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    Kids with ADHD are snorting their medication, allegedly

    I cried the first time I took ADHD med's because the world stopped spinning and I didn't even know that the world was spinning before. All of sudden I started noticing things like how big I was compared to other things - my depth perception and hand-eye coordination was finally within a 'normal'...
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    Good info for Ex-believers

    Listen to the "Living after Faith" podcast from http://recoveringfromreligion.org/ They also have a bunch of supports/info on that website... The LAF podcast made a huge difference to me, a friend recommended it when I described the crazy family I was from. :)
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    What's your Ctrl+V?

    Discuss the issues which are important when using interventions in Community Rehabilitation. How does intervention in Community Rehabilitation differ from other disciplines? Integrate the readings and use examples either from your own experience or other sources. I think it is important to...
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    Suicide. In general.

    It doesn't matter if someone is trapped or not, whether or not they can work through a situation. What matters is that they FEEL trapped, they feel hopeless, they feel overwhelming depression and psychological pain every single day. It's not about what the 'real' (external) situation is, it's...
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    Why America will always be a nation of drug addicts and sin

    Lumping not found: With lumping that's 78% who believe god was involved. 40% of Americans really do believe the earth is less than 10,000 years old.
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    Why America will always be a nation of drug addicts and sin

    Exposure is not the same thing as education and access.
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    Why America will always be a nation of drug addicts and sin

    Just because the 'situations' vary, does not mean that there is nothing we can learn from others. The world would be a much better place if we looked at what was working in other countries and followed their lead. No point in wasting money on re-inventing the wheel. We know that the harm...
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    Why America will always be a nation of drug addicts and sin

    Maybe this should be in P&N? Might get more bites in there. Edit - add more links The problem originated in BC: http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/new+chemical+detected+in+5+ecstasy+deaths+in+bc+since+august+coroner/6442559106/story.html Seven dead in Calgary...
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    Suicide. In general.

    No one can judge until they've walked the path. I speculated about suicide when I was in middle school. It felt insurmountable, so mentally and emotionally I just shut down, believing I was too weak to even try. I didn't want to have to deal with the consequences if I survived either. It's...
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    Egyptian Court Bans Virginity Tests!

    :thumbsup:
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    It's Official: Wikipedia Blackout scheduled for 1/18/2012 in order to protest SOPA.

    I think it would be good if the big sites that would be affected shut down in protest. It woulf get the attention of the people who use those sites and then the government would have a lot of angry people to deal with.
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    Might want to rethink the ink...

    I started thinking about getting a tattoo about a week after my first boyfriend died. I didn't want to do it rashly so I've been waiting. I didn't want it to be obvious that it was a memorail tat, and I finally solidified what I wanted a couple months ago. I'm going to get it sometime in the new...
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    Anyone here ever have a serious knee injury? How about semi-serious? Symptoms inside

    What your talking about sounds somewhat similar to a situation we discused in an anatomy and physiology class. One student said she had tenderness is one leg but not the other- she was a runner. Teacher said it could be a built up impact injury or something because she is not balancing her...
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    Good Books on Dating?

    One book that was good for me was "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" I started explaining it to my boyfriend and he said- that sounds like high self esteem vs. low self esteem.. thats when I realized I probably did have low self esteem and started working on it. Now we're both from Mars!!
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    What Defines a Person’s Character?

    Their motives & 'common sense' intelligence. Personality and methods are secondary to that. Someone with good intentions who's smart enough to make them happen in the real world has good character.