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| COMING UP IN THE FIX// Recovery on the Small Screen in New Sitcom "Mom" *Daniel Genis on Legal but Deadly K2 * The Hypocrisy of Smoking * Tales from a Relapser's Bed * Two Bipolar Chicks: Guide to Survival * Ask an Expert: How Can I Survive My Son's Death? * PLUS: Other incisive articles |
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Good morning everyone, this Friday evening will be a special night at road to recovery with a concert from the band Grandeur coming through all the way from Missouri. Starting at 7pm www.grandeurband.com They will also be playing the following night at Souled Out coffeehouse in the Northeast.. please invite some friends out for this Halloween alternative event. I will be sharing a message from Matthew chapter 11 verse 28 to 30 "Come unto me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest." See you there!! Bring some goodies!!
San Francisco Bill Would Require Drug Makers to Fund Take-Back Program
October 23rd, 2014/
Officials in San Francisco have introduced a bill that would require drug manufacturers to fund and manage a take-back program for prescription drugs. The move follows a decision earlier this month by a federal appeals court that forces drug makers to pay to dispose of unused and unexpired medications in Alameda County, California.
San Francisco has a pilot drug take-back program, The Wall Street Journal reports. The pharmaceutical industry provides about 40 percent of the funding for the program. The bill would expand the number of drop-off sites from 13 to as many as 60.
“There has been great demand for a permanent solution to this environmental, public health and public safety issue. We all have unused and leftover drugs in our homes, but not all of us have a reasonable means to properly discard them,” San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu said in a statement.
Alameda County passed an ordinance in 2012 to establish a drug take-back program. The county said the measure is the first in the nation to require drug makers to set up a program to dispose of expired and unused medications. County officials said the annual cost of the program will be about $330,000. The industry trade group, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, estimates the program would cost drug makers about $1.2 million.
The county wants to reduce contaminants in drinking water by giving people an alternative to flushing their medications down the toilet. Officials also hope the measure will reduce prescription drug abuse by reducing the amount of medication in home medicine cabinets.
The pharmaceutical industry filed a lawsuit that claimed the measure violates the Constitution by interfering with interstate commerce. The suit argued safe disposal of unused medications should be a shared responsibility, and that requiring drug companies to pay for the entire cost would ultimately result in increased prices for consumers.
Participation in High-Contact Sports Increases Teens’ Risk of Substance Use: Study
October 23rd, 2014/
Teens who play high-contact sports such as football, hockey, lacrosse or wrestling are more likely than those who play noncontact sports to drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes or marijuana, a new study suggests.
Playing noncontact sports such as tennis, swimming, track and gymnastics reduced the risk of substance use, Medical Xpress reports.
“Competitive sports participation can either inhibit or amplify substance use. It just depends upon which type of sport adolescents are involved with,” researcher Philip Veliz of the University of Michigan said in a news release.
Veliz said teens who play high-contact sports see their body as an instrument that can be easily gambled with. Those who play sports involving minimal or no contact are focused on maintaining their fitness, he added. The findings cast doubt on the belief that participating in any type of competitive sport will discourage teens from engaging in risky behaviors like substance use, Veliz noted.
The researchers used data from the annual Monitoring the Future survey, which asks teens about a range of topics including substance use, academic performance and participation in competitive sports. More than 21,000 teens were asked about substance and illicit drug use during a 30-day period, the article notes. The findings appear in the journal Substance Use & Misuse.
NIH Provides Grants to Explore Use of Social Media to Prevent, Treat Substance Use
October 23rd, 2014/
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund researchers who are studying the use of social media, including Facebook and Twitter, to prevent and treat substance use and addiction.
The NIH announced it will provide grants totaling more than $11 million over three years, according to Medical Daily. “We hope to learn more about how changing technologies affect interpersonal communications and factual knowledge about tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs, including the nonmedical use of prescription drugs,” Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said in a news release.
Scientists can use social media to identify current attitudes and myths about alcohol, drugs and tobacco, the article notes. They can also use social media to convey accurate information to the public, and to learn about patterns of use, risk factors and behaviors associated with substance use.
Grant recipients include Dr. Sean Young of the University of California, Los Angeles, who will use his NIH award to study the feasibility of using social media to reduce prescription drug abuse among patients with chronic pain. Dr. Yong Ge of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte will use data mining techniques to extract tweets related to substance use. Dr. Warren Bickel of Virginia Tech will investigate whether social networks can support continued recovery
CALENDAR LISTING:
“Expanding Your Recovery Toolkit” Workshop Nov. 18 in Doylestown
Free monthly workshop series for individuals and families with a current or pastdrug/alcohol addiction issue. Next session meets Tuesday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc., 252 W. Swamp Rd., Unit 12, Doylestown, Pa. Featuring presentations by speakers in recovery, plus a group discussion period. Refreshments. To register, call 215-345-6644, ext. 3151 or email RPetrolawicz@councilsepa.org.
Monday, October 27, 2014
October 27 Chp 64 v 8 TWELVE STEPPING WITH STRENGTH FROM THE PSALM
Their own tongues will ruin them ,and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
Scorn-the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt.
