Overheard: Mitt Romney Has LiLo's Support
Overheard: Mitt Romney has LiLo's support
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The 26-year-old actress revealed her current presidential pick on Thursday at a promotional event for Mr. Pink's Ginseng Drink, E! News reports. "I just think …. Ah. A drug abuser, jail bird, and p0rn star of Playboy magazine supporting Mittens. Why …
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Lark Voorhies And 11 Other Celebrities Living With Bipolar
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After spending three months in a rehab facility for bulimia, anorexia, cutting and depression, 18-year-old Lovato also announced she'd been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Lovato told <em>People</em> … The action star told E! Online he was being <a …
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'Skagboys,' Irvine Welsh's 'Trainspotting' Prequel
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Twenty years ago, Irvine Welsh roared onto the British literary scene with “Trainspotting,” a first novel that traced the exuberant depravities of Scottish drug fiends. What marked the book as original wasn't its subject — artists have been mining the …
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Prescription Drug Abuse / PSA Video – Prescription Drug Abuse / PSA Video. From the public domain. Most people take medicines only for the reasons their doctors prescribe them. But an estimated 20 percent of people in the United States have used prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons. This is prescription drug abuse. It is a serious and growing problem. Abusing some prescription drugs can lead to addiction. You can develop an addiction to: Narcotic painkillers Sedatives and tranquilizers Stimulants Experts don’t know exactly why this type of drug abuse is increasing. The availability of drugs is probably one reason. Doctors are prescribing more drugs for more health problems than ever before. Online pharmacies make it easy to get prescription drugs without a prescription, even for youngsters. Some people experiment with prescription drugs because they think they will help them have more fun, lose weight, fit in, and even study more effectively. Prescription drugs can be easier to get than street drugs: Family members or friends could have a prescription. But prescription drugs are also sometimes sold on the street like other illegal drugs. A 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed that among all youths aged 12 to 17, 6% had tried prescription drugs for recreational use in the last month. Why? Some people think that prescription drugs are safer and less addictive than street drugs. After all, these are drugs that moms, dads, and even kid brothers and sisters use. To Angie, taking her brother’s …