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more about #justsayno Mr.Gawn: i think culture and religion would have to change before violence against women can be stopped... as long as women are second class citizens, getting... more » Agumen: I think all the people who get involved and work to prevent violence against women are modern saints. And I think educating men is a good step as well... more » SwirlGirl: It's nice to see this issue getting a focus. Is there any talk of how this will filter into the UN's other operations, such that preventing violence ... more » itsonreserve: Not much money donated=me having sad face. Why can't countries see how this affects them? more » HereComesMyBaby: In my drug policy seminar, we learned that counseling programs actually SAVE the government money (when compared to the drug war). So, YEAH. more » EKane: Addicts need to be treated like they have an illness plain and simple. The general public accepts life threatening diseases with pity and sympathy but... more » Flackette Goes Retro: My grandfather is a retired social worker, my grandmother a retired secretary for foster care and adoption, my dad a recently retired judge, my mom is... more » Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: Everythin about the American criminal justice system, particularly when it comes to controlled substances, makes me want to curl up and cry. I come fr... more » bonita applebum: As someone who has struggled with addiction issues, my heart goes out to these women. It kills me that these women used "street drugs" which got them ... more » mharker: Not to discredit this, but technically, can't any self-destructive behavior be classified as an illness? more » NefariousNewt: Locking up people is never the solution, when it comes to mental health issues. Locking the "crazy" people up in institutions never did any good. Lock... more » prettycool: My step-sister was in a program similar to this. She was admitted to rehab while pregnant with her youngest, and they allowed her to keep the wee one ... more » morninggloria: What's the difference between being addicted to crack and just being a crack aficianado? more » rednrowdy: parents who introduce drug use to their own children and they grow up to be addicts... i'm gonna stop there. it gets me far too angry. more » lolobentley: As the daughter of someone with serious addiction problems I have a hard time with the whole illness thing. Growing up with my mom didn't feel like sh... more » LaComtesse: "Once born, newborns who test positive for drugs are immediately put into foster care under the 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act." I have ZERO prob... more » Beat Girl: This is a long fucking time coming. Prison has never been a satisfactory treatment for drug addiction. I still can't get my head around the fact that ... more » alouette: We've been discussing this in one of my classes, and I've sort of come to the conclusion that legalizing these things will make treatment options so m... more » Scout: of course it works...if we did this with EVERYONE in lieu of criminalizing addiction, well, nevermind, what would law enforcement have to do without c... more » JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: Finally, baby laxatives being used for their true purpose. more » -
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Ending Violence Against Women: A Day At The U.N.
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Yesterday, I hung out at United Nations headquarters to learn about what's being done at the highest levels and on the ground. Here's what I found out. More » -
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In Treatment: Drug-Addicted Mothers Try Coming Clean
What if, instead of punishing drug-addicted mothers, we approached substance abuse like an illness that needed treatment? Oddly enough, it seems to work! More » -
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MTV Documentary Reveals Misery Of Pill Addiction
In MTV's True Life: I'm Addicted to Meds, one of the subjects is 20-year-old student Evan, an OxyContin addict. In this clip, he and his girlfriend make smoking dope seem really unappealing. More »
