Drug Abuse

Drug abuse
It is Friday after noon in Canada and I’m taking my lunch sitting beside my colleagues having a casual read of my favourite Greater Kashmir. The moment I turned the cover page and got a glance on the news item,” campaign against drug abuse …
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Allan Sachs: How to Decrease the Amount of Sugar in Your Diet

Allan Sachs: How to decrease the amount of sugar in your diet
In the March 23 edition of Healthy Living, I described how all living things use the sugar glucose as a primary fuel and that in nature, prior to modern civilizations, sugar was hard to come by. As such,… Continue reading

Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 Column: Safe Disposal of Medications Helps Combat Prescription Drug Abuse

Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 column: Safe disposal of medications helps combat prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse has become a concern nationally and in Sheboygan County. It is a community problem that affects all of us. You may be aware of the recent news regarding the heroin epidemic which is… Continue reading

'He Hates the Label of Drug Dealer'

'He hates the label of drug dealer'
After the incident, Booker voluntarily checked himself into the Rainbow Center, a substance abuse treatment center in Monroe, Mich. Mayer said his client was in the program for about seven months and for the last several weeks, he's been participating …
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'Lives at Risk Due to Cuts in Drugs Services'

'Lives at risk due to cuts in drugs services'
Speaking at the latest in a series of meetings attempting to force the issue back onto the political agenda before next month's local and European elections, the group said more than 600 people are dying of drug addiction every year —… Continue reading

Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 Column: Safe Disposal of Medications Helps Combat Prescription Drug Abuse

Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 column: Safe disposal of medications helps combat prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse has become a concern nationally and in Sheboygan County. It is a community problem that affects all of us. You may be aware of the recent news regarding the heroin epidemic which is… Continue reading

Any Support Group for Abuse Survivors?

Question by Ocean: Any support group for abuse survivors?
I was emotionally abused as a child by my parents, non sexual, now adult. I’m still seeing my parents frequently. I’ve been going for counselling for about 15 sessions now. It all went well until now when I’m having… Continue reading

Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 Column: Safe Disposal of Medications Helps Combat Prescription Drug Abuse

Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 column: Safe disposal of medications helps combat prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse has become a concern nationally and in Sheboygan County. It is a community problem that affects all of us. You may be aware of the recent news regarding the heroin epidemic which is… Continue reading

Gov’t Abandons Best Survey for Counting U.S. Drug Users

Gov’t Abandons Best Survey for Counting U.S. Drug Users
The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring survey (ADAM) was terminated in March, and not one congressmen tried to save it. Now the U.S. is without an accurate estimate of its drug users. That means less funding for research and treatment. A new… Continue reading

Fire Crews Deal With Hazmat Situation at EPISD Education Center

Fire crews deal with hazmat situation at EPISD Education Center
EL PASO, Texas – Firefighters were called out to a hazmat situation at the El Paso Independent School District Education Center Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews headed out to 6531 Boeing Drive around 1:30 p.m.. Officials said coolant from the air… Continue reading