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Tennessee Judge High while Holding Court
Judge Baumgartner had a sever addiction to prescription drugs and indubitably used them profusely while holding court. Many took note of the Judge’s peculiar behavior but wrote it off as a result of his medical conditions or eccentricities. During his final two years of court he not only bought drugs, but actually bought them during court breaks. He also had sex with an ex-convict sentenced by one of his peers. Furthermore, he bought drugs from … Read entire article »
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Passover in Recovery: When Four Glasses of Wine Becomes Four Glasses of Grape Juice
When I was a kid, every Passover we had at least three seders: one with family friends, one with my mom’s side of the family, and one with my dad’s side of the family. Occasionally we went to a seder at a local Chabad Rabbi’s house. At at least two seders a year, there would be several bottles of wine on the kids’ table by the time I reached eight years-old. The first few years, … Read entire article »
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Thinspo
Recently, there has been a lot of talk around both Tumblr and Pinterest about censorship of self-harm related content. First Tumblr banned images and groups promoting anorexia and bulimia in addition to images that glorify or show self-harm, and shortly thereafter Pinterest followed suit by banning self-harm photos. Following an influx of users promoting eating disorders, Pinterest announced their plan to ban content promoting eating disorders starting this Friday. Facebook has also made efforts to … Read entire article »
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Bobby Brown Arrested
Singer Bobby Brown was arrested on Monday under suspicion of drunk driving. Brown was initially pulled over for talking on a cell phone; upon approaching his vehicle, officers smelled alcohol and have stated that Brown appeared intoxicated. Brown failed several field sobriety tests, was arrested and booked. He was later released on his own recognizance. Brown has a lengthy arrest record, including a previous DUI in 1996. Brown also has a notorious substance abuse history, having … Read entire article »
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Krokodil: the grossest drug on earth
Krokodil, or a dirty form of desomorphine, a designer drug similar to morphine or heroine that is derived by “cooking” codeine and everyday household substances like iodine, has swept across Russia leaving addicts, injuries, and deaths in its wake. While desomorphine was originally discovered in the United States and was later used in Switzerland , this desomorphine is more pure than codeine-based desomorphine. While the codeine in and of itself is not toxic, the other … Read entire article »
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Salvia
Salvia divinorum (or simply “salvia”) is an herb native to the Sierra Mazatec region of Mexico, where it is used as an entheogen in shamanic rituals. Salvia’s availability became widespread in the 1990s, sold online or in head shops for “research purposes only.” Being legal (in most U.S. states) Many of the curious and uninformed casually purchase the dried leaves or concentrated extracts; they may sprinkle the salvia atop a bowl of weed or smoke … Read entire article »
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My raging twitter addiction
whatever you may wanna call me, tweeter, tweep, twat? I have to admit I’m a compulsive tweeter, I tweet all day and all night, its far beyond an Internet addiction which I seem to have replaced with this. It was called to my attention by my niece who herself is a tweeter, she says she had to unfollow me because she really does not care to know that much about me, is it really too … Read entire article »
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Prop 36
California voters passed Proposition 36, or the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act (SACPA or Prop 36), with a 61% majority in 2000. The proposition gives non-violent drug offenders an opportunity to get drug treatment instead of going straight to jail and likely entering or sustaining a pattern of a rotating door into and out of prisons. While it certainly requires money to fund drug rehabilitation treatment, it simultaneously saves money in the long run. … Read entire article »
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How to pass a drug test
So is it a myth or can you actually find ways to pass a drug test? This is a very common problem among many rehab facilities, schools and employers. Personally I have not tried to falsely pass a drug test, but I do know some ways people have tried to falsely pass a drug test. The most common way is to get replacement urine. What????? Well when you are an addict you don’t give a shit … Read entire article »
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Drug Abuse In The UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world. Dana White, president of the company, has shaped what John McCain once called “human cock-fighting” into a world wide televised sport. As much as White has done for the sport of MMA, his remarks about drug testing are questionable. When UFC fighter Josh Koshcheck asked White for Olympic style drug screenings before his fight with Georges St. Pierre, his response was, “I think … Read entire article »
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