Addiction: a Choice, not a Disease?

March 16, 2010

I’m sure he doesn’t need me to defend him.? Even so, Dr. Gene Heyman is going to take some heat for his new book, Addiction: A Disorder of Choice.? Reported in The Star.com, Dr. Heyman poses interesting questions, and answers them -

Can humans be genetically predisposed to addiction? Sure, he writes, but this does not [...]

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Marijuana Use and Chronic Illnesses

March 16, 2010

Here is an interesting look at marijuana use related to its efficacy in coping with chronic illnesses.
Marijuana Rivals Mainstream Drugs For Alleviating HIV/AIDS Symptoms.
The findings contained nuances when comparing marijuana to other medications. Those who used marijuana rated their anxiety significantly lower than those who did not, and women who used marijuana had more intense [...]

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Expanding Drug Testing

March 16, 2010

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I often tell my clients that it becomes increasingly difficult to find ANY job that doesn’t require drug testing — the very least is often a pre-employment test. I just found this on random drug testing for teachers –
Feature: West Virginia School Board’s Random Teacher Drug Testing [...]

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Fewer Positive Drug Tests

March 16, 2010

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Nationwide drug testing is producing fewer positive tests.? Does this mean that employee drug use is down, or that there are fewer employees?
See article below.
USATODAY.com – Workers’ positive drug tests decrease.
Mike
Substance Abuse Professional

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Quick Anger Video

March 16, 2010

Interesting and Quick Anger Management Video — Worth a look.

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Quit doomed effort to impose drug tests on public teachers – Editorials – Starbulletin.com

March 16, 2010

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Hawaii, at least may be changing its tune about random testing of teachers, if I am reading the article below correctly.? I hope so. Random testing gone awry begins to create an assumption of guilt.? If teachers must be tested, then so should politicians, politicians aides and so on.? How about bankers and [...]

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Substance Abuse Professional – Regulations On Education

March 16, 2010
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As a DOT Qualified Substance Abuse Professional (DOT-SAP), I try to keep my eye out for information that keeps companies and Safety Sensitive Employees informed.
From http://keywordspost.com:
Rules Reminder
The  Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued new rules for drug and alcohol testing, for all the transportation employers and safety-sensitive transportation employees. This new regulation [...]

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