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By John LeeNov 29, 20071 topic

Alcoholism; 3 Steps To A Successful Family Intervention

It's heartbreaking watching a loved one dig ever deeper into addiction or alcoholism, and families often feel impotent to do anything to effect change for the better. Lecturing, scolding and nagging have proven useless, and in some cases can make the problem worse, and too many families cling to a mistaken belief that only the addict can decide to get help when they're ready.nnThankfully, that popular conception is false. Families can exert an powerful influence towards treat

Primary topic: Family

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By John LeeNov 29, 20071 topic

Alcoholism; Can An Atheist Get Help From AA? 12 Steps But No God?

The founders of AA, two very Christian and God fearing men, made a remarkable allowance nearly 80 years ago when they removed Christianity from what is essentially a religious organization, in an attempt to broaden access to treatment.nnAA is religious in nature (although they would call themselves a spiritual group) and the Supreme Court recently agreed with a group that argued against mandated AA therapy for drug offenders as a violation of the mandated separation of Church

Primary topic: 12 Step Programs

12 Step Programs

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By John LeeNov 29, 20071 topic

Free Drug And Alcohol Rehab At The Salvation Army

With the costs of private rehab reaching as much as $20 000 per month and more, those people without private health insurance or the means to pay for rehab often wonder what they can do to better painful and crippling addictions to drugs and or alcohol.nnIt's unfortunate that everyone is not in a position to benefit from the high standard of care as is offered at better private rehabs, but as our current health care reality precludes universal access, we are left with few opt

Primary topic: Addiction and Recovery

Addiction and Recovery

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By John LeeApr 10, 20081 topic

Codeine And Promethazine Addiction

Cough syzurup nnFor some people, getting high is an endless experimental pursuit and in the past few years, the powerful narcotic effect of a certain kind of cough syrup was discovered. Starting in Houston and spreading from there, cough syrup containing Codeine and Promethazine was taken up as the drug of choice in certain hip hop circles - with a special slow paced style of hip hop developing along side it echoing the alleged euphoric effect it has of slowing the world down

Primary topic: Addiction and Recovery

Addiction and Recovery

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By John LeeDec 17, 20071 topic

Addicted? How To Detox Off Of Alcohol And Pain Pills Together

There are an estimated 20 million alcoholics in America, and about 6 million people dependent and using pain pills daily. Of course a significant number of these chemically dependent people are using the two togethernnAn addiction to pain pills and alcohol concurrently presents with some significant problems, and as with any addiction, the earlier it's dealt with the better the prognosis and the easier the detox.nnPeople may develop an addiction to alcohol with opiate type pa

Primary topic: Addiction and Recovery

Addiction and Recovery

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By John LeeFeb 17, 20121 topic

Physician Assistant Prerequisites - What are the prerequisites for physician assistant?

The physician assistant system prerequisites range from school to higher education. Generally, universities feel to accept individuals from the fairly wide selection of academic backgrounds. Hence, no specific types of degrees are needed. So, you really don't need to have a degree in science but generally you might probably must know some fundamental scientific concepts and they will probably have a look at your science courses and whether you have competed them or not. Indiv

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By John LeeDec 13, 20071 topic

Addiction And Alcoholism; Why Can't They Just Stop?

Why can’t they just stop drinking or using drugs? Can't they see the damage they're doing to themselves, to their families and to their careers?nnFor those that have never endured addiction or alcoholism, it can be tough to understand how anyone could continue to drug or drink even in the face of mounting adverse consequences. If the answer to the problem is as easy as to just stop doing something harmful, it seems a bit ridiculous that it ever gets so bad!nnAnd the tru

Primary topic: Addiction and Recovery

Addiction and Recovery

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By John LeeDec 11, 20071 topic

Will AA Work For You? 4 Things You Need To Believe For It To Work.

AA, NA and other 12 steps organizations have more than 75 years of history and success, and literally tens of millions of alcoholics and addicts have gotten better through working the 12 steps.nnStudies show that after drug or alcohol treatment, those people who maintain a long and intense participation in 12 steps groups have a far better than average success rate. So many have received the strength and guidance they needed to overcome their addictions, one day at a time, th

Primary topic: 12 Step Programs

12 Step Programs

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By John LeeNov 29, 20071 topic

Insurance Coverage For Drug Rehab; How to Get the Most Out Of Your Private Health Insurance.

