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Quitting literally pays off for three Indiana residents
Three Indiana residents were randomly chosen as winners of the 2011 Quit Now Indiana Contest. Jeanetta Browne of Indianapolis received $2,500, Estefania Garces of Elkhart received $1,500, and Marcia Chaney of Markleville was awarded $1,000 for staying...Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Facebook, Employment Opportunities
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Lafayette man paralyzed after smoking Spice
Fox59A Lafayette man is in the hospital suffering from paralysis after smoking the popular new drug known as "Spice." The very thing that gave 27-year-old Terry Clingerman so much pleasure is now what's causing him inexplicable pain. "It feels like every...Tags: Health, Legs, Hospitals and Clinics
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Mother dies after smoking spice
Fox59A mother of two is dead after using a synthetic-marijuana laced incense known as "Spice." Now her friends and family want the drug outlawed since more and more people appear to be dying from it. "Yesterday I lost one of the most important people in my...Tags: Illinois, Health, Family, Indiana, Marion County (Indiana)
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State lawmaker wants to ban Spice
Fox59A state lawmaker wants Hoosiers to stop selling the drug known as "Spice" which has been linked to at least two deaths in Indiana. Rep. John Barnes plans to introduce the bill in the coming 2011 General Assembly and will outline his legislation in a...Tags: Health, Justice System, Indiana, Crime, Law and Justice, Indianapolis
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Eastern Indiana hospital closing addiction program
Fox59An eastern Indiana probation officer says he's disappointed by a Richmond hospital's decision to close its outpatient addiction treatment program and the closure will reduce the treatment options for offenders. Wayne County assistant chief probation...Tags: Internists, Health, Indiana, Behavioral Conditions, Tourism and Leisure
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Recovery Weekends help sober fight new enemy: boredom
He was once a proud member of the "Cocaine Cowboys" —nickname by which the most indulgent players on the hard-partying Dallas Cowboys football team were known in the early 1990s. And throughout his entire adult life, Lincoln Coleman lived up to...
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Cancer risk of eating meat wildly overstated
It is irresponsible to claim, as the letter writer from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) does, that eating meat is equivalent to smoking cigarettes ("Unhealthful foods kill more Americans every year than tobacco," May 13). In...Tags: Cancer, Lung Cancer, Abusive Behavior, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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Mailbag: Do not widen freeways in Costa Mesa
Next month, the Costa Mesa City Council will take a formal position regarding the proposed controversial expansion of the San Diego (405) Freeway through Costa Mesa. It is critical for the residents to become educated and speak out about what impact...Tags: Health, Tobacco Products, Los Angeles Times, Religion and Belief, Horatio Alger
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Free stop smoking program offered in Frederick
The Frederick County Health Department offers the "Stop Smoking for Life" program. Participants in the program will gain an understanding of the unique challenges of nicotine addiction, learn to identify tobacco triggers, develop a quit plan, learn to...Tags: Health, Health Treatments, Quitting Smoking, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Police looking for man who abducted girl in Village of Wills
Daily American Staff WriterParents say they fear for their children's safety after hearing news of an abduction in Somerset Township Thursday. State police are looking for a white male who abducted a girl along Wills Church Road around 4 p.m. The girl was released a short distance...Tags: Health, Salt, Kidnapping, Parenting
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Marathon Debate In Senate On Medical Marijuana Bill
The Hartford CourantThe Connecticut Senate was locked in a marathon debate late Friday on a bill to legalize and regulate the medical use of marijuana. Although lawmakers have pondered the issue several times in the past decade, Sen. Eric Coleman, D-Bloomfield, said that...Tags: John A Kissel, Glaucoma, Lung Cancer, Recreational Substance Use, Schizophrenia
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Medical Marijuana Bill Clears State Senate
The Hartford CourantFollowing a passionate debate that stretched on for nearly 10 hours, the Connecticut Senate early this morning gave final legislative approval to a bill that legalizes and regulates the medical use of marijuana. Gov. Malloy hailed the bill's passage...Tags: Canton (Hartford, Connecticut), Meriden, Joan V Hartley, John A Kissel, Glaucoma
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