Video: Kids' author Munsch continues drug recovery, will do rare reading this …
… a public reading in Toronto Sunday for Family Literacy Day. TORONTO – Beloved children's author Robert Munsch says he has no regrets about going public with his addiction issues nearly four years ago, and still attends support meetings almost daily …
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Heroin becomes an increasing problem on LI
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Local Support Groups
Alzheimer's/other dementias support group, 6:30 p.m. third Thursdays, Horizon Bay Assisted Living of Concord, 1501 Zion Church Road East, Concord, for families dealing with Alzheimer's or other dementias. … Celebrate Recovery, Christ-centered 12-step …
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E-cigarette ban for under-18s
The law, which will be introduced next week as an amendment to the Children and Families Bill, will also ban 'proxy purchasing' – knowingly buying tobacco on behalf of someone under 18. Adults caught breaking the law, which ministers hope will come …
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Help for addicted teens
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released information on available resources to help addicted teens as well as identify those teens at risk for substance abuse. Teens present with unique circumstances and needs when it comes to treatment …
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Boy Writes Parent Coach for Help With Video Game Addiction
Hi, I am a boy that is really troubled. First of all, I am addicted to video games, I feel like without them I feel sad. My parents argue a lot and they both complain to me about each other and I just feel annoyed and I just want to play video games …
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Source: Fred Davis Failed Drug Test, Faces 6-Game Suspension
This substance-abuse program differs from the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs, addressing recreational drug use with treatment and increased testing. A player's entry into the "stages of intervention" is kept confidential. The first time a …
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Education on dangers of heroin planned countywide
… same information will be shared at each forum with presentations by the Anoka County Sheriff's Office and a Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge prevention specialist speaking about current local drug trends, causes of addiction and means of …
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Impulsive Personality Linked to Food Addiction
In a paper published recently in the journal Appetite, researchers found that people with impulsive personalities were more likely to report higher levels of food addiction — a compulsive pattern of eating that is similar to drug addiction — and this …
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Chris Christie and the 'failed war on drugs'
And this problem can be more effectively addressed through low-cost interventions — like programs for parolees that offer modest punishments for failing drug tests, like a weekend in the clink — than through high-cost interventions, like a years-long …
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Clean Slate recovery meetings funded through June
STERLING — — Family Resource Center recently received funding to continue local efforts to provide support for those in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. The center has been facilitating monthly meetings for a recovery coalition since March …
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Local Support Groups
Alzheimer's/other dementias support group, 6:30 p.m. third Thursdays, Horizon Bay Assisted Living of Concord, 1501 Zion Church Road East, Concord, for families dealing with Alzheimer's or other dementias. … Celebrate Recovery, Christ-centered 12-step …
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Nancy Grace says pot users 'shoot each other' and 'kill families'
She argued about whether the drug is "highly addictive" with Marijuana Policy Project spokesman Mason Tvert, who suggested Grace is against legalization because "she does not like the people that use marijuana." … And while there is evidence that …
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Question by fancychancie: How to get my brother to stop smoking pot and start going to school?
I am 22, my sister is 20, my little brother (star of this discussion) is 15, my dad is 54. My little brother is a major pot smoker and it has ruined his 1st year of high school cause he is ALWAYS ditching to go smoke. My dad has given him drug tests and he will fail them, so my dad will take away his Xbox, phone, allowance basically everything he enjoys. NONE of this seems to phase him, he’s still ditching, smoking, getting all Fs. We have talked with the school counselor multiple times and each time it ends in something along these lines “Well, he is on my list, but keeping him in school and not smoking isn’t my job.” He DOES NOT want to help, my dad has to work to support us so he can’t follow him around all day and make sure my brother is attending. My dad is at his wits end, any more suggestions that will help us get a grasp on this kid again will be much appreciated!
Thanks

Best answer:

Answer by vatsalya
Is he a human? He doesnt wanna help, study, work. Let him smoke, he’ll die someday you take his xbox and enjoy. Or take a fake lung cancer test and say that he has lung cancer and is gonna die after 4 months and cant be saved now.

Answer by cr
You could try giving him back his Xbox or phone, etc. or try to find something that he will enjoy more than smoking pot. If he finds a new hobby, game, friend (who is a good influence) or whatever, he may be more interested in the game and possibly smoke less and less. As for him ditching school, I don’t know, sorry. Hope my advice may have helped at all though.

Heroin addicts ' told to leave hospital'
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Jack Conway | Treating drug abuse essential
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