Monthly Archives: March 2009

People Aren’t Getting Enough Sun, Vitamin D

clipped from www.utne.com Americans need to get away from their computers and get some sun. Three out of every four American teens and adults aren’t getting enough vitamin D, the nutrient you can get from standing in the sunshine. And … Continue reading

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Ashley Biden’s Alleged Cocaine Use, If True, Could Be Either Good Or Bad

clipped from www.alternet.org On one hand, I can envision Vice President Biden, realizing that drug use is so widespread that it even touches his daughter, would become more sympathetic to other people who use drugs. There are hundreds of thousands … Continue reading

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Study Shows Statins Apparently Reduce Blood Clots From Statins

clipped from news.yahoo.com ORLANDO, Fla. – Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs, a major … Continue reading

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The Second Road To Showcase A Story A Day In April.

April is Alcohol Awareness month. The Second Road will showcase a recovery story every day during the month of April. They want to applaud those living in recovery while helping to bring awareness to addiction and to also make people … Continue reading

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Choice of Drug Czar Indicates Focus on Treatment, Not Jail – washingtonpost.com

“The success of our efforts to reduce the flow of drugs is largely dependent on our ability to reduce demand for them,” Kerlikowske said yesterday at a ceremony attended by his former law enforcement colleagues. “Our nation’s drug problem is … Continue reading

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The Road Not Taken

I used to tell people that I had no choice about getting sober — that I knew if I didn’t I was going to die. But that’s not really true. I did have a choice. I could have said no. … Continue reading

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“Live Through This”

Debra Gwartney was trying to escape a failed marriage when she moved from Tucson, Ariz., to Eugene, Ore., in the early ’90s with her four daughters in tow. What the newly single mother didn’t foresee was that, as she fled … Continue reading

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