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Parents Academy Debunks 'Marijuana Myths,' Talks Teen Drug Use
Parents Academy debunks 'marijuana myths,' talks teen drug use
Bartwell, a former deputy director of Demand Reduction at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and past president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, was speaking to Barrington-area parents as part of her Parents Academy …
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This Man Is About to Die Because an Alcoholic Lawyer Botched His Case
Three months before he wrote the first of many checks against the estate, conduct that eventually put him in prison, he was hit with a complaint from the Athens Regional Medical Center for his failure to pay more than $ 10,000 for an inpatient substance …
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Reefer Madness, and Reason
Dependence is a special problem, not limited to adolescents but more prevalent among them: One in 6 teenagers become addicted to marijuana, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (the comparable figure for adults is 1 in 11). With dependence …
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CURL: Shelly O — the First Lady Comes in Last
CURL: Shelly O — The first lady comes in last
ANALYSIS/OPINION: First ladies, almost from the beginning, have taken up lofty causes when they move into the White House. Dolley Madison concerned herself with the plight of orphans. Ellen Wilson, shocked by the squalid streets of Washington, took up urban housing (and even got a bill through Congress, the first … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Boomers' dark secret: Booze; What their caregivers don’t know or don't ask could end up hurting aging patients
By 2015, all baby boomers will be 50 or older. In an editorial, one expert writes that, unlike members of previous generations, many of these individuals have been using alcohol (and other drugs) for their entire adult lives. There are consequences. “Alcohol is a dirty drug, and it causes all kinds of long-term problems,” the author says. Alcohol contributes to increased risk for more than 65 … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Casual Pot Use Causes Brain Abnormalities in the Young – Study
Casual pot use causes brain abnormalities in the young – study
The study, which was funded in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, comes as access to pot is expanding following 2012 votes in Washington state and Colorado to legalize its …
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Painkiller trial opens with a clash
The prosecution, Assistant Polk County Attorney Celene Gogerty, said Baldi recklessly gave painkillers to patients that never should have been prescribed them, but his efense lawyer Guy Cook said the patients died of natural causes or from drugs Baldi …
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Doctor's trial could take weeks to complete
The defendant puts him right back on..a drug addict who has just been committed for substance abuse addiction." Andrea … Cook said the nine patients in question either died of natural causes, or died using drugs Baldi never prescribed. "Dr. Baldi had …
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Commentary: Painkillers: A Prescription for Disaster
Commentary: Painkillers: A Prescription for Disaster
That same year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named painkiller abuse a national epidemic, and the White House launched a campaign to reverse a trend that saw prescription abuse become America's fastest-growing drug problem. Meanwhile …
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EMILY BAZELON: He wouldn't 'fare well' in prison? So what?
It's the first two of those goals that should be front and center when the crime is the sexual abuse of a child, with the welfare of the rapist coming in a distant third. Probation for raping a child is … Sentencing reform for truly nonviolent crimes …
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Childhood eczema may last into adulthood: study
The study is funded by a grant from Valeant Pharmaceuticals, a company that makes a drug used to treat eczema. … "We're just saying it's going to be a persistent problem that's probably not going to go away when they turn 10 or 12." The results jibe …
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Bement Meeting Starts Discussion of Drug Abuse – Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Bement meeting starts discussion of drug abuse – Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
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Bement meeting starts discussion of drug abuse
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette BEMENT — A meeting to discuss drug abuse in Bement Wednesday night ended up being part group therapy, part brain-storming, and a healthy dose of realization. But most of all, it was a good start as the community comes to the conclusion that hard drugs … |
Lamar Odom Teaching His Children About The Dangers Of Drug Abuse – Hollywood Life
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Lamar Odom Teaching His Children About The Dangers Of Drug Abuse
Hollywood Life “He talks about how he reads to both his children, how he talks to them and encourages them to be great and they even discuss drugs. He made it a point to tell Khloe that he and his daughter talked about drug abuse and how he told his daughter never to … |
New Party Drug May Have Killed Youths at Festival
New party drug may have killed youths at festival
KUALA LUMPUR – A new party drug that is still legal may have caused the death of six youths at the recent Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) concert. Dr Mahmud Mazlan, who runs 10 clinics specialising in drug abuse treatment, said he felt the deaths were not due to drug overdose as widely reported. It was more likely caused by mephedrone, a party drug used recently in the West, which caught on in … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Group draws support to curb drug abuse
Before asking the White House for $ 625,000, they huddled around the computer and appealed to an even higher authority. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results