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Why Would Any Sane Individual Agree to 3 Strike Laws When It Comes to Addicts and Drugs?

Question by Joe B: Why would any sane individual agree to 3 strike laws when it comes to addicts and drugs? Is that the same thing as giving a obese individual 3 strikes to lose weight, on the 3rd strike if they remain fat they go to prison for 10+ years while the taxpayers float the bill? The point here is that addiction is very hard to overcome despite the label being put on it. Applying 3 strikes on something that is so hard to over come (given the courts do not focus on rehabilitation anymore) seems ignorant to the fact that addiction can’t just end on a whim. Read more... ...

One in Twelve Stroke Survivors Have Thoughts of Suicide

...  In Twelve Stroke Survivors Have Thoughts Of Suicide Lead author Amytis Towfighi, M.D., an assistant professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and chair of the Department of Neurology at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, stated that the … Read more on RedOrbit LI's Substance Abuse Community Braces for Sandy's Next Wave Far from the camera glare cast on heroic nurses who evacuated newborn babies from the Sandy-crippled NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan at the height of its wrath, local drug rehab facilities faced similarly Herculean tasks in fighting ...

International Women's Opportunity Foundation Helping Haiti Soccer Players

...  a Bethany Christian High School graduate and Marian University sophomore center midfielder, became familiar with the troubling conditions in a country where economic depression, political violence, poverty and abuse — verbal, physical and … Read more on Elkhart Truth Depressed stroke survivors three times likelier to die early “Up to one in three people who have a stroke develop depression,” said study author Amytis Towfighi, MD, with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Los Angeles, and … Read more on The Nation Read ...

I Have Question About the Song Hotel California?

Question by Brooke B: I have question about the song Hotel California? I was at work today and I was singing Hotel California, A co worker of mine got angry because I was singing it. She is a christian and told me that it was satanic. Can someone fill me in, and tell me what the meaning is behind the song. I don’t see anything satanic about it. Best answer: Answer by Babe RuthlessI think it’s about addiction… Answer by jacqueline cheungit’s about a spirit of a girl i think… any spirit that is not the holy spirit, it’s an evil spirit.. therefore the song is satanic Read more... ...

Addiction Treatment Pioneer Dr. A.R. Mohammad Addresses Need for Long

...  Treatment Pioneer Dr. A.R. Mohammad Addresses Need For Long … Filed under: los angeles drug rehab center Dr. Akikur Mohammad, Founder of Malibu Horizon, recognized by many as one of the top addiction treatment centers in California, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California, … Dr … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle   Britney Spears' family says her problems stem from split with Justin Timberlake Filed under: los angeles drug rehab center Read ...

Addiction Treatment Center and Dual Diagnosis Expert Dr. AR Mohammad

...  Treatment Center And Dual Diagnosis Expert Dr. AR Mohammad … Filed under: best drug rehab centers Dr. Akikur Mohammad, Founder of Inspire Malibu, recognized by many as the top drug rehab centers in Malibu, California and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California, announced today … Read more on RedOrbit     Read ...

Drug Alcohol Detox: Drug and Alcohol Detox and Addiction Counseling

Narcotic drugs and alcohol are very physically addictive substances accounting for the rise in drug and alcohol addiction rates yearly. Once the body is dependent on the substance for normality, the absence of the substance will cause great pain and discomfort to be inflicted on the individual, known as withdrawal. Addiction Drug and alcohol addiction counselling and detox are highly controversial topics and met with many mixed beliefs and schools of thought, especially when physical and non-physical drug addiction is concerned. Unlike previously when addiction was considered a moral failing, professionals have now been opting towards a more successful approach of addiction treatment. Many experts and professionals have come to view addiction as a disease which is progressive and fatal if not treated. The disease can however be arrested through ceasing all addictive behaviour accompanied by counselling and a daily programme of recovery. Read more... ...