of a registered nurse with a history of substance abuse after he failed a drug test and admitted to taking a dose from an old prescription of the opioid Tramadol. Arthur L. Demedeiros

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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug … – TheAlternativePress.com


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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug
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WESTFIELD, NJ – Members of the regional board of health discussed restaurant inspections, posting vaccination rates at childcare centers, information for parents regarding prescription drug abuse and a resolution to ban smoking in parks and recreation …

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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug … – TheAlternativePress.com

Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug … – TheAlternativePress.com


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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug
TheAlternativePress.com
WESTFIELD, NJ – Members of the regional board of health discussed restaurant inspections, posting vaccination rates at childcare centers, information for parents regarding prescription drug abuse and a resolution to ban smoking in parks and recreation …

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Windham school has drug discussion over dinner – WLBZ-TV

Windham school has drug discussion over dinner
WLBZ-TV
WINDHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Drug and alcohol education is already a part of the curriculum, but Windham Middle School is tackling the issue in an innovative way: discussion drug abuse over dinner. The school held a spaghetti supper and invited

and more »

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Saltville Police offer drug take-back day – Southwest Virginia Today