City to Rename Lakin Boulevard
... to rename Lakin Boulevard Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois Traffic passes Friday down Lakin Boulevard in Wood River. The road, which runs from Illinois Route 111 south to Illinois Route 143, will be renamed Wesley Drive on Jan. … Many residents in the community complained about the street name, especially … Read more on Alton Telegraph Chicago Marijuana Field Destroyed: Police Dig Up, Burn Million Worth Of Pot Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois Read ...
Need Help Finding Teen Support Group for Help With Drugs.?
Question by : Need help finding teen support group for help with drugs.? Im looking for a support group for teens that deals with drug use/abuse in illinois.i need a place where i can go to regular meetings Best answer: Answer by kayrandall3513if you dont mind my views on teen addiction… here it is the raw truth from an addict. support groups do not help. You need counseling, you need medicines to help with withdrawls you need in treatment care. it doesnt matter its a phycological thing and it needs to be closly examined. No matter if its meth or weed or even alcohol. and as soon as you find a treatment center they will hook you up with all those places and pay for everything. Read more... ...
Child Abuse Laws in Illinois/mostly in Florida?
Question by Tiny: Child Abuse Laws in Illinois/mostly in Florida? My boyfriends sister is a horrid mother. She’s 20years old and just had her second child 2 days ago. To make the story short.. she’s a druggie. She used drugs during her first pregnancy and the baby then had drugs in its system and now it has happened again with the baby she just had now. I was wondering what can I do to either take these kids away from her (I will adopt them) or lock her up/put in a institute. I’ve heard in some states they can by law since she is endangering herself and is an unfit mother and has children like its nothing and still does drugs can make her have a procedure/surgery that she cant have babies anymore. Read more... ...
Can Anyone Out There Help Me Publish My Substance Abuse Recovery Greeting Cards?
Question by Tina Marie: Can anyone out there help me publish my substance abuse recovery greeting cards? Janice Haskins, the creator of Stepping Stone – Substance Abuse Recovery cards, Has been writing for over thirty years. She attended Indiana University Northwest and in the spring of 1989, she placed third in the George N. Thomas Essay writing Contest. She is the author of several poems that, for the past ten years, have been published by the National Library of Poetry. Her poetry has been published into the following Anthologies “Into the Unknown, Days Gone By, In Dappled Sunlight, and Recollections of Yesterday.” She was awarded the “Editor’s Choice” award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry in 1996. Read more... ...
Harrassment,Threats and Emotional Abuse Illinois?
Question by aloulou: harrassment,threats and emotional abuse illinois? I am being harrassed by a family member.I have asked the calls to stop and it hasnt helped.She still shows up at my door. I am threatened and my freedom i believe is in danger when shes around. she has threatened me that “IM goin down” etc. she left a bag of clothes for me to donate to my local church,and i was going to wash them first,and found a large amount of marijuana in the clothes,called her on it ,told her im flushing it,and I did! She is now very mad at me,she claims she wanted it back instead of it being wasted. I believe she was trying to set me up!She says she couldve got alot of $ for it,so that proves she knew about it. Its gone so im safe now,but it really scared me.I have kids! can anyone offer me advice on how to deal with this….shes making threats all the time. I just want her far away and quit harrrassing me getting me upset.I shouldve took it to the cops,but i was scared to ke ...
Illinois DCFS Punishing Me and My Children for Drug Charge Husband Has Not Even Been Convicted of Yet?
Question by : Illinois DCFS punishing me and my children for drug charge husband has not even been convicted of yet? My husband recently was put in the hospital with heart attack symptoms, and I thought he would die. Turns out he had gotten ahold of meth and he didn’t realize it until it was too late. Well, 10 minutes after he had checked out of the hospital and we got home, the police banged at my door and made my husband and I step outside. The next thing the officers told us was a DCFS worker was on her way. I immediately got freaked out and almost vomited on the spot. I did not know what to do or think. The police then proceeded to make us sign search warrants to search our small apartment. My husband was asked if there was anything in the house , he said no, and they searched for 2 hours or so, then asked to bring in third officer, and he was here 10 minutes tops and claims to have found residue of meth on a baggie in our small bathroom. Obviously husband goes to jail,and ...