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Why Calls for Decriminalizing Drug Use, is Really Not a Care-full Agenda!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-25/calls-for-drug-rehabilitation-to-replace-criminal-punishment-qld/12588392 Anti-drug laws were always meant to be a vehicle to protect Community, family and our most important asset, children, from the harms caused by permission models that ‘grown ups’ believe they have the right to exercise around the use of psychotropic toxins. These protective laws have not been used in any real punitive context

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Parents’ Marijuana Use May Increase Children’s Risk of Marijuana Use and Favorable Views of Marijuana

This study found: Children’s risk of marijuana and alcohol use and attitudes toward marijuana were influenced by their parents’ marijuana use pattern over time. Children whose parents used marijuana primarily during adolescence/early adulthood and those whose parents continued to use marijuana from adolescence through adulthood were at highest risk. When parents use drugs such as

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‘I have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: F.A.S.D – This is what I wish people knew.’ https://www.mamamia.com.au/fasd-symptoms

When Jessica Birch says “make or break” she really means it.  If these accommodations aren’t made, she could be in bed for days recovering.  The 34-year-old has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a lifelong, permanent and debilitating disorder which is caused when alcohol crosses the placenta to the developing baby during pregnancy. Jessica’s many symptoms

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Seven Ways Your Teen Can De-stress

The school year can be really stressful for teens. Whether they’re getting adjusted to a new school (or, now, all-day online classes) or trying to balance their assignments with their social life, the pressure can become overwhelming.   Unfortunately, some young people turn to unhealthy ways to deal with stress— like abusing stimulants and other drugs. According to

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