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Drug busts should expose the barons
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Even more worrying is that the nation is slowly seeing a generation of otherwise productive youths literally turn into zombies, as drug addiction spreads and its net traps more youths. Are we doing enough to fight the menace? This is where we believe … Read more on IPPmedia
Martin Luther King walked so Barack Obama could run
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This day moves me to wonder what King would have thought about my generation's addiction to easy victories. I think we are too liable to … The brutal crime and imprisonment statistics for poor blacks are shocking. Poverty (especially in urban areas) … Read more on BDlive
Can a Court Sentence People to Religious 12-Step Program?
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Some studies claim that attending AA is no better than coping with addiction without treatment. In fact, AA's own statistics show that 93% of new attendees drop out of the program within 6 months. While some atheist and agnostic addicts in recovery … Read more on Care2.com
Excess gaming linked to depression, bad grades
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There is debate in the medical community as to whether pathological or "addictive" video gaming should be listed as a mental disorder in the American Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders – a guide used by the American Psychiatric … Read more on CNN (blog)