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	<title>Sobering Thoughts &#187; Drug Effects</title>
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		<title>Who Should Help Her Son?</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/07/28/who-should-help-her-son/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heroin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heoin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally, I get that call that just stops me from being able to think. My mind just gets all twisted and I am not sure what to say to this confused person on the other end of the phone line. A mother called today about her 34 year old son. He has been having problems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Elderly Unwittingly Get Caught in the Trap of Addiction</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/07/27/the-elderly-unwittingly-get-caught-in-the-trap-of-addiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got off the phone with a very nice elderly gentleman who unwittingly became the victim of prescription drug abuse. This is so common that it just boggles the mind that doctors who prescribe the pain medications and who are aware that addiction could develop, don&#8217;t closely monitor their patients or have a plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida to FDA: No Foster Kids in Psychotropic Trials</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/07/22/florida-to-fda-no-foster-kids-in-psychotropic-trials/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/07/22/florida-to-fda-no-foster-kids-in-psychotropic-trials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychiatric Drugs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mood-altering drugs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For some time it has been known that children in foster care are victims of over-prescribing by doctors and psychiatrists. The CCHR website says that “42 percent of all kids in foster care are taking three or more mood-altering drugs.” Does that mean that nearly half of foster care children are “mentally ill”? Is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prescription Abuse by Doctors</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/07/21/prescription-abuse-by-doctors/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/07/21/prescription-abuse-by-doctors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drug Abuse Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychiatric Drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids on drugs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=437</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So often I receive calls from people that went for help only to find themselves in a worse situation after going to a detox or rehab. Why? Prescription drugs. These people wanted to get OFF drugs only to find themselves on five, six or even nine medications, all of them addictive. How is a person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marc&#8217;s 12-Year Heroin Addiction Ended</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/07/19/12-year-heroin-addiction-ended/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/07/19/12-year-heroin-addiction-ended/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heroin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[drug replacement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the field of drug rehab it is often believed that heroin addiction cannot be overcome. Many drug detox and rehab programs have given up trying to help heroin drug addicts to overcome their addiction and have turned to replacement drugs as a &#8220;solution&#8221;. There are several theories behind drug replacement but the bottom line [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Drug Addicts Bipolar?</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/02/04/are-drug-addicts-bipolar/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/02/04/are-drug-addicts-bipolar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Drug Effects]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chemical imbalance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although it is still common to label drug addicted persons as &#8220;bipolar&#8221;, the fact remains that the bipolar label is still just that &#8212; a label. It&#8217;s not a physical illness by legitimate medical standards and there is no physical test, that can be done on a person, which shows a &#8220;chemical imbalance&#8221; or &#8220;bipolar&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Child Know When to Call 911? Are You SURE?</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2009/11/23/does-your-child-know-when-to-call-911-are-you-sure/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2009/11/23/does-your-child-know-when-to-call-911-are-you-sure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drug Abuse Prevention]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[911]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dangerous drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[definition]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, an amazing story was posted on the LA Times site &#8220;A Teen Party, a Mysterious Death &#8212; and a Town&#8217;s Unanswered Grief.&#8221; It really brought home the message that we, as adults, can and often do underestimate what our kids know. For the safety of your children, I highly recommend you read the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marijuana Users&#8217; Rights</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2009/10/09/marijuana-users-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2009/10/09/marijuana-users-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marijuana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harmful]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rehab program]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, an article came out in the Los Angeles Times about the crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries. From my point of view, that’s very good news. Several months ago, I received a call from a mother who wanted help with her 21 year old son. At that point, he was just starting to use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cracks in My Psyche</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2009/09/13/cracks-in-my-psyche/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2009/09/13/cracks-in-my-psyche/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drug Abuse Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Drug Effects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mentally]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=220</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Well, sometimes I think that when you get high or when you drink – when you alter your consciousness – it weakens you psychically [mentally], like it creates cracks and then bad stuff can seep into those cracks and maybe never go away.” This quote comes from a scene in the movie, Sunshine Cleaning. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marijuana Smoke Listed as Known to the State of CA to Cause Cancer</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2009/08/13/marijuana-smoke-listed-as-known-to-the-state-of-california-to-cause-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2009/08/13/marijuana-smoke-listed-as-known-to-the-state-of-california-to-cause-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drug Effects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marijuana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marijuana smoke]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=50</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My father, Ami Adini, an environmental engineer, just received this notice and he forwarded it to me: OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT (OEHHA) Most Recent Prop 65 Chemical Listing: Marijuana Smoke Listed As Known To The State Of California To Cause Cancer. OEHHA of the California Environmental Protection Agency added marijuana smoke to the [...]]]></description>
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