by NIDA for teens
Updated June 24, 2016
Prescription drug abuse is when someone takes a medication that was prescribed for someone else or takes their own prescription in a way not intended by a doctor or for a different reason – like to get high. It has become a big health issue because of the dangers, particularly the danger of abusing prescription pain medications. For teens, it is a growing problem.
by Steve Byas
June 30, 2016
Thatcher completely rejected the idea of a European super-state, which would have seriously curtailed the national sovereignty of Great Britain. Despite her having led the Conservative Party to its longest tenure of power in decades, by winning three national elections, she almost immediately faced a rebellion and ouster within her own party.
by National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
May, 2014
Some over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription cough and cold medicines contain active ingredients that are psychoactive (mind-altering) at higher-than-recommended dosages and are frequently abused for this purpose. These products may also contain other drugs, such as expectorants and antihistamines, which are dangerous at high doses and compound the dangers of abuse.
by Dr. David R. Reagan
In April, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, announced that Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the face ofthe new $20 bill. At the end of the century, a survey named her as one of the most famous civilians in American history before the Civil War – third only to Betsy Ross and Paul Revere.
by David R. Reagan
July 2016
The “city on a hill” has grown dark. Its glory is fading. For God is not mocked. No nation can war against the very source of its blessings and expect those blessings to remain. And as it was with ancient Israel, the city on the hill now stands under the shadow of judgment.
by Przemek de Skuba Skwirczynski
June 21, 2016
Speaking from his own extensive experience, the last USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev famously proclaimed that “the EU was the old Soviet Union dressed in Western clothes”.
by A.J. Caschetta
June 8, 2016
Ever since Hassan Rouhani became president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Americans have been told that a fundamental change had occurred, that the latest Iranian election had been a once-in-a-lifetime event, and that Iran’s formerly adversarial regime had been transformed into a moderate one. In Iran, however, what has changed is precisely nothing.
by Rick Reinckens
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever – Isaiah 9:6-7
by Ray Yungen
One of the main tenets of New Age thought is peace, goodwill, and the unity of all humanity. In context with this idea, the term cleansing is quite disturbing. Various New Age writers consider resisters as eventually the only hindrance in allowing this global spirituality to occur.
by Christian Medical Fellowship
It is not difficult to appreciate the popular appeal of the living will. People realise that at some time they are likely to end up in hospital or in a long stay institution and lose their autonomy. Decisions may be taken without their consent and against their wish.
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