drug addiction

Anxiety and Depression , HELP?

Question by Anthony: Anxiety And Depression , HELP?
I’ve been diagnosed with anxiety and depression since August 2010 , i was really stressed so i did Ecstasy, drinking alot of alcohol , and smoking alot of marijuana , hurting my mother, letting my family & friends down, failing in school,… Continue reading

Does Anybody Know of a Drug Addiction Hotline?

Question by Ivan: Does anybody know of a drug addiction hotline?
Does anybody know of a drug addiction hotline where I can call and just have someone to talk to about my problems I don’t want something that will suggest a rehab I want a person that will talk to… Continue reading

Detox for a Junk Food Addict?

Question by alex.rover: Detox for a junk food addict?
I eat A LOT of junk food and it makes me feel sluggish, unhealthy and just sick overall. I want to make a change and eat healthy now but first I think my body may need a detox. I’ve unfortunately tried… Continue reading

Mandela's Diplomacy of National Interest

Mandela's diplomacy of national interest
In light of daily realities of crime, drugs, rape, corruption, xenophobia, child discipline, child abuse, teenage pregnancy, children loss of culture and lack of Ubuntu. Over the past few … This results to difficulty for children escaping less …
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Will This Invention Spell the End of Drug Testing on Animals?

Will This Invention Spell the End of Drug Testing on Animals?
Edythe London, a professor and senior scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, has dedicated her career to studying the effects of chronic drug abuse. Her lab's use of primates has made her a target of radical animal… Continue reading

Vt. Fights Drug Crimes With Treatment, Not Jail

Vt. fights drug crimes with treatment, not jail
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Heroin-related crime has so overwhelmed Vermont's courts and jails in recent years that lawmakers are poised to adopt sweeping standards for a statewide diversion program to get some offenders into drug treatment and out of the …… Continue reading

Kids of Detroit Fighting the Fear of the Unknown

Kids of Detroit fighting the fear of the unknown
“He said he'd either be dead, in jail or a drug addict by then.” Matthews is proud of his school's … In 2013, DPS schools ranked the worst among 21 major cities in the performance of 4th and 8th graders on… Continue reading

Three Dead in Colombia Drug Rehab Center Attack

Three dead in Colombia drug rehab center attack
BOGOTA – Three people died and 12 were wounded Saturday in an explosion at a Colombian drug rehab center in Medellin, which police believe was the work of organized crime. Initial reports said the attack involved “around a kilo of explosives …… Continue reading

Tuberculosis Still Proving a Threat in Northern Ireland

Tuberculosis still proving a threat in Northern Ireland
Since 2004, there have also been 12 cases of multi-drug resistant TB in Northern Ireland, so the PHA is reminding people who are at risk of TB of the symptoms of the condition. Dr Michael Devine, Public Health Consultant at the PHA,… Continue reading

Take Back Youth Aims to Teach Parents, Teens About Drug Abuse

Take Back Youth Aims to Teach Parents, Teens About Drug Abuse
It's meant to help spark conversations between parents and kids, about the dangers of drugs. "We need to start having those conversations when they're very young," Shannon said, "just because we haven't done that, maybe we haven't done… Continue reading