Addiction treatment specialists say state funding is too low
The state's rehabilitation centers say they've had to drastically cut programming due to continual underfunding, and that projected budget cuts will make the problem even worse. “The heroin crisis was created by neglecting the prevention system … If …
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Destination Hope Drug Rehab for Women Recognizes Women's History Month …
As part of Women's History Month, Destination Hope: The Women's Program is helping clients learn to rewrite their story through addiction treatment and recovery. The focus is on helping clients put their substance abuse and past addiction behind them …
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Examining the Jadeveon Clowney fallout; more notes ahead of the draft
… month's NFL annual meeting that he had heard nothing but good reports about Smith's progress since the end of the season, and that made it sound like the arrow was definitely pointing upward for Smith after he spent five weeks in alcohol …
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Question by bigeyes: can anyone suggest to me any persuasive speech topic?
hi,
me and my friends are having our persuasive speech assessment 2 weeks from now…
but we are not sure what topic we are looking for..
anyone can suggest???..please provide me the credibility too…..
thanks….

Best answer:

Answer by hi
Abortion
pros: prevents underage teenagers from ruining their lives, prevents a child from coming into this world to parents that are not ready to take care of it/do not have enough money to take care of it, rape victims
cons: can be considered murder, inhumane, etc.

Answer by shyneenose
Dogs are better than cats (or vis a versa)

You can include dog or cat statistics are how many are lost, left and impounded.

Costs associated with each.

etc.

Growing Drug Trafficking at the Airports
“Experts have advocated the policy of collective responsibility as one of the effective strategies of addressing the challenge of illicit drugs in the world. I agree with the submission because with collaboration among stakeholders, the problem of drug …
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Call for crackdown on drug drivers
It said that regular cannabis use can disrupt brain function, particularly at school and university age. It can lead to anxiety, depression and promote suicidal tendencies; affect mental health; and lead users to experiment with other, so-called 'hard …
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100000-Person Study Shows That Your Psych Meds Can Kill You
Not to mention addiction. Absolutely every day at my center, we treat addictions to prescription anti-anxiety and sleep medications. In addition to the health consequences of these drugs, if left untreated, dependence has the potential to rob people of …
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Gov. Scott says Fla. should be nation's top state for cancer treatment
Rick Scott hopes will reach his desk in the coming weeks, companies such as Fort Myers-based 21st Century Oncology and Florida cancer treatment centers could have access to an additional $ 30 million in state funding. Scott, with Johns by his side, …
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Texas leading country in putting more mentally ill in jails than treatment …
But now, in the wake of this month's shooting by a gunman at Fort Hood in Texas, I'm disheartened to read that Texas has Texas has among the worst records in the country for jailing people who are mentally ill rather than helping them in treatment …
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20 Telltale Signs You're a Shopaholic
There is some controversy about this malady in psychiatric circles: some see it less as a physical addiction, as present in drug and alcohol abuse, and rather as a behavioral condition like obsessive-compulsive disorder. Regardless, health experts have …
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Holistix by the Sea Now Offers Acupuncture for Addiction Treatment
Holistix by the Sea, an addiction treatment center that helps individuals overcome drug and alcohol addiction, now offers acupuncture as part of its comprehensive addiction rehabilitation programs. Acupuncture is a proven method of flushing toxins from …
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Heroin Epidemic Challenges Nonprofits and Health Insurance Alike
Their mother sent them to separate drug rehab facilities in Florida, followed by halfway houses, but the two returned to their home in the St. Louis, Missouri area and returned to heroin. The younger brother was able to get into a program with access …
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Rays' Cobb could miss 4-6 weeks with oblique strain
Matt Moore was placed on the disabled list Tuesday with left elbow soreness that will force him to miss several months if he decides to rehab the partial tear in his left UCL or the entire season if he opts for surgery. This leaves the Rays … That's …
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A Sobering Story: Addicts must confront their demons, experts say
So people tend to still see it as a moral weakness,” said Vince Mercuri, executive director of The Open Door Alcohol & Other Drug Treatment Center in Indiana. However, addiction is not a moral failing, and brain-imaging techniques have helped to show …
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Mountainside Reminds Patients about Deducting Addiction: Writing Off Medical …
It's tax time. As Americans scramble to find their calculators and receipts from 2013, Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center reminds former clients and others suffering with addiction that their alcohol and substance abuse treatments are …
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