drug abuse

Weak and Unwilling to Punish Criminals

Weak and unwilling to punish criminals

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Mandatory sentencing should only be used for offences involving violence, child sex offenders and serious drug matters. These are the … The new "king hit" laws to be introduced next year in NSW are merely treating the symptoms but not curing the …
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New drug rules could harm patients

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Is There a Drug Rehabilitation Program Which Also Helps the Family of the Drug Abuser?

Question by lisa: Is there a drug rehabilitation program which also helps the family of the drug abuser?
After three years of negotiation, my friend’s brother has finally agreed to check into a drug rehab and the whole family wants to support him. Are there rehab programs which provide talks or seminars about dealing with a family member who’s into drugs?

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Answer by the_only_solorose
http://www.na.org/

this should lead you to your answers.

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What Is a Sad Song About Losing Someone to Drug Addiction?

Question by kaitlin M: What is a sad song about losing someone to drug addiction?
specifically a teenager,
and prescription drug abuse.

also, does anyone know any, or where i could find any, sad stories about a friend providing pills to a friend that ended up killing them?

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Answer by Casio
why
anyway google suicide by pills, friends, overdose, oxycontin, what the hell are you doing asking innocent yahoo folks

sad song-lithium NIrvana
sad song- try cannibal corpse on google they have plenty

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Job as Rehab Counselor / Qualifying as a Substance Abuse Professional?

Question by B!: Job as Rehab Counselor / Qualifying as a Substance Abuse Professional?
I’m a psychology major at school, going into my last leg of undergrad schooling. I’ve known for a long time that I want to work with drug abuse/rehabilitation (my brother is a recovered heroin addict), and I was curious:

What is required to get a job as a rehab counselor and is the pay alright? Are there any other jobs you can recommend for a psych student who wants to work in this field?

Also, what goes into qualifying as a substance abuse professional?

Drug Abuse at Asap Worrying, Says Masing

Drug abuse at Asap worrying, says Masing

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KUCHING: Drug abuse among youths at Sungei Asap Resettlement scheme has become a serious problem and the police have been urged to clamp down on it before it spread to other parts of the state's interior. Land Development Minister and Baleh …
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Community focuses on substance abuse prevention

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Susan Christmas, of Project Safety's board of directors, and Executive Director Karen Webb welcomed participants to what they described as a first-of-its-kind collaborative effort to address teen substance abuse and misuse. School administrators …
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Should I Take Codeine if I Have a Drug and Alcohol Addiction?

Question by Christian: Should i take codeine if i have a drug and alcohol addiction?
Hello i have had a history of drug and alcohol addiction. My friend told me i should take Codeine to help me to quit. Should i? can you tell me if you have any advice

Best answer:

Answer by Zach
No, that’s the dumbest idea ever. Codeine is even more addicting than alcohol and has worse affects on you if you do become addicted. And since you just said you have a history of drug abuse, that is an even worse idea.