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Question by : Do you think Obama is plotting to infect the public with swine flu so he can kill the people at Fox News?
Sorry, just wanted to try being a right winger for a bit . . .

Best answer:

Answer by Russian ’12
The top 10 reasons NOT to be a Republican (who can help fill in the rest):

10.

7. “Needles are sharp 🙁 ”

6. “If anyone dies of the flu, it is god’s punishment. ”

5. “Rush told me that N11H is a hoax (and he’s THE ‘expert’) ! ”

4. “What do ‘scientists’ know ? ”

3. “Since I can’t actually ‘SEE’ the H1N1, it’s not REAL, right ? ” 🙂

2. “Don’t KILL it! It’s a LIVING thing! ”

1. “I can tell you from real-life experience that I didn’t PERSONALLY see it kill 50 million people in 1918, so what’s all the fuss ? “

Answer by Bee Bee
Yeah, he also spiking his kool-aid with it. he has too many of his own backing out on him. LOL

No One Brings Dinner When Your Daughter Is an Addict
Our family feasted for months on the lovingly prepared dishes brought by friends from work and church and the neighborhood: chicken breasts encrusted with parmesan, covered safely in tin foil; pots of thick soup with hearty bread; bubbling pans of …
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Learn to Cope, support organization for addicts and families, to open …
Chris Herren, a basketball legend from Fall River, Massachusetts, realized his dreams by playing for the Celtics in the NBA, only to lose it all to addiction. Here he talks at the Learn to Cope network that fights drug addiction held Wednesday at the …
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Heroin abuse top killer in Ore., rising among teens
… he was my best friend," Hurd said behind his tears, "Yep, can't replace him." Friends and families of people struggling with heroin addiction can find help through support groups, including Learn 2 Cope. More: Oregon Drug Treatment Providers …
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General Addiction Support?

Question by Meghan W.: General addiction support?
I have what I believe to be an addiction, but it does not fall into the regular “groups” (Drugs, Alcohol, Sex/Porn, etc). Are there any general addiction support groups where I could seek peer aid?

Best answer:

Answer by kim s
It’s kinda hard to help if we don’t know what the addiction is. But there might be a support group for it. Maybe try googling it instead.

Answer by orchidmg
www.NAMI.org

National Alliance of Mental Illness

They have support groups in many cities. See if your city has a group. They meet 1-3 a month for an hour and a half. Talking helps. You will be surprised that you aren’t alone.

I use to be addicted to beer and cigarettes and sex. After my divorce and having a child I stopped all that. But I’m now addicted to spending money on crap. Purses, pens, lighthouses, books, food. I’m also addicted to food. Big time! My health isn’t good because of it. I’m also addicted to Yahoo Answers 🙂

Good luck

Yarmouth police host substance abuse support group
The Yarmouth Police Department will host weekly meetings for family members of those dealing with substance abuse and addiction, beginning Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. The 90-minute meetings, run by the non-profit group Learn to Cope, are free and open …
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Leading Free Online Drug Rehab Support Group DrugRehabber.com Receives …
Regardless of the route a person takes the free online drug rehab support group acts as a useful resource to help them be free of the addiction cycle. One common confusion individuals often face when deciding to make an effort to get out of addiction …
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Opiate Addiction Support Group Coming to Cape

Opiate addiction support group coming to Cape
What: Learn to Cope, a statewide support group for parents and family members dealing with a loved one addicted to heroin, OxyContin and other drugs. When: Meetings will be held every Tuesday evening, beginning Tuesday, at 7 p.m. in the training room …
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Pompton Lakes support group for parents
POMPTON LAKES — Donna Andelora knows first hand the anguish and heartache associated with losing a child to drug addiction. As a result, she has formed the Lost Angels Bereavement Support Group in memory of her son to help other parents, siblings …
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Drug Rehab Center Rockville Promotes Family Support During Addiction …
Drug Rehab Center Rockville Promotes Family Support During Addiction Treatment. New therapy and counseling sessions at Drug Rehab Center Rockville encourage family members of patients to support their loved ones while in treatment. Share on Twitter …
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Red Ribbon Week provides information for people who are addicted and their …
To help bring awareness to Red Ribbon Week, several different support groups came out to Saddleback College to provide information to family members and people dealing with alcoholism and narcotic abuse on Oct. 23. Red Ribbon Week was started by …
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General Addiction Support?

Best answer:

Answer by kim s
It’s kinda hard to help if we don’t know what the addiction is. But there might be a support group for it. Maybe try googling it instead.

Answer by orchidmg
www.NAMI.org

National Alliance of Mental Illness

They have support groups in many cities. See if your city has a group. They meet 1-3 a month for an hour and a half. Talking helps. You will be surprised that you aren’t alone.

Good luck

Lansing-area group targeting drug addiction
The group's goals include prevention and providing information about addiction. It's also a way for families to network, meet each other, share information and “help each other help their kids,” Pavona said. “We felt like we were the only parents in …
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Local Group Aims to Stop Growing Drug Problem in Mid-Michigan
Tuesday night a local group started working on ways to help stop it as News 10's Josh Sidorowicz sat down with the family of a recovering addict that joined the group so other families don't have to go through what they did. Mason resident Aaron …
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How Can Parents Find a Group Home to Put a Young Adult In? They Are Not Sure of the Disability, but the Young?

Question by .: How can parents find a group home to put a young adult in? They are not sure of the disability, but the young?
adult isn’t intelligent, and can’t hold a job or learn how to drive.

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Answer by oilfeild trash
dont put them in a group home leave them in ur home since they are a part of youre family my aunt and uncle put their daughter in one and she was beaten severly they brought her home and have never looked back. Leave them in youre home and love them having a special child is special belive it or not they do have feelings even if they can not express it

Answer by a_mom
Isn’t your child assigned a social service worker? My sister has Down’s Syndrome and shortly after she turned 19 or 20 the state began checking up on her every year. The worker will ask both my parents and my sister what they want. They always ask if she would like to move out. They will help find a suitable home for the young adult. I would ask other parents what the group homes are like. I have worked at some that are great and some that are horrible places. It all depends on the workers. Good luck I know this is a difficult decision.

New court program lends helping hand to parents addicted to drugs
The court partners with River Edge Behavioral Health Center and the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services to offer drug treatment, parenting support and other services. Family Treatment Dependency Courts first started cropping up across the …
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Pompton Lakes support group for parents
"So many parents have suffered the same type of loss as we have (from substance abuse, alcohol and drug addiction), especially in this area. In New Jersey there are only two support groups for parents who have lost a loved one to addiction, one in …
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Violence against parents by children a growing problem
Children's violent abuse of their parents is a “growing and under-researched problem” a conference in Dublin was told today. … He said it was one of the fastest growing issues in calls to parent-support organisations, such as Parent Line. … He gave …
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Program Helps Recovering Addicts

Program helps recovering addicts
To accomplish that, she's reaching out to churches, doctors' offices, probation officers and people in the substance abuse prevention field to rally support for starting new 12-step recovery programs throughout the Upper Cumberland, particularly in …
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Doctor raises alarm about Lubec clinic, patients in recovery from drug addiction
Newman ran the clinic's drug addiction program, which has about 20 patients in various stages of recovery from opiates. He was the only physician authorized to prescribe Suboxone — a narcotic analgesic used to treat opiate addiction — to the patients …
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Rallying for Recovery says recovery is working for addicts
Frederick said she worked with the Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Trumbull Ashtabula Group Law Enforcement Task Force, which invited a growing number of support groups — an apparent confirmation that drug and alcohol problems in …
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