Bear

The Bear – All summer I had been feeding sunflower seeds to the chipmunks. The chipmunks squeal with joy and run around, as if to show off at all the fun they are having. This weekend I decided to bring along the whole 25-pound bag of the Cockatoo’s – Merle’s – rejected sunflower seeds, and to spread the seeds around the property for all the wild birds too. After throwing around quite …

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whip-its

Whip-its: The high you can buy at Wal-Mart. While most people use nitrous oxide canisters to make whipped cream, partyers inhale them for a brief, euphoric high. What are nitrous oxide ‘whip-its?’ Demi Moore hospitalization raises awareness of dangerous gas canister inhalant. Demi Moore was hospitalized this week after a scary episode reportedly involving inhalation of nitrous oxide.

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RecoveryView

RecoveryView – An online journal for professionals in the fields of Addiction and Behavioral Health. Addiction and Mental Health Articles and Education. Holidays are a season of gaiety and celebration, intended to affirm bonds of family, friendship and life. But for those whose families have been disturbed by addiction and relationship trauma, these rituals can feel empty or even painful.

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mephedrone

Children found taking mephedrone as usage soars, say drug workers. Anecdotal evidence grows of drug’s prevalence on UK streets, while police in south Wales issue warning to parents and schools. Mephedrone was linked last year to 98 deaths in England and Wales.
Concerns over the dramatic rise in the use of mephedrone are intensifying as drug workers report seeing more children abusing the drug. In the last few days police in south Wales,

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Warning Signs

Warning Signs Your Child Is in Trouble with Drugs or Alcohol. Changes in your teen’s behavior and appearance can be a normal form of adolescent self-expression. But these changes can also be a sign of a serious problem. How can a concerned parent tell the difference? Here are a few of the most common warning signs that your teen is using drugs or alcohol: Negative changes in schoolwork, missing school, or …

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Articles

Methamphetamine

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Drug fentanyl

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Al R.

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Definition of Alcoholism

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MDMA / ECSTASY Slang

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Cloud Nine

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Marijuana growing

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Coincidences

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Addiction Nation

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Retention Detection

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Meridith Edwards

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Gabrielle S.

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Meth Monster

How to Kill the Meth Monster. By ROB BOVETT. THE latest bad news from the world of methamphetamine is that makers of the drug have perfected a one-pot recipe that enables them to manufacture their highly addictive product while on the move, often in their car.

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National Inhalant Prevention

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition. Dedicated to the prevention of substance abuse by inhalants. Most parents are in the dark regarding the popularity and dangers of inhalant use. But children are quickly discovering that common household products are inexpensive to obtain, easy to hide and the easiest way to get high. According to national surveys, inhaling dangerous …

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Hashish

Hashish (pronounced /hæˈʃiːʃ/ or /ˈhæʃiːʃ/) (from Arabic: حشيش ḥashīsh, lit. “grass”, from hashisha “to become dry”; also hash) is a preparation of cannabis composed of the compressed stalked resin glands called trichomes, collected from the cannabis plant. It contains the same active ingredients but in higher concentrations than other parts of the plant such as the buds or the leaves. Hashish is often a paste-like substance with …

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