Women smoking while pregnant has been an uncomfortable reality for decades. Whatever the reason – whether a lack of concern about the risk, belief it’s too hard to quit or even reports that a resultant smaller baby will make for an “easier” birth – the reality is that a small baby that was meant to […]
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Today is world cancer day. It is is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. The theme for World Cancer Day 2020 is “I Am and I Will,” to acknowledge that everyone has the capacity to act in the face of cancer. According to
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What is drugs? A drug is any substance that causes a change in a users’ physiology or psychology when consumed. Drugs are chemicals that affect the body and brain. Today, more than 7 million people suffer from illicit drug disorder, and one in four deaths results from illicit drug use. What are the types of
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As many as 75,000 Americans could die because of drug or alcohol misuse and suicide as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis conducted by the national public health group Well Being Trust. The group is sounding the alarm that the growing unemployment crisis, economic downturns and stress caused by isolation and
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A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into isolation, poverty and anxiety by the pandemic of COVID-19, United Nations health experts said on Thursday. “The isolation, the fear, the uncertainty, the economic turmoil – they all cause or could cause psychological distress,” said
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Drug misuse is the use of a substance for a purpose not consistent with legal or medical guidelines. Drug abuse is the use of certain chemicals with the aim of creating pleasurable effects in the brain. Drug abuse often follows drug misuse. Drug abusers simply want to get high, they then develop a tolerance and
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People start using drugs for many different reasons — curiosity, to have a good time, because friends are doing it, to improve athletic performance, to numb emotional pain and more. Drug use doesn’t automatically lead to abuse, and it’s often hard to pinpoint a single moment where drug use goes from casual to problematic. Usually,
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It is indeed a great pleasure to reach out to all our friends, sponsors and beneficiaries at this time, albeit through this Newsletter. We want to thank the Lord for HIS continued protection over us through out the year 2020 and for making us partakers in the new year 2021. To HIM be all the
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Mental health means different things to different people. Mental ill health causes problems and creates barriers to being happy. It can be affected by external influences, and one of these is drugs. Drugs that are psychoactive can cause certain emotions or dampen down others. The changes in mood or behaviour caused by drugs are the
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Parents have a significant role both in the active drug use of their children and during the recovery process. Parents of drug users can do a great deal to help their children overcome the disease of addiction, but they can also do a lot of harm if they don’t make the right choices regarding their
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