Hard day
Updated: 2010-11-30 21:25:37
I'm having a hard day today. I had to kick one of my boarders out which was stressful. Course he was pissed but I had good reason. Wanting to get really wasted. This is the first test I've had. ...
There is a lot of pressure placed on students to perform well in school. Of course, there are many college students that drink away their college years and either drop out or have a hard time learning what they need to know. But for those that are in college to get an education and prepare [...]
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According to a recent study conducted among Scottish women, the sun is only strong enough to provide the recommended levels of vitamin D for six months of the years, reports BBC News. The study, which was conducted by researchers from both Surrey and Aberdeen Universities, found that four times as many women are deprived of read more »
A study commissioned by the Department of Health has found that many depictions of mental illness on TV are misleading with almost half of all mentally ill characters being portrayed as dangerous to others, reports BBC News. The Glasgow Media Group, who carried out the study on behalf of the Department of Health looked into read more »
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First off, big thanks to teens and adults everywhere who took the time during NIDA’s first-ever National Drug Facts Week to learn new facts about drug abuse.
After a week full of activities around the country, what can teens take away?
At the center of the week was our annual “Chat Day,” which gave high school students [...]
According to a recent study conducted by experts at the University of Sydney, recently bereaved people experience heart rhythm changes which may put them at an increased risk of health problems. Australian experts asked people whose relatives had died in hospital two weeks earlier to wear a heart monitor for 24 hours a day in read more »
There’s no question that attitudes towards mental health have improved, however there is still a stigma attached to mental illness. Counselling Directory wants to lead the way in changing this. We’re passionate about urging those who have had counselling to share their experiences with others and prove how life changing speaking to a trained professional read more »
Last month Counselling Directory reported on ‘The Big March’, an event which took place on Monday 15th November to kick of 2010′s Anti Bullying Week. The event saw various avatars, created by children, parents, teachers and celebrities march across partner websites for children’s right’s. The week long event which is to end tomorrow saw the read more »
A Birmingham care home is keeping a range of outdoor animals including chickens and goats in a bid to improve the lives of its residents. Animal assisted therapy already appears in the NHS guidelines as a form of dementia intervention thought to help depression and anxiety, and a three year pilot project is now taking read more »
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Family Issues Alcohol Abuse Other Drugs About This Site Drug Addiction Treatment Issues More Addiction Information Subscribe To This Site Marijuana Addictions Marijuana : Addictions The Myth of Marijuana By Ned Wicker People are always going to believe what they want to believe . Its human nature . I want to think something is the way I want it to be , so I choose to believe a certain way . Thats always been at the center of the marijuana argument . Some people say its harmless and its non-addictive . Seldom do people view marijuana as the first step in the journey to addiction and death . They want to justify using it as a kind of right of passage for young people , and of course there is the on-going argument in favor of the legalization of medical marijuana , making marijuana the
In September, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration sponsored the first ever “Take Back” campaign, asking people to bring all their old and unused prescription drugs to law enforcement sites all over the country. The American public really responded and brought 121 TONS of drugs back to more than 4,000 sites! That’s a lot of unused [...]
Family Issues Alcohol Abuse Other Drugs About This Site Drug Addiction Treatment Issues More Addiction Information Subscribe To This Site Help for Alcoholism Help for Alcoholism No Common Sense or No Choice By Ned Wicker So many of the questions we receive on a daily basis center around the choices that people make in their lives . They choose to drink , or use an illegal drug , or abuse prescription medication . Family members want to know why they do this , or they ask for some insight into the reasons why their loved ones personality has changed so dramatically . Sometimes the actions of the addicted person are so ridiculous that one can only conclude that the disease has completely taken . over For example , a Wisconsin woman was convicted recently of her eighth drunken driving
SBB has the scoop on the lucky teens who have won the the MusiCares and GRAMMY Foundation Teen Substance Abuse Awareness through Music Contest—their prize includes a trip to Los Angeles to attend a GRAMMY rehearsal backstage! You might remember from a recent blog that the contest is part of NIDA’s National Drug Facts Week. [...]
Family Issues Alcohol Abuse Other Drugs About This Site Drug Addiction Treatment Issues More Addiction Information Subscribe To This Site Effects of Addiction Effects of Addiction Get Sick To Feel Better Swirling within the seemingly endless spiral of alcoholism is a person out of control . Darci understands the helplessness of being caught in the grips of addiction and knows that without help she is not going to live much longer . She truly understands and has lived the effects of addiction . She is tired of the spiral and appreciates the treatment center . She is beginning to gain back . control She looks back at the last 20 years of her life and wonders how it all got to be this bad . Still a young woman , Darci shows the pounding her body has taken , as the deep lines on her face and
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Family Issues Alcohol Abuse Other Drugs About This Site Drug Addiction Treatment Issues More Addiction Information Subscribe To This Site What is drug addiction What is Drug Addiction and how can you avoid it Drug addiction is a chronic disease affecting the brain and just about everyone is different . Drugs affect different people in different ways . One person can take and abuse drugs , yet never become addicted while another merely has one experience and is immediately hooked . Drug addiction is characterized by a person having to use the drug(s repeatedly regardless of the damage it does : to Their health Their family Their career Their relationships with friends and the community Addiction is not limited to drugs and . alcohol Addiction is not limited to drugs and alcohol . People can
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Today is the official start of National Drug Facts Week! All over the country, teens are coming together with scientists, parents, teachers, and community organizations to learn the facts about drugs and addiction.
In Philadelphia, Women in Forensic Science is holding an event about the link between drugs and crime. In Laramie, Wyoming, students at Wyoming [...]
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Family Issues Alcohol Abuse Other Drugs About This Site Drug Addiction Treatment Issues More Addiction Information Subscribe To This Site Percocet Abuse Stories Percocet Abuse Stories are Important In meeting and working with addiction recovery patients over the years I have found that one of the most important aspects of their recovery is having the opportunity to share their story , their life experience . Percocet Abuse stories don't often have a happy ending but what ever the ending sharing them is . helpful A former teacher of mine is a psychotherapist , who always talked to us about getting to the essence of self when helping people tell those all important Percocet Abuse stories . It is the essence of self that drives the person's perceptions and creates meaning in life . Your
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