Vermont pushes for shorter drug treatment stays, relapse rate rises
Both men said the increases are the result of a rule put in place July 1 by the state Health Department that requires residential drug treatment centers, as a condition of payment, to get pre-approval for any patient stays that last longer that 15 days …
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Question by by3beautifulx3: i don’t know what to do for my report it has to be “anything related to substance abuse treatment”?
could somebody just give me a lead i don’t know what topic i should do
one that i can make a good 5 minute presentation out of.

Best answer:

Answer by sandra dee
you should do some sort of unusual addiction like one that’s not as commonly discussed, like drugs/alcohol. maybe something like treating addiction to food, or the most interesting, sex. that last one would be nice and controversial as well 🙂 fun! push da boundaries you rebel. and it is actually a real problem for some people and not as often talked about cuz of its taboo nature!!!

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Question by Texan~to_the-Max: How would you feel if you were denied access to a safe effective cancer drug because FDA said it cost too much?
Avastin is a safe, very effective miracle cancer drug that is under FDA review right now because the $ 7,500 a month cost of treatment.

How would you feel to find out that you might lose your life because the FDA decided the drug that can save your life is too costly???

Defenders are saying that the drug would still be able to be prescribed as an “off use” drug. This means the FDA has not approved the use of the drug to treat your cancer which also means the Health Insurance company may or may not cover the cost.

So my question to you:

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE DRUG THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE BE BANNED BECAUSE ACCORDING TO OBAMA’S FDA IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE???

Best answer:

Answer by itsme6922
hilarious….hey there buddy boy….free market you scream about..$ 7,500 a month for a drug…..thanks but no thanks..I’ll die…..

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Question by MamaKate: Abuse, Adoption and Lots of Questions?
http://taxdollars.freedomblogging.com/2010/03/08/adoption-gone-awry-launches-couple-onto-child-abuse-list/52663/

I came across this article this morning and it made me wonder about several things:

1. Do you feel that the actions of the AM (cutting the AD’s hair as punishment) should be considered abuse – why or why not?

(I also wish I knew how well the APs were educated about their AD’s history and issues, but on the other hand, the APs are relatively well educated in a general sense and work in the medical and law enforcement fields…)

2. Do you think the APs received “special treatment” due to their job statuses?

3. “We got off their list, but there are a lot of people out there who don’t have the resources we have,” Bette said. “ They don’t’ have a husband who’s an attorney, they don’t know what the law is. To me, it’s a really sad state of affairs when your liberties are taken away from you and you have no recourse. We want the public to know that this situation exists. Is there anyone else who’s been in this situation?”

Do you feel that this statement applies could apply to some biological parents also? What do you feel should be the recourse for people who have been “bullied by the system”?

4, The APs lawsuit against DSS states:
“This case amounts to an unconstitutional abuse of power by county social workers and county policies that both violate and demonstrate a deliberate indifference to the constitutional rights of Plaintiffs, parents and others who work with children. County social workers, acting as judge and jury, and without meeting any burden of proof, have the ability and authority to arbitrarily and falsely stigmatize individuals as ‘child abusers’ and without providing any pre-deprivation procedural due process, then blacklist their names by reporting them to a central registry maintained by the California Department of Justice without prior notice or an opportunity to be heard. In doing so, the (county and state) trample on the constitutional rights of parents to raise their children and maintain family integrity, do irreparable damage to the reputations of those stigmatized as child abusers, deny them procedural due process guaranteed under the 14th Amendment and ultimately harm the very children the defenders are supposed to protect.”

Do you agree or disagree with these statements and what kind of impact could this have on the way we handle abuse cases?

5. What would you change about the way the system works to prevent issues like this? How can we best balance protecting abused children and ensuring sure the system is not being heavy handed towards parents?

I will be ruminating on these questions today and I’d love to hear your opinions on any or all of these questions if you have the time. Thanks!
ETA: I guess I should add that I DO feel that cutting a child’s hair as punishment is indeed abusive.

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Answer by smarmy
I don’t think its abuse but its still not very cool.

Yeah I think they got special treatment because of “his” position, not necessarily hers.

Part of me wants to say “too bad” but i have to agree that there are some seriously over zealous case workers. Their rights were trampled, they were put on a registry without being able to defend themselves, how does that feel? Similar things happen to parents and adoptee’s every day.

I’m glad the story was told, but I still don’t feel very sorry for them, they got this story told and will probably win their law suit because of their status. They talk about their rights but what about everybody elses.

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Question by Smile!: Where does the phrase “going cold turkey” come from?

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Answer by Monty
“”Cold turkey” is an expression describing the actions of a person who gives up a habit or addiction all at once. That is, rather than gradually easing the process through reduction or by using replacement medication. Its supposed advantage is that by not actively using supplemental methods, the person avoids thinking about the habit and its temptation, and avoids further feeding the chemical addiction. The supposed disadvantages related to the abuse of drugs such as alcohol, benzodiazepines, and heroin are unbearable withdrawal symptoms from the total absence, which may cause tremendous stress on the heart and blood vessels and — in a worst case scenario — possible stroke or heart failure.

The etymology derives from the phrase talk turkey, in which someone deals matter-of-factly with a subject. Some, however, believe the derivation is from the comparison of a cold turkey carcass and the state of a withdrawing addict — most notably, the cold sweats and goose bumps. It is often preceded by the verb “to go,” as in “going cold turkey.” Yet another suggestion of origin is that cold turkey is a dish that needs little or no preparation. “To quit like cold turkey” would be to quit in the same way a cold turkey is served, instantly just as you are without preparation.

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Pain pill in pregnancy may raise child's ADHD risk, study finds
The “safest” drug for relieving aches and pains, lowering fever and treating headaches in pregnancy may not be so safe after all, according to a new report — it may raise the risk of ADHD and similar disorders in their children. Researchers found that …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman dies amid major comeback of heroin in the US
… a professor of neuropharmacology at Washington University in St. Louis, told the Los Angeles Times in a phone interview Monday. For seven years, Cicero has been monitoring trends for patients in 150 drug treatment centers across the country. In …
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