Question by bekah: This might be the dumbest Q…but is a drug a treatment?
Like a drug that will help you not get a disease such as malaria (you would take anti-malarial drugs)..so would that be a treatment or no? -thanks for answering

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Answer by kelly d
there is… well your bascically describing a vaccine… and there are drugs to treat malaria… and you can take them before you get it… or the same thing with HIV meds… taking them “prophalatically”.. spelled wrong…. can stop you from getting the disease

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Viagra for women? ED treatment may help with menstrual cramps
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Question by ima45limabean: I need an idea for a presentation in my drugs and addiction class?
I have to give a 10 to 15 minute presentation in one of my addiction study classes called “Drugs and Addictions” Any ideas??? Anyone?? I was going to do it on meth babies but Im just not sure.

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Answer by Wide Awake
Well, that’s an interesting subject.

You could also do a presentation on Oxycontin abuse, since it is so widespread and has led to major societal impacts, especially in some small towns. We tend to forget that people can get addicted to prescription drugs as well as “street” drugs – look at Rush Limbaugh.

Or, you could talk about the epidemic of cough syrup abuse and addiction that seems to be sweeping entire schools lately, though I fear you will find less evidence and news stories on this.

Good luck!

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Question by Eggggpie: Does the line under the newspaper headline need to end in a period?
It is not common that you would see a line under the headline of a newspaper that explains a little further of what the content of the article is about. However, I must include one in my article for an English assignment but I’m not sure whether I need to end it off with a period or not:

“Transplant recipient dies from liver failure after alcohol abuse”

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Answer by rejectedzipper
I guess you mean the sub-heading.

Headlines and subs are NOT punctuated except for colons, thus

“Miller to Unions : Drop Dead”

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