Simon Chapman honoured as Skeptic of the Year: a good time to look back on …
“Prof Chapman, who is Professor of Public Health, Associate Dean Communications, Public Health, School of Public Health at the University of Sydney, has undertaken extensive research into the media's communication of public health issues and …
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Patrick Kennedy heads up group fighting to stop marijuana legalization in Mass.
Jody Hensley is coordinating SAM in Massachusetts, which will work with the Massachusetts Prevention Alliance, and will plan to disburse research and statistics, while seeking to compare the well-funded legalization effort to “Big Tobacco.” Kennedy …
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Broken in the Badlands
Brothel madams such as Brana Shazker and Rosie Gerbert first arrived as trafficked girls from the poverty-stricken Russian Bessarabia, while countless prostitutes came from broken homes resulting from the White Russian exodus and the life of poverty …
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Question by Eggggpie: Does the line under the newspaper headline need to end in a period?
It is not common that you would see a line under the headline of a newspaper that explains a little further of what the content of the article is about. However, I must include one in my article for an English assignment but I’m not sure whether I need to end it off with a period or not:

“Transplant recipient dies from liver failure after alcohol abuse”

Best answer:

Answer by rejectedzipper
I guess you mean the sub-heading.

Headlines and subs are NOT punctuated except for colons, thus

“Miller to Unions : Drop Dead”

Answer by checkmate
It depends on the house style that usually does eschew punctuation to convey an atmosphere of immediacy but a sentence should begin with a capital letter and end in a full stop (period to Americans and Scots of a certain age).

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NIH-funded study finds that gabapentin may treat alcohol dependence
The generic anticonvulsant medication gabapentin shows promise as an effective treatment for alcohol dependence, based on the results of a 150-patient clinical trial of the medication. Conducted by scientists supported by the National Institute on …
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Airedale Hosptial warns of worrying rise in alcohol abuse
Franco Guarasci, acute admissions consultant, at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, said he saw one or two patients every day that had significant medical problems resulting from excess alcohol. The majority of these were are aged between 18 and 50.
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Josh Brolin checks into rehab for alcohol abuse
American actor Josh Brolin has entered a rehab facility in Northern California seeking help for alcohol abuse. The 45 year-old entered a facility following a string of alcohol related incidents that have occurred recently, reported Us Magazine. "He …
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Letters: Key to drug prevention is support, early intervention
The second step to prevention is early intervention. This means treating the addicts. This early intervention can be seen in “drug courts” and pretrial intervention. Clinically, accountability and consequences tend to promote involvement in addictions …
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Lois M. Collins: Quick consequence, intervention for drug use best hope for …
According to the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, the specialized courts exist to tackle addictions without throwing away lives that can be repaired. They work by diverting eligible drug addicts out of the criminal justice system and …
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Alcohol and Drug Intervention and Recovery Services at Affordable Prices at …
This is where one needs expert help from a trained and professional interventionist to help cure addiction at its roots. Intervention911 offers a whole range of best-in-class alcohol and Drug intervention services at affordable prices. Its founder Ken …
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Supervised injection sites are sensible health care interventions
While first and foremost it is a health intervention aimed at keeping drug users alive – it provides a place of refuge where people who use drugs can inject, access nursing care, access referrals into housing, drug treatment, methadone treatment and detox.
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Alcohol is good for your health: Leading science writer claims tipple can …
No drug, herb or medical intervention can come close to offering that level of protection. Breast Cancer … In 2009, researchers at Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health analysed more than 1,500 studies on the link between alcohol and diabetes.
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Question by Madame W: Can Marxists be trusted to administer social welfare programs justly and fairly?
or do they just dole out the cash to their own people exclusively?

Best answer:

Answer by Noah
When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.
Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions

Answer by crazy_crats
Well, it seems to have worked out well in all of the major cities run by democrats: NYC, LA, Chicago..

Report: Walter Thurmond hit with four-game substance abuse suspension
Did any of you trolling haters even read the article? The article clearly says he did NOT get suspended for breaking the performance-enhancing drug policy, and is getting suspended for substance abuse. He smoked some ganja people. The last time I …
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Stories of opioid addiction and recovery
Tuesday: How prescription opiate abuse is taking over the city's drug scene and what medical and addiction specialists are doing about it. Wednesday: The growing connection between crime and prescription drug abuse. Thursday: Stories of addiction and …
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District court news
Timothy Roger Hicks, 25, third-degree retail fraud on Oct. 20, 10 days in jail suspended with credit for two days, $ 350 fines and costs, six months probation, attend substance abuse program and mental health counseling, may complete 60 hours community …
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Guest opinion: Hiding substance abuse problem a common occurrence
In Southwest Florida, SalusCare, Inc., is the first call for someone facing substance use and mental health challenges. We offer a complete continuum of services from detoxification to residential treatment and outpatient counseling. Services are …
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