Moorpark panel says early intervention key to curbing drug abuse
Drugs are becoming a problem in Moorpark and in surrounding cities, and drug prevention among youths is the key. That was the main message from a panel of law enforcement officials and a medical expert who spoke during a drug forum Wednesday night …
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Behaviour study aims to discover future alcoholics and drug addicts
… high school students to try and discover whether personality traits predispose them to drug and alcohol problems, and if early intervention can prevent them. The program is part of a new Centre for Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance …
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Parents of Drug Addicts Must Not Lose Hope
Once confirmed that the teen is using drugs, parents of drug addicts should not hesitate from disclosing the news to the family doctor. In case, they feel uncomfortable discussing the matter with a known one; they can also go to an experienced …
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Q&A: School District Provides Answers on Random Drug Testing Program
… of student alcohol or other drug use. There is a provision that allows parents and students to opt-in if they are not involved in a voluntary or privileged program such as extracurricular activities, athletic programs, and those students who hold a …
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A Bigger Pastime Than Sports
One survey I read about recently said over half of young people deceive their parents about pornography. They are able to get it so easily. … Sex addiction is a lot like heroin addiction. I recently spoke to a minister who was counseling a drug and …
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Question by the Vampire Claudia: Birthmoms are not drug addicts or child abusers!?
Wow, there are no many negative comments about birthmoms and birthdads. We’re described as “unfit”, “drug-addicts”, “unworthy of being a parent in the future”. And I won’t even get into some of the rude things people say when they find out you have an older child you parent. Some people have outright said that I should have given up my four year old too! The only ones that really commend us are the adoptive parents, but I know this is for obvious reasons; because of us they have a child. Birthmother come from all walks of life. Some of us are well to do, some of us are coming out of broken marriages pregnant with an extra child we cannot be emotionally prepared for. Rarely are there birthmoms who willingly place their baby that are drug-addicts, abusive, etc. And for those adoptive parents who do things the right way, you should be commended too! It takes a lot of love a child not of your blood!
Julian’s Mom- You are absolutely right. I don’t have a problem with abortion, I do feel a woman has a right to choose about parenthood and her body. But I know too many people who are die-hard against both abortion and adoption. I guess both are sensetive subjects. But then, even if you were in a monogamous relationship (or married), people will still look at your darkly regardless of whether you aborted or placed.

I just started a new job and no one knows of my now three month old daughter I placed at birth, and this brings some relief. I worked through that pregnancy and I was getting swamped with Q’s about the baby. Then I got the “Why did you keep one if you cannot afford a kid?” I wanted to slap her. She made her own assumption off something she had no knowledge of. People need to be more sensetive. This decision is a hard decision and the pain will never lessen. I remind myself how good Z is doing with her parents.
James Wadkin- I don’t kid myself about the failed marriage. Things were finally deemed irrepairable by the time I found out I was pregnant.

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Answer by ஐ♥Julian’sMommy♥ஐ
Same goes for when a woman has an abortion, why should they have to hear the same things as what you are talking about. I feel that abortion and adoption is the same thing -in the end the mom does not have her child- so why should one be different than the other?

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Question by : How many addicts successfully recover from drug addiction?
Those rehab places seem like a revolving door. What percentage of drug addicts who’ve been addicted to hard drugs for at least one year successfully recover from their addiction the rest of their lives?

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Answer by applesk8er
1 in 6

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Mum's cry for help after her son becomes addicted to role-playing game …
He's gaunt, subsisting on occasional meals of fast food, and barely talks. He's a junkie, but he's not addicted to drugs. He's addicted to Runescape. With more than 200 million registered players, Runescape is one of the world's largest free online …
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State Must Address Prescription Drug Abuse
You've got to stop the new addicts and bring attention to the costs of this problem.” Maley spoke at a recent meeting of the Prescription Drug Abuse Alliance. “I need your help,” he told the group. “It's a difficult problem to address.” It's also a …
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Question by Man: Why are republicans drawn to the rantings of admitted drug addicts like Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck?
Isn’t it a little hypocritical to be told what to think by racist drug addicts who point their fingers at others?
And isn’t lying and doing harm to others counter productive to their “recovery”?
GW Bush is also a “recovering” alcoholic and drug abuser.
I’m beginning to see a pattern here.

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Answer by Rico
They sound much better when you’re a drug addict yourself.

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