Beliefs- If you challenge your current beliefs you’re the minority. I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it many more times. People hold fast to their beliefs. They fear change because that means leaving behind a part of themselves that they believe is their identity. (Which means they would have to challenge their current beliefs.) It’s their belief of what their about they don’t want to lose. They would rather be right than be rich.

substance abuse faces Where do you live? Contrary to popular belief agencies don’t normally ask this question to see if you’re rich enough to adopt. They want to know this: Is your home safe? Is it in a safe neighborhood? Is it big enough for another person?

In 2005, heart-failure came calling! I was hospitalized at the VA Medical Center for over three months! Taken by ambulance, I was not able to make arrangements to get my possessions out of my apartment, and I lost everything! Now, I know what the victims of hurricane Katrina felt like when they lost everything! During this time, I was wondering what the correlation between depression and heart-failure was, and so, again a did a little research, and here’s what I found.

Most public health messages are based on the tobacco principle. Tell people its bad and do not allow any wriggle room. It is fair to say that tobacco is not healthy in any amount (although like with all poisons less is better than more). However with foods and alcohol the situation is not as clear-cut.

drug senior abuse facts 12. Expect to give up your weekend. Not all the time…but you may not actually have the freedom that you envisioned when they were little. You need to be attentive to keep them safe, and you need to be around and available.

1. Teenagers feel emotions twice as intensely as adults, and this is a developmental fact. Intense emotional responses can impact their behavior, and so parents need to encourage teens to have appropriate outlets for emotional tension. Physical activity is particularly effective.

alcohol abuse facts So, as a PR person who has supported such programs in the past as sending out calendars to customers (that are thrown away) or giving out pens that don’t really work very well, choose a project in which you are handing out anti-drug literature that contains fact-based information on why drugs are bad for your adult friends, yourself, your children.

Marriage is a dying institution, and I don’t think anyone, especially the men, realise how important an institution it is to them. Men need to have people in their lives who rely on them; both emotionally and financially. This is what roots them to the rest of humanity. Without that anchor, they are left adrift in the sea of life, subject to any tide that happens along to blow them every which way.