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I Know a Lady Who Runs an Assisted Living Facility in Her House.?

Question by : I know a lady who runs an assisted living facility in her house.?
[rewrite]One of the residents has Parkinson’s disease and the owner has Power of Attorney for the resident. He has no family and has almost no function of is body or is lucid for very long. He doesn’t have much longer to live and has lived in her house as a resident for almost twenty years. I just found out that she has activated many credit cards and has put him in horrible debt, which is illegal. Her son is a teenager and uses and sells drugs which I am sure he has inside the house. She has left them with unqualified caregivers who don’t give medications properly and even one who has abused the residents. One of her residents’ recently passed away and I heard that she had two women who were her other son’s girlfriends watching the residents while she was out of town. The lady had a stroke in the morning and neither of the women who were supposedly watching the residents felt any need to call the owner or for medical help and resident showed visible signs of having a stroke, they left her alone in her room ignored. Is there a way to anonymously report the owner? How would someone go about doing this in the State of Maryland…please help! Thank you
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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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Montgomery County Community Calendar, April 3 to 10, 2014

Montgomery County community calendar, April 3 to 10, 2014
[rewrite]Friendship Heights walking club, leaves the village center at 8:15 a.m. Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; call to confirm event during inclement weather. … 8 p.m., Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Cir., Bethesda …[/rewrite]
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Randall Beach: Nobody is alone at this faith-based center
[rewrite]One of them, Tara Edmundson, told me, “I had an alcohol addiction, and I was living in Philadelphia when my godmother told me about this program. In a move of desperation, I quit my job and came here. It was a leap of faith, but it's working …[/rewrite]
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Love and Fire

Love and fire
[rewrite]ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. — The corn was harvested, and the field was a dirty sort of brown. Deborah Clark would think about that later, how at a different time of year she wouldn't have seen anything until it was too late. A friend had come over to her …[/rewrite]
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Mojo – April 2014
[rewrite]According to a new report from the Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC), a nonprofit advocacy organization, the United States has fully returned to the 18th-century model of incarcerating the mentally ill in correctional institutions rather than treating …[/rewrite]
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Va. Firm Wins FDA Approval for Overdose Treatment

Va. firm wins FDA approval for overdose treatment
[rewrite]RICHMOND, Va. — A Richmond-based company has received federal approval for a drug treatment that reverses the effects of pain medicine or heroin overdose. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1lFCyom ), the U.S. Food and Drug …[/rewrite]
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Drugging America's Veterans: Painkiller Abuse Spreads as VA Becomes Vets
[rewrite]We look at challenges faced by U.S. soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with investigative reporter Aaron Glantz, who has spent more than a decade covering the Iraq War and the treatment veterans receive when they come home. This week, The …[/rewrite]
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Healthcare Provider Compliance and DEA’s Role

Prescription drug abuse: Healthcare provider compliance and DEA’s role — Prescription drug abuse: Healthcare provider compliance and DEA’s role – What Role Does The Physician Play In Prescription Drug Abuse? Discover the best trea…


FDA approves device to combat opioid drug overdose
[rewrite]In a move aimed at stemming the tide of deaths caused by the nation's prescription drug epidemic, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new device that would allow family members or caregivers to administer emergency medication to …[/rewrite]
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