Today Musings from My day Today started with a staff meeting. Somewhat of an a-typical staff meeting. Dennis asked each of us to share from our week’s activities or a pointed assignment handed out at the last meeting 1 week ago. I listened to each of my co-worker’s participation and personally put what I hoped […]
Posted on August 12, 2014 by Addiction Treatment in Culture & Media A lawsuit filed on behalf of over 500 former NFL players has grabbed headlines in the sports world and beyond. The gridiron veterans say that the trainers and doctors around them regularly pushed them to take painkilling drugs that helped them get back into the game after they’d […]
By Amy Goldstein on 08/26/2014 @ 11:04 AM STUDENTS (K-12) CAN WIN $1,000 FOR THEIR SCHOOLS AND AN IPAD 2 FOR THEMSELVES The National Family Partnership (NFP) announced the new contest for the 2014 Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31: “Love Yourself. Be Drug Free.” The nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention campaign reaches more than 80 million people nationwide. “As schools […]
Federal Study: How High is Too High?
In a few months, new and returning students will find themselves facing finals week. It’s a time when young people at many universities in the United States, clear their schedules to study. They may skip their favorite television shows, reduce their hours at work and close their door to the outside world in an effort to […]
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertglatter/2014/07/26/legalization-of-recreational-marijuana-profits-before-safety/ As recreational use of marijuana recently became legal in Washington state, many concerned parents and educators feel this decision is sending the wrong message to our youth and teens. While sales continue to be brisk in Colorado, one expert voices concern about the drug serving as a gateway for youth and teens searching for harder […]
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first screening test for colon cancer that uses patients’ DNA to help spot potentially deadly tumors and growths. The Cologuard test from Exact Sciences detects irregular mutations in stool samples that can be an early warning sign of cancer. Patients who test positive for the mutations should undergo […]
As attitudes toward marijuana grow more lenient, will employer drug-testing policies go up in smoke? By Tamara Lytle 5/21/2014, in HR Magazine Changes in marijuana laws are sweeping the nation, state by state: Twenty states, plus the District of Columbia, have passed laws allowing marijuana to be used for medical reasons, and […]
Heavy Drinking in Pregnancy and Child’s Brain Study may explain why attention, behavior problems persist in kids with fetal alcohol disorders WebMD News from HealthDay By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) — When a woman drinks heavily duringpregnancy, the harmful effects on her child’s brain development appear to continue over […]
