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State Laws, Police Practices Contribute to 'HIV Epidemic' in Louisiana, Report

State laws, police practices contribute to 'HIV epidemic' in Louisiana, report

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In a state where roughly 45,000 people are intravenous drug users, laws that criminalize sex work and prohibit access to sterile syringes are directly contributing to a devastating HIV epidemic, according to a report issued Wednesday by Human Rights …
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Agency Allocates More Than Million to Help Children

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I NEED to KNOW the MONEY SPENT on ALCOHOL REHABS YEARLY. RECENT and RELIABLE PLZ.?

Question by Evan: I NEED TO KNOW THE MONEY SPENT ON ALCOHOL REHABS YEARLY. RECENT AND RELIABLE PLZ.?
RECENT AND RELIABLE PLZ.

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Answer by raysny
The most recent I could find for the US has the figures for 1997:

“A study shows that the U.S. spent a combined $ 11.9 billion on alcohol and drug abuse treatment, while the total social costs were more than $ 294 billion. The results were part of the National Estimates of Expenditures for Substance Abuse Treatment, 1997, which was released at the end of April by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

Full Text of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago's Speech

Full text of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago's speech

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Guided by faith in a just God and in the rule of law, dozens of whistleblowers have testified in writing and provided supporting documents to prove that the very heart of darkness is the leadership of the Senate itself. Thorough NBI investigation has …
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8 Catalyst Driven Biotech Stocks that May Be Ready to Advance

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Is There a Cutting Rehabilitation Center in My Area?

Question by sissybug1227: Is there a cutting rehabilitation center in my area?
I have searched online and I need to find a Self Harm or Teen cutting rehabilitation center in Nampa Idaho. None of the drug addiction rehabs but one for self harm. Thanks.

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Metastudy on Correlations of Sports Participation and Substance Abuse

Metastudy on correlations of sports participation and substance abuse

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The research was recently published in the online edition of Addictive Behaviours. At the request of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, Cairney's team searched various databases for studies published between 1982 and 2012 that had followed …
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Diabetes: Hearty Breakfast Aids A1c Control

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… medication use during the study, while none of the patients in the smaller breakfast group achieved this goal (31% versus 0%; P=0.002), researcher Zecharia Madar, MD, of Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and colleagues wrote online in the journal …
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Who Is Worthy of Receiving a Speech of Tribute?

Question by clerick145: Who is worthy of receiving a speech of tribute?
In my public speaking class, we are giving “speeches of tribute.” It can be a person, place, or group. I’m looking for something different than everybody else talking about someone in their family with drug addiction or other cliche stuff. I want something interesting and appealing to most people. Any ideas?

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Answer by Nicholaus
i think it would be interesting to do a speech of tribute to Mao Zedong. he was a terrible dictator of China, however he really changed their culture and instated a lot of ideas that are still there today.