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Ore. Plans to Reunite US Child With Father in Mexico – Hattiesburg American

Ore. plans to reunite US child with father in Mexico – Hattiesburg American

Ore. plans to reunite US child with father in Mexico
Hattiesburg American
If the Oregon Department of Human Services and juvenile court system follow through with their anticipated current plan, soon the child, currently a ward of the courts and in state custody because of her mother's ongoing drug addiction, will be

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Gainesville drug testing policy draws scrutiny – Gainesville Times

Gainesville drug testing policy draws scrutiny
Gainesville Times
But substance abuse specialists have concerns about how effective the policy will be in curbing drug addiction and whether firing workers will only lead to further abuse. The city currently administers “Generally, what happens when you introduce

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America Can Quit Coal and Oil Addiction – Daily Camera

America can quit coal and oil addiction – Daily Camera

America can quit coal and oil addiction
Daily Camera
When that happens, it is necessary to correct that market failure with a tax. Cigarette smoking imposes tremendous costs to our society. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributes 480,000 deaths per year in the United States to smoking, 

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Loud and clear — 2 rallies on Revere casino – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Loud and clear — 2 rallies on Revere casino
Boston Globe
At City Hall, three church pastors joined local residents to denounce the project, warning that it could bring compulsive gambling, addiction, more crime, and other social problems to this working class city of about 53,000 people. “We do not need or
Hundreds rally against proposed casino in RevereBoston.com

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Don’t Give Up Giving Up Smoking: An Expert’s Guide to Quitting – the Independent

Don’t give up giving up smoking: An expert’s guide to quitting – The Independent


The Independent

Don't give up giving up smoking: An expert's guide to quitting
The Independent
The way people think about addiction is that you need to take a drug to stay normal and to stave off withdrawal symptoms, nicotine addiction isn't that simple. You smoke because the nicotine you have been inhaling for all those years has changed your

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Assessing social media fame game – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Assessing social media fame game
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Author Douglas Rushkoff ("Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now"), who previously explored youth culture in the excellent 2001 "Frontline" documentary "Merchants of Cool," returns to do parents another favor by explaining the nuts and bolts of

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Philip Seymour Hoffman Died From the Misunderstood Disease of Drug Addiction

Philip Seymour Hoffman died from the misunderstood disease of drug addiction
These views echo decades of misunderstanding about addiction, and they miss the mark entirely. Addiction is not a matter of choice; it is a disease of the brain that subtly, slowly, surely takes possession of a person. At Christmastime, Hoffman sensed …
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Bail set for mom in infant's death
The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office later found Strommen's lungs and heart were on the heavy side and there was some slight brain swelling, all of which would lead to a possible conclusion of some kind of infection. The initial conclusion was …
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Parent Education: Understanding Teen Addiction Part 1 — The Progression of Chemical Use from Experimentation to Addiction:an understanding of the differences”drug abusers” enabling denial “drug testing” “Sacrament…


Diagnosing the Drug Deal: Did Shumlin Overstate the Case for Vermont's Opiate

Diagnosing the Drug Deal: Did Shumlin Overstate the Case for Vermont's Opiate
Vermont had the nation's highest rate of illicit drug use in 2010-2011; police are making more arrests for heroin and other drug-related crimes; and 1,000 people are on waiting lists for treatment. …. Standing at the governor's side, Machia explained …
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In a World of Opiate Addicts, the Internet Plays Doctor and Therapist
She frequently gives IV drug users basic safety tips, like using clean needles and sterilizing the skin with alcohol before injecting to avoid infection. "A lot of times they just will respond, 'wow, I didn't even think of that,'" she said …
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Vt. Mom Weathers Storm of Opiate Addiction

Vt. mom weathers storm of opiate addiction
Vermont's health commissioner says the state spends more than $ 40 million a year to treat folks with opiate addiction, another $ 10 million-$ 20 million on associated motor vehicle accidents, opiate overdoses and hospitalization, and $ 2 million more on …
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ACLU Sues over Mandatory Drug Tests
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Indianapolis, seeks a court order to prohibit the Licensing Board from requiring patients who receive certain levels of opioid pain medications to sign a “Treatment Agreement” that consents to drug testing at …
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LIFE Before Death Opioids: Dependence vs Addiction — DVD OUT NOW http://www.lifebeforedeath.com “Dependence versus Addiction” Short Film 11 of 50 in the LIFE Before Death documentary series about the global cri…


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