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What Is the Difference Between HIV and AIDS?

Question by senette: What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?
[rewrite]My brother was complaining about a pain in his ear.After running some tests.It turns out,he is HIV positive.Do you think he already has AIDS?
Lat week he had fever ,headache and fatigue,what does it mean?
What can I do to help him.He does not want to talk about it.Where can I find some information?Thanks a lot
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Answer by Steve B
basically same thing……hiv causes aids…………….can have hic w/o active illness,ie,magic johnson…………..

Can You Be a Christian and Have an Addiction at the Same Time?

Question by Belteshazzar: Can you be a Christian and have an addiction at the same time?
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Keep in mind what type of sin an addiction can manifest as.

Does God empathize with addictions?
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Answer by guinea girl
I say yes. Christians are not perfect people, only people that worship the one perfect being. They have all sorts of struggles and problems.

Answer by love
yes.

nobody is perfect.

but if you know that God will forgive you, but you keep doing whatever is that you’re doing. then thats ignorance.

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Internet Addiction ?

Question by : internet addiction ?
[rewrite]I am 15 years old guy … i am very addicted to internet and its very negative … not for my health because i used to stay up and don’t care a lot of my body … and i can’t study either and in this while i have to study good so i can get good grades so i can be something good in feature … how to leave internet and focus on studying ?
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Answer by Katniss
Yes.

Report Shows Weed Use Among Teens Higher Than Ever

Report shows weed use among teens higher than ever
[rewrite]When it comes to teenage drug abuse, the San Diego health report shines a light on a problem that appears to be getting worse: more marijuana use among seventh graders. KUSI went to another source to get confirmation. "It's really easy to bring weed to …[/rewrite]
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Speaking of public health
[rewrite]Awareness and encouragement to seek help for alcohol-related problems are the highlights of this monthly awareness. Alcohol use by anyone is … Monitoring the activities of children and teenagers is essential to keeping them drug free. Being a good …[/rewrite]
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Early Substance Use Increases Risks

Early substance use increases risks
[rewrite]In the lion's share of cases — 96.5 percent, in fact — people who have an addiction were abusing substances before the age of 21, according to a report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. “Because the …[/rewrite]
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Legalization raises concerns about marijuana's effect on kids
[rewrite]Addiction is more likely when someone starts using marijuana early, said J. Michael Bostwick, professor of psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn. "Cannabis and an adolescent developing brain do not go together," Bostwick …[/rewrite]
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Drug Conference Expanding Focus to New Problems

Drug Conference Expanding Focus to New Problems
[rewrite]"Unfortunately whether we're in southern Illinois, central Illinois, or the Chicago Metropolitan area, heroin and prescription drug abuse is probably the number one drug problem that we have to work with," said Madigan. Madigan has been a long-time …[/rewrite]
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Attorney, family wish troubled veteran had received help sooner
[rewrite]California Penal Code 1170.9 allows the court to provide treatment instead of incarceration for veterans who suffer from PTSD, substance abuse, mental health problems and other issues as a result of serving in the U.S. military. It encourages treatment …[/rewrite]
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