Duck Dynasty Book Reveals Family's Struggles With Drug, Alcohol Abuse
Si Robertson is revealing in his new book, "Si-cology: Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty's Favorite Uncle," the family's struggles with mental illness, alcoholism, and drug abuse before their rise to fame. Growing up was not easy Si and his brother …
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Book review: 'Shannon's Hope' an emotional story about love, addiction
So when she receives a phone call in the middle of the night from her missing, drug-addict stepdaughter, she is more than willing to take her in and prove that with enough love, she can help cure Keisha's addictions. But Shannon's husband isn't so …
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Power, Powerlessness and Addiction, by Jim Orford
The result is a book that is both scholarly and accessible to readers who do not have specialist knowledge. Its central theme is power, and the way in which people with addiction problems, their families and their wider communities are relatively …
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Judges in Ohio use injections to combat drug addiction
Some Ohio judges are using a controversial and expensive injection therapy to battle drug addiction. Several years ago the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a drug injected once a month, known as Vivitrol. The injections block receptors …
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NIDA's drug abuse information for teens goes mobile
Teens — and adults who care for them — can now find answers to questions about drug abuse and addiction more easily, and through smartphones and tablets. Spanish language versions of easy to understand resources on drug abuse and addiction are …
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Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not …
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Question by [annie]: Do you think drug addicts are starting to catch on…?
…to the fact that the “documentary about addiction” they’re contributing to is actually Intervention?
touche to the both of you 🙂

Best answer:

Answer by Laurbie
I’ve wondered about that too! I think that they are to out of it. Also, alot of them have sold their TVs for dope, so they haven’t seen the show.

Answer by Sarah
ive been wondering that.

but i think usually the drug addicts are more interested in getting more drugs than what is on Monday nights.

lol

Vishnu's docu against drug abuse
Thiruvananthapuram: Vishnu P is an ordinary boy, but things took an extraordinary turn when he started making documentaries based on socially relevant themes. His three-minute short film on drug abuse, 'Ecstasy',was received well by viewers across the …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: An OC Woman's Effort to Wake America Up
The documentary incorporates firsthand accounts from those who have either lost loved ones to drug addiction or dealt with the epidemic head-on, including CEO's, pastors, first-responders, fire captains, physicians, interventionists, sober living …
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Russell Brand says he had gay sex in a toilet as it was filmed for a TV …
Brand told how he performed the act as it was filmed for a TV documentary series when he was a heroin addict. He said: "I w***** off a man in a toilet. I thought … Brand, of course, has battled both sex and drug addiction. He's currently said to be …
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Yevgeny Roizman: A macho mayor at war with drug addicts
Newly elected mayor Yevgeny Roizman's tough approach to drug addiction is popular with voters in the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city. But others attack him for his criminal past and his willingness even now to break the law in order …
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Dogs Reportedly Getting High On Drug Users' Poop In Berlin Parks
Dogs are overdosing on drug addicts' poop left in Berlin's parks, the German Local wrote from a report in Der Tagesspiegel newspaper. The city's veterinarians reportedly have noticed an increase in dogs being treated after eating human excrement in the …
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Moroccan clinic hopes to break the stigma around drug abuse
In Morocco's drug capital Tangiers, a pioneering clinic is trying to help addicts fight a rising habit in a conservative Muslim state where many would prefer the problem stay underground. "I don't want to steal from people to get my fix," Mohammed …
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Question by usa_jcrew68: Can you think of some ideas on how we can prevent school shootings?
The VA Tech massacre, the Columbine killings, and countless other school shootings has created fear and paranoia in the our schools and society. We realized since 911 anything devastating can happen at any moment. The VA tech incident (even though it wasnt terrorist related)has created a a higher “awareness” in our society. I think gun control, random drug testing, and mental health testing should be the norm in all institutions.
List some other reasonable ideas that can prevent a shooting like this from occuring again?

Best answer:

Answer by Roadkill
Arm the students and faculty. Banning guns from schools just creates unarmed victims at the mercy of someone who doesn’t obey the gun ban.

Answer by Jordan B
Just like some high schools you can have a metal detector when you enter.

Drug, gang, bullying awareness for teens and parents
Experts at the safety fair will be covering a variety of issues students could face from cyber bullying to gang and drug awareness. "The students will start learning about the laws relevant to each of the subjects so that they know when they're getting …
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The Port to hold Community Drug Awareness Night
WESTPORT – Westport Christian Church (The Port) will be holding a Community Drug Awareness Night Thursday, Oct. 10, beginning at 7 p.m., as a way to be proactive regarding the rampant drug-related issues facing the county and the country. “Drug abuse …
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Did Donatella Versace have a cocaine problem?
… up drugs, but she eventually started using again. She got into a such a state that Elton John staged an intervention for her after she had a meltdown during her daughter Allegra's 18th birthday party June 30, 2004. … At the height of her …
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New center in Buffalo will train doctors on treating addiction
Blondell said addiction treatment focuses too much on adults and the consequences of drug and alcohol abuse rather than prevention and early intervention. The center is expected to open by Jan. 1. Its creation comes as prescription drug abuse has grown …
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