Step 8- Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
The only one in this world who can truly understand scorn is someone who struggles with addiction .We don't wake up one day and say when I grow up I want to be an addict . Addiction is slow and subtle . Pain caused by our self medicating ways is in no way meant to be personal .The wreckage of my life is and was not pre-meditated . I have hurt you deeply and you feel like I hate you ! What can I say to explain my actions , I am liar and you cant trust me. When I was an addict scorn is the way I feel and your hate will not help me overcome or get out of my prison. Look pass the pain I am causing and please forgive me ! Jesus teaches Love tears down all strongholds but if you hold onto the scorn love cant get through and neither will you .
1 Corinthians 13 4-8 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
By Joseph Dickerson
Many Young Children Receive Wrong Medicine or Dose at Home: Study
Many Young Children
Receive Wrong Medicine or Dose at Home: Study
Almost 700,000 children younger than 6 received the wrong medication or dose at home between 2002 and 2012, a new study finds. Just over one-fourth of these mistakes involved a child receiving the prescribed dose twice.
One-fourth of medication errors in young children involved those under a year old,HealthDay reports. While most of the medication mistakes did not require treatment, they did lead to 25 deaths and about 1,900 critical care admissions, the researchers note in the journal Pediatrics. The researchers analyzed medication errors reported to the National Poison Data System.
“Even the most conscientious parents make errors,” said lead author Dr. Huiyun Xiang, Director of the Center for Pediatric Trauma Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. “One caregiver may give a child a dose, and then a second caregiver, who does not know that and wants to make sure the child gets the proper amount of medicine, may give the child a dose, too,” he said.
Another common mistake parents make is to measure the dose incorrectly, the study found. Eighty percent of errors involved liquid medication. “Young children are more likely to be given liquid medicine than medicine in other forms, like tablets or capsules,” Xiang said. He noted many prescription and over-the-counter children’s medications are in liquid form.
“A second reason is that liquids can be difficult to measure correctly,” Xiang added. “Some liquid medications are measured in milliliters, other in teaspoons, some with measuring cups, some with syringes. That can be confusing to parents and caregivers.”
He advises parents to use a smartphone app to keep a medication schedule. Only use the measuring cup or syringe that comes with the medication, he recommends.
Dietary Supplements with Banned Drugs Often Still on Sale Long After Recalls Issued
October 22nd, 2014/
Dietary supplements containing banned drugs often remain on sale long after they have been recalled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), doctors at Harvard Medical School have found.
The FDA has identified more than 400 supplement brands that contain banned pharmaceutical ingredients, and has issued a recall for 70 percent of them, according toReuters.
The study involved 27 supplements recalled between 2009 and 2012. They were marketed for sports enhancement, weight loss and sexual enhancement. Two-thirds were manufactured in the United States, the article notes. The researchers purchased the supplements from manufacturer websites at least eight months and up to four years after they were recalled.
After testing the supplements’ chemical makeup, the researchers found 18 of the supplements still contained a banned pharmaceutical ingredient. These included a weight loss drug linked to heart attack and stroke called sibutramine, and a laxative called phenolphthalein that is being removed from many markets because of a potential link to cancer. The findings appear in JAMA.
“There’s no question that these supplements that contain pharmaceuticals are not allowed to be sold, there are clear-cut laws,” lead author Dr. Pieter A. Cohen told Reuters.
The FDA noted the supply chain for dietary supplements is extremely fragmented. “One product manufactured by an unknown company overseas may be sold by dozens of different distributors in the United States,” the agency said in a statement. “The individuals and businesses selling these products generally are difficult to locate, operate out of residential homes, and distribute via Internet, small stores, and mail. Products are shipped through the international mail facilities and are often misdeclared as unrelated goods to avoid detection. Even after recall and enforcement action against one major distributor, the product may continue to be widely sold.”
DAILY NEWSLETTER October 27, 2014
Hi Joseph,
We picked out 5 shows for you: HR Strategist Dethra Giles, Occult Master Lon Milo DuQuette, Ickey Woods, Constantine's Harold Perrineau, Captain Lee Rosbach
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Tune into "the Conversation" when our guest will be “The Entrepreneur’s HR Strategist Dethra Giles. Dethra, the managing partner of ExecuPrep will be sharing HR tips to growing successful companies.
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Hear the spookiest tales in horror literature that secretly contain the answers to some of life's biggest mysteries. Dare to join us and Occult Master Lon Milo DuQuette.These stories will stay with you, haunting you from the shadows...eternally.
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NFL Standard welcomes Ickey Woods, former fullback who played his entire NFL career (1988 to 1991) with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at UNLV. He is best remembered for his "Ickey Shuffle" end zone dance, performed each time he scored.
by Tammy Jones Gibbs
That's Entertainment's host Tammy Jones-Gibbs will be talking with actor Harold Perrineau to talk about his new role on the new NBC supernatural series, "Constantine."
by Law Offices of Peter J Lamont
This week Host Peter Lamont talks to Captain Lee Rosbach, star of Bravo's hit show, Below Deck. Captain Lee will discuss leadership, the challenges of being the literal and figurative captain of the ship, his management style and more.
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