Question by mark: Do inhalants trigger lsd flashbacks for anyone else or is it just me?
I’ve noticed whenever I do inhalants I sometimes get lsd/mushroom visuals. Does this happen to anyone else?

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Answer by jannsody
Unfortunately, it can be from the inhalant use. Even people who’ve used lsd or “shrooms” in the past and then marijuana on a different day have had those symptoms.

With regard to the huffing, my friend actually has a severe BRAIN INJURY from inhalant use at the age of 12, now in her 30s.

Other risks of huffing include sight loss/blindness, heart/liver/kidney damage, seizures, limb spasms, bone marrow (the fatty inner lining of the bones that make blood cells) damage and even death, all of which can happen after the very FIRST time of use

For more info re: the dangers of huffing: http://www.inhalants.org

To search for counseling and treatment programs for those with a substance abuse problem(s), and some programs may have state and/or county funding for those without health insurance: http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/ and can click the first link and then can click “near you” on the left-hand side of the page under “find facilities”.

For a free Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting(s), and one may attend an “open” AA meeting if there is no drinking problem: http://www.aa.org

This site has some common mottos pertaining to those 12-step programs such as “One day at a time”, “First things first” and “People, places and things”: http://www.royy.com/toolsofrecovery.html

Please decide to take control of your life and make good, *healthy* choices 🙂

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Chula Vista Treatment Center Launches New Program Toward Lowering …
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Question by burkedawn: Is the war against drug abuse a good topic for a research paper? If so what would be a good hypothesis for it?
I am wirting a research paper for my class at University of Phoenix online and I chose to do an essay on the “war against drug abuse”. What I am wanting to know is what would be a good hypothesis for this topic area?

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Answer by clover spots
you could posit
1 what pressures has the war on drugs put on our prisons, hospitals
2 why is funding given more to arrest drug offenders than to treat them
3 what is the goal of the war on drugs, has it been met
4. what are other options that have been used in other countries, are they feasible here

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Adena Awarded Grant to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse
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Southeastern Sets Science Classes on Foundation of Faith
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Question by feldy: What did Chris Andersen from the Nuggets test positive for to get kicked out of the NBA for 2 years?
I know there is no official release on what it was but I know it was a “drug of abuse” aka pretty much anything worse than weed. Has anyone heard any rumors or any idea of what it probably was? I would imagine its coke but still curious.

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Answer by …
hold on he just put out a line for me… i’ll ask him in a few

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New Hunterdon program provides help to drug users
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Prescription drug safety is paramount
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Question by thedudeofdudeness: What are some good charities where I can just send in cash?
Maybe something about feeding hungry children, or something like that.

Thank you very much!

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Answer by Miss Dementia
Go to http://www.charitynavigator.org/ and check for their most trusted/efficient charities. They rank them on a number of factors, but if you pick one that is high on their lists you know the target charity will use your money to maximum effect/benefit. You can find one that fits your criteria there quite easily.

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Cardinal Health Foundation Helps Local Non-Profit Organizations Fight …
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Cutting down on drug abuse, trafficking
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Prescription Drug Abuse Takes Center Stage at Summit
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Question by T B: What is diversion like?
I live in Fort Collins(Larimer County) Colorado and I will most likely be on diversion soon. Can i get specifics of what it is like and things like cost, curfew, how long the program lasts, classes, community service hours, how long I have to go without breaking the law etc.

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Answer by Danny
I am from New Mexico, usually diversion programs here include a wonderful little gem called “drug court”

drug court in NM once consisted of a year of INTENSIVE supervision. It included the following.

-50.00 fee per month (on top of regular probation fees)
-Court review once per month to discuss progress, give incentives and sanctions
(at least 1 person in the program was arrested every single month in court. Offenses ranged from missing drug tests, failing drug tests, leaving the county, being out past curfew, or just having a “bad” attitude)
-Court ordered corrective classes
(including anger management, substance abuse, after care, etc. basically group counseling. During groups we had to complete workbooks which had a 12 step program to recovery)
-Court ordered AA meetings. 3 per week for the first month. 2 per week for the next 6 months, and 3 per week for the last 3 months.
-Mandatory random drug screening. Every day you had to call a number, if your program “color” was called, you had to report for a drug test.
-Frequent home visitation. at least once per week for the first 3 months, and at least 3 times a month for the remainder of the program. Drug tested every time that they show up at a home.
-Mandatory community service.
-Curfew: started at 9pm for the first 6 months, 10 pm for next 3 months, 11pm for last 3 months.

That is the gist of it. Tons of fun. If you are to go into such a program, take my advice:

1. Stop hanging out with ANYONE who is doing any kind of illicit activities. Period. If you hang around them long enough, you are gonna be right back into trouble, and your little diversion program is gonna turn into a behind bars program.

2. Do not break ANY laws. At all. I am talking speeding, failing to use a turn signal, jaywalking, oh, and the obvious ones of drinking and driving and for gods sakes do NOT do drugs. You will be tested. You will get caught. It ain’t worth it.

3. Find clean, sober friends and pick up new hobbies. Use your time to improve yourself. Do not get hung up on the idea of what you are “missing out on”. If you decide to partake in the activities you are prohibited from doing, you are looking for trouble, and probation officers LOVE to bust trouble makers.

4. If at all possible, make sure you are 100% clean on the day your program starts. No “last hurrah’s”. if you test dirty on your first screening, its gonna set the precedent for extra treatment, extra drug tests, and they are gonna watch you like a hawk for your entire term.

5. Finally, its not the end of the world. You got a second chance. It might seem like its unfair at times, but think about the alternative. Jail is not a fun place. Play it cool, and when its all said and done you are gonna be a better person, and all those parties, drugs, and bars you wanted to partake in are still gonna be going on. Keep your head up, and stay out of trouble.

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Richmond jail's recovery program growing
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Senator Pat Toomey discusses prescription drug abuse in Delco
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