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Former UGA Safety Rambo Making an Impression on Redskins

Former UGA safety Rambo making an impression on Redskins

Filed under: online drug abuse help

Tanard Jackson, who was supposed to start at free safety last year remains on an indefinite NFL substance abuse suspension. Madieu Williams, who filled in last year, wasn't re-signed. “Their ball skills were very evident over the last few days …
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The Persecution Of A Fall Guy For Anonymous: The Feds Vs. Barrett Brown

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But his outspokenness, drug history and outlandish claims make him unsympathetic and hard to believe — an unlikely poster child for Internet freedom. And his … In the third video, shot and released a day later, Brown brings up his heroin addiction …
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San Francisco sues Monster Energy for marketing to kids despite grave health

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Emergency room visits related to energy drink consumption have spiked dramatically in recent years, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Drug Abuse Warning Network, which reported a nearly 14-fold increase in medical events …
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Learning how to talk to a person with an addiction

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Having a basic understanding of how and where addiction occurs — through structural changes to the brain — can help you change how you communicate, making conversations more productive and less upsetting. Most of us make daily decisions by weighing …
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