Out of the estimated 27 million Americans dealing with a substance abuse problem, only about 10% each year will make any attempt at treatment to better the problem, and although the financial realities of care do explain some reluctance of many to initiate treatment, statistics indicate that a lack of insurance coverage is not a primary reason for avoiding treatment.nnAbout 85% of Americans have private health overage, and virtually all private health coverage's include eithe

Primary topic: Insurance

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By John LeeFeb 26, 20121 topic

PMP Certification Courses – Options for 2012

PMP certification courses - Will you be prepared? What PMP certification courses do you want to acquire your certification in challenge management? Properly, that reply relies upon really substantially on whether or not you fulfill all of the PMP certification needs or not. Should you have a baccalaureate degree with no less tha 4,five hundred hours of PMP knowledge and 35 get in touch with hrs or a large faculty diploma or associate’s degree with at the very least 4,500 hrs

Primary topic: Coach Training and Certification

Coach Training and Certification

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By John LeeJan 4, 20081 topic

5 Ways To Spot Inhalant Abuse - A Parent's Guide

When people think of inhalant abuse (sniffing glue, gasoline, turpentine etc.) they generally tend to picture inner city homeless; poor souls already past the hope of help. But the reality of inhalant abuse is far different, and far scarier. 17 million Americans report having used inhalants at least once, and the most common age of experimentation is during late childhood and the early teen years.nn What is inhalant abuse? nnKids sniffing glue, gasoline or other volatile chem

Primary topic: Addiction and Recovery

Addiction and Recovery

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By John LeeNov 23, 20071 topic

Drug Rehab, How To Find An Affordable Drug Rehab

Although there are several thousand free or almost free drug and alcohol rehabs within the nation, finding them when you need them can be very problematic!nnMost people don’t think much about drug rehab until they need one, and when they do, the challenge of making such an important decision quickly can overwhelm. It's tough for anyone, but at least those people with comprehensive private health insurance have the luxury of choice. For those of us without good insurance

Primary topic: Addiction and Recovery

Addiction and Recovery

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By John LeeDec 15, 20071 topic

Addiction, Don't Believe The Myths...Family Can Help!

We don’t yet truly understand the underlying processes occurring in the mind with addiction, and although we are getting closer to an understanding, things remain murky. One thing we do know with certainty however is that things are not always what they seem, and what seems logical and intuitive is not necessarily what's true or what works.nnMuch of public perceptions about addiction were formed in decades past, when we truly had little understanding over the processes

Primary topic: Addiction and Recovery

Addiction and Recovery

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By John LeeDec 11, 20071 topic

Drug Rehab...Why Do You Need Professional Help?

Fundamentally, it seems ridiculous, when all that's needed is to just stop doing something harmful, why can’t you just do it on your own?nnIt's very hard for anyone who has never been addicted to understand what the problem is, and when we start losing our careers, our families and even our health; why can’t we just stop? nnAnd the truth is, many of us who are addicted don’t have a good answer for this one; we just know that when we try we fail, and we fail

Primary topic: Addiction and Recovery

Addiction and Recovery

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By John LeeRecently published1 topic

The Modern American Bulldog

It is my understanding and belief that the American bulldog as we know him today was imported into the United States between 1735 and 1840 from Britain. Without a doubt the majority of these Bulldogs came into the shipping port of Savannah Georgia, some quite possibly from Charleston South Carolina. The British offered free passage to family and "men of substance", over to the Savannah colony. Fifty acres grants were given to farmers as long as they were successful and those who played trier on way over were allowed 500 acre grants.

Primary topic: Pets

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By John LeeRecently published1 topic

Golden Retriever Breed Information

History: The Golden Retriever is a relatively new breed of dog, only conceived by breeders in England during the 1800s.They are considered to come from the same stock as Labrador Retrievers, who are said to come from the Newfoundland dog.

Primary topic: Pets

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