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From–Counselor Corner SP®: Ritalin Abuse Advisory, I Think Parents Should Know!
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Parent AdvisoryThis Topic is endorsed by TMSC Consulting Services, LLC Psychic Division and Psychic Nosology by Tres Mali Scott, M.Ed., M.S., Ph.D. (ABD), Pulitzer Center Citizen Journalist 2nd & 3rd Place Award Winner, Experts 123, & Health Right’s NATO-led International Security Assistance Force page.
Foundation for a Drug-Free World has published a booklet “The Truth About Ritalin Abuse The aduse of prescription stimulants; Destroying young lives”. Ritalin or methylphenidate also called:
•R-ball,
•Rids,
•Kiddie Cocaine,
•Diet Coke,
•Kiddie Coke,
•Vitamin R,
•Poor man’s cocaine,
•Skittles, and
•Smarties
is classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcotic, like cocaine, morphine, and amphetamines. As a prescription side effects may include:
•nervousness,
•insomnia,
•anorexia (eating disorder),
•pulse changes, heart problems, and
•weight loss.
The manufacturer says it is a drug of dependency. Health Advisory Warnings about Ritalin, June 2005 U.S. Food and Drug Administration include:
•visual hallucinations,
•suicidal thoughts,
•psychotic behavior,
•aggression or
•violent behavior.
Some children have died, children on stimulant medications have twice the future rate of drug abuse, and one third of all children on these medications develop symptoms of obsessive complusive behavior within the first year. Ritalin abuse is seen in high schools and college for its stimulant effects. Some are even chopping up the Ritalin and snorting it like cocaine for faster absorption. Ritalin is also water soluble,
Counselor Corner SP®: What I Found Out About.., I Think Parents Should Know!
making it to convert into a liquid which can be injected.
A 2000 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) report revealed:
…on both animals and humans who were given cocaine and Ritalin. The test subjects could not tell the difference. The DEA concluded that, ‘They produce effects that are nearly identical’ (Foundation for a Drug-Free World, 2008).
For detailed information on Ritalin Abuse and the booklet “The Truth About Ritalin Abuse The abuse of prescription stimulants;Destroying young lives” contact:
Foundation for a Drug-Free World
1626 N. Wilcox Avenue, #1297
Los Angeles, CA 90028 USA
www.drugfreeworld.org email: infor@drugfreeworld.org Phone: 1-888NoToDrugs (1-888-668-6378)
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Cocaine: Did You Know?…
Did you know that Cocaine is:
*called the road to personal ruin!
*Like Heroin,Cocaine was originally developed as a painkiller!
*Like Heroin, some drug abusers use IV to inject Cocaine and increases health risks!
*Cocaine is absorbed through muccous tissues like the nasal tissue or gums!
*As a powder it is called Cocaine and as crystal, it is called crack!
*Cocaine consumption causes death from respiratory failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage or heart attack.
*There is a marked increase in Cocaine use over the past decade in Denmark, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom!
References:
Foundation for a drug-free world (2008).The Truth About Cocaine (www.drugfreeworld.org).
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) (2004) (2005).
Drug Abuse Warning Network (2002).
What I Found Out About Heroin, I Think Parents Should Know!
This topic is endorsed by A Black-American Experience by Tres Mali Scott, M.Ed., M.S., Ph.D. (ABD)
The Foundation for a Drug Free World has a publication that I think you as parents may want to read:
1626 N. Wilcox Avenue, #1297
Los Angeles, CA 90028 USAhttp://www.drugfreeworld.org
e-mail: info@drugfreeworld.org
Phone: 1-888-668-6378
I found out that Heroin is used around the world and has horrible withdrawals. Heroin was first manufactured as a tuberculosis treatment and remedy for morphine addiction. Methadone, developed as a surgical painkiller and the U.S. trade name is “Dolophine” is a replacement treatment for Heroin addiction.
Heroin is like opium and morphine, it comes from the pod of the poppy flower and is the 2nd refinement from opium, morphine is the first refinement from opium. The late 1990s showed a mortality rate of 20x greater than the mainstream population.
Because street drugs are not regulated, each time a person takes street forms of refined opium, they do not know what the dose is and it makes them at a higher risk for overdose. Most people know Heroin as and injected drug, superise, it is also smoked and sniffed. Heroin also quickly breaks down the immune system.
The United Nations reports that about 10 million people use Heroin world wide.
Afghanistan produces about 85% of the world’s opium based drugs. Afghansitan also has some of the worst para-terrorist groups in the world. The spread of illegal illicit drugs has terrorized U.S. youth for decades.
Good News
The more educated a child is about the effects and affects of illegal and illicit drugs from a supportive caregiver, the less likely they are to try drugs.
There is more than HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS is always at our National attention, please do not forget to protect, test, and treat yourself for the other Sexually Transmitted Dieases (STDs) as well.
Sexually active women and men should get an exam at least annually. Ask for the tests, safety is better than sorrows.
The Senates Response to Contaminated Food: A New FDA After 70 Years
This article is endorsed by The Writings of African-Americans, Best Blogs 2010 by Blogged in Crisis Reporting by Tres Mali Scott, M.Ed., M.S., Ph.D. (ABD).
70 years since the last overhaul of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A transformation from primarily responding to crises and reacting to outbreaks and recalls to a prevention watchdog. This is an effort to increase protection against contaminated food, including food that comes from abroad and other countries. Crisis reporting agencies have been reporting raw sewage being dumped next to growing vegetables and water contaminated with human waste. Some of this water may also be used in food packaging and production.
The Los Angeles Times Wednesday, December 1, 2010 article Senate OKs bill on food safety, states that this bipartisan effort gives the government new tools for protecting consumers against tainted fruits, vegetables, eggs and other foods.
This Senate response is timely considering the recent reports on foreign food production sanitation issues.
Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivations: How Do Managers and Leaders Balance Them?
Extrinsic Motivations
Extrinsic motivations come from the outside world. Some call it peer pressure, social pressure, social norms, social values, etc. Many of these terms are looked at as negative. But many of them are necessary for social, moral, and economic stability. The term “pressure” implies that the person wants you to conform to something negative. But in reality, most of the “pressure” is to conform to the “norm” or to become the most “functional”. The highest level of functioning is “success”.
We measure extrinsic motivational success against the outside world, “achievement”, “recognition”, “status”, “promotions”, and “financial rewards”.
Intrinsic Motivations
Intrinsic motivations come from our inner world. Some call it personal purpose, personal growth, life goals, charity, and social interests. These motivations are not measured against the outside world.
The key is to balance the need for external validation (Extrinsic) with self fulfillment (Intrinsic).
Tres Mali Scott, M.Ed., M.S., Ph.D., (ABD)
