Teen Prescription Drug Abuse: The Struggle Parents Endure
Teen prescription drug abuse: the struggle parents endure
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Lou and Patty Rader's experience shows that prescription drug abuse and addiction can happen to any kid, in any family– and how even the savviest parent can easily explain away or ignore early signs of trouble in a teen. Lou, now 62, ran a program for … Read more on Philadelphia Inquirer
Mike Phelps Secret: Guards Sleep – More videos on our home page: www.CleanTV.com Michael Phelps has a secret He protects his sleep. While other Olympic athletes are marching in the opening Olympic ceremonies, the 14-time gold medal winner will be sleeping like a baby. Deprivation of sleep interferes with a basic psychologic urge to sleep which appears to be governed by sleep center in the hypothalamus and the reticular activating system. “Doc” Mike Witort explains that Mike Phelps is either a very intelligent athlete or has brilliant coaches because extra sleep means extra oxygen and a swimmer needs tremendous amounts of oxygen to win. Many Olympic contenders suffer from sleep disorders that are characterized by varying levels of intense anxiety, confusion, agitation, disorientation, unresponsiveness, marked motor movement and in extreme cases, temporary amnesia, like forgetting to pass the baton. “Doc” Mike speculates that the Aurora shooter suspect James Holmes may have not slept for many days, leading to paranoia triggering the booby-trapping his apartment. “Doc” Mike Witort, for years has treated his patients in cooperation with their doctors, to detoxify them from PDA, Prescription Drug Addiction. He does this in his Chicago suburban Forest Park home and in his Oak Park clinic, as well as by telephone. The flamboyant Witort is not a medical doctor but is able to practice medicine after winning what court watchers call the nation’s largest lawsuit in history for the right to practice medicine without a …
Wood drug court helps addicts to change
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PARKERSBURG -Wood County Adult Drug Court provides help for individuals with a drug habit to get their life back on track. "We provide them with the tools, but at the end of the day it's their choice whether they want to change their life," said … Read more on Parkersburg News