As a substance abuse professional, I struggle with the issue of drug testing. The ACLU has become involved in the testing of public school employees. Their take on the matter — I happen to agree with it, both in principle & practice – is as follows:
The proposed random drug testing of public school employees [...]
Substance Abuse Professional: Drug Testing “Senseless Waste”?
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More Men Risk Alcohol Dependency
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More Men Risk Alcohol Dependency
Men’s risk of having problems with alcohol dependency is twice that of women, says a study by Doctor Mark Schuckit, a renowned researcher,? reported in Lancet journal.? His study indicated that men had a 20% lifetime risk of developing this problem.
Women trailed by a large margin at 8-10%.
Over 20% Lifetime Risk [...]
Will Marijuana Ever Be Legalized?
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Rivers of Drugs
Opium and heroin flow into the states like water from the Middle East.
Marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine scamper almost unhindered across the border from Mexico.
Marijuana crops get ever stronger in grow houses within the US.? There is even a ‘theme song” television show – “Weeds” – on Showtime.? It is great fun, by the [...]
The Brain On Drugs
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What Are We Addicted To?
Think how difficult it would be to give up your car.? You would probably jump up from the couch and go to grab your keys to go to the store and realize there is no car.
How would it feel when those keys aren’t hanging there?? What might we call that? Withdrawal?? [...]
Are We Driven to Distraction or Do We Take a Cab?
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Ever wonder where the day went?
It’s much too easy to be distracted into mindlessness. This short video with Pema Chodrom uses the Tibetan example of “dunzie’ (doon-z) explaining the distractions that plague us all. Short and informative.
Anger and Hostility are often our reactions to life when we are in the uncentered state of dunzie/distraction.
High School Drug Testing – Slippery Slope to Nowhere
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I am sure there are many opinions on this one.? I am a little concerned when the whole drug testing phenomenon filters down to testing students.? Do I think students should be abusing drugs?? I do not.? Of course, I don’t.
Random drug testing of high school athletes scores big life-lesson points — South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com.
The [...]
Protecting Your Time and Money
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Have you ever had to pay for a service twice?
When is the last time you really needed something done right and didn’t know where to turn?
I don’t know if you have ever had trouble with a service provider. That’s not true. I am sure you have. You have gone to a mechanic that charged too [...]