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You and Your Young Child – Pregnancy and Substance Abuse

You and Your Young Child – Pregnancy and Substance Abuse — Host Dana Stanton interviews Christina Hays about Pregnancy and Substance Abuse.


When addiction is born: Local mothers battle drug habits
[rewrite]Mother looks to future, reaching out to help other. …. Donna Collier-Stepp, a social worker in the Women and Children's Center, is hopeful the numbers will drop, but realistically, she's expecting to see an increase of pregnant women who are addicted.[/rewrite]
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The Download: Natasha Leggero Goes to Internet Addiction Therapy Clip (Comedy Central)

The Download: Natasha Leggero Goes To Internet Addiction Therapy Clip (Comedy Central) — Jordan goes on-site to deliver some Tech Therapy to comedienne Natasha Leggero and help her get a handle on her life-threatening internet addiction. Subscrib…


Children Caught in the Information Net
[rewrite]The discussion left many parents worried because the children said they chose to ask the Internet for help instead of their parents, says an article in Southern Metropolis Daily. Excerpts: Baidu and Google have become the two most important … The …[/rewrite]
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Police Dismantle Meth Lab in Lancaster County Mobile Home

Police dismantle meth lab in Lancaster County mobile home
[rewrite]Methamphetamine is a highly addictive white crystalline powder that easily dissolves in water or alcohol and is taken orally, snorted, injected or smoked, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The production of it can cause fires and …[/rewrite]
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Up in Smoke: Pot use rising among teens
[rewrite]Not that it wasn't predictable, but the federal government, fueled by new Monitoring the Future data collected by the University of Michigan on behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is reporting a rise in the illicit use of marijuana …[/rewrite]
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Is Substance Abuse/addiction Motivated by the Desire to Achieve Euphoria or to Avoid the Opposite?

Question by slydog: Is substance abuse/addiction motivated by the desire to achieve euphoria or to avoid the opposite?
[rewrite]Is substance abuse/addiction motivated by the desire to achieve euphoria or to avoid the opposite?
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Answer by confused
it is to escape the misery one is in and to achieve euphoria that the person rarely gets in the human experience. thus tricking his mind into thinking that it is good for him and causing his addiction .

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Getting control of substance abuse
[rewrite]Attendees ranged from nurses to physicians, graduate students in social work and counseling, people working in addiction treatment or counseling centers and interested community members. Sessions were held at Riverside Doctors' Hospital Williamsburg …[/rewrite]
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In Defense of Steroids
[rewrite]Jun 12, 2013; Renton, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman (25) talks with cornerback Brandon Browner (39) during minicamp practice at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center. Mandatory … So why should we treat violations of performance …[/rewrite]
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Jeremiah Oliver Case: Public Still Wondering How This Could Have Happened

Jeremiah Oliver case: Public still wondering how this could have happened
[rewrite]Meanwhile the public still waits for an answer to the question of why the social workers in DCF failed to track and help this endangered boy despite repeated reports of abuse. Were they tricked by family members into believing the boy had relocated …[/rewrite]
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Jim Flaherty's balancing act
[rewrite]In the end, Flaherty managed to win almost 38 per cent of party members' votes as Eves's only opponent in the second-round leadership balloting. Flaherty also managed to persuade at least one young columnist that he … to do with the chip Flaherty …[/rewrite]
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