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FDA Shift on Painkillers Was Years in the Making

FDA Shift on Painkillers Was Years in the Making
Since then, narcotic painkillers, or opioids, have become the most frequently prescribed drugs in the United States and have set off a wave of misuse, abuse and addiction. Experts estimate that… Continue reading

Is This Cutting? What Should We Do?

Question by liddabet: Is this cutting? What should we do?
Our kid is a good kid. She has always been a good kid.

She’s 12 and lives with her Dad and me during the week – and Mom on most… Continue reading

Which Is More Dangerous – Private Ownership of a Handgun or of Crack Cocaine?

Question by Nicholas J: Which is more dangerous – private ownership of a handgun or of crack cocaine?
How are they supposedly so different for an allegedly liberated society?
Isn’t regulating either just fear of what “might” happen???

Any legal… Continue reading

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I work with an addiction treatment center near Sacramento and it is indeed true that many people “in the middle” who need help are getting squeezed. I'd like to see much more thoughtful spending for… Continue reading

Mischa Barton: Fame Made Me Suffer Breakdown

Mischa Barton: Fame made me suffer breakdown
Barton's hard-partying led to a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) in 2007 and a court-ordered stint in rehab, but it wasn't until 2009 that her life really came crashing down when… Continue reading

Rallying for Changes in Hanover

Rallying for changes in Hanover
Anti-drug demonstrators hold signs and wave to passing cars on a Center Square corner in Hanover on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Several dozen … The half dozen or so active members help with other organizations'… Continue reading