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They drink less, take far fewer drugs, and have made teenage pregnancy a near anomaly ... An onslaught of sneering headlines followed, characterising today’s youth as boring, sensible and hopelessly screen-addicted. So, are the kids all right?. “We have so much more to do than [just] drink and take drugs,” says Demi Babalola, a 19-year-old philosophy and sociology student. “I’m not surprised those [statistics] show that’s the case ... ....

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Demand an End to Military Member Gambling’s

The Petition Site 21 Jul 2018

My family was one of many military families affected by a gambling addiction. Over the past year we had faced one of the most toughest times in our life, my husband had a gambling addiction and it almost cost us our marriage ... Today I want to raise awareness to prevent more families of becoming victims to gambling addiction....

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WHO Classified Gaming Disorder for First Time, But Experts Say to Beware of Misdiagnosing Gamers

San Antonio Current 20 Jul 2018

Waking up groggy on Monday morning after a late night of video gaming doesn't make you an addict ... However, he warns not to assume everyone who plays a lot of video games is an addict ... “In the late 19th Century, cultural critics were saying the same things about the novel that they say about video games today, including the allegation that they are addictive,” said Delwiche, who studies video games and emerging digital media....

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Harsimrat takes 'drug' jibe at Rahul Gandhi, asks what did he take today

The Times of India 20 Jul 2018

Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday took potshots at Congress president Rahul Gandhi, asking what did he have today before coming to Parliament, while claiming that the opposition leader had accused Punjabis of being "nashedi (drug addicts)" ... "They call us Punjabis as nashedi (drug addicts)....

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‘How many more cases do we want to get?’

The News Banner 20 Jul 2018

For a long time, a state ban stopping the creation of syringe exchanges stymied public health efforts in the name of not enabling addicts. Today, the situation has deteriorated to the point where cheap moralizing can no longer withstand proven medical evidence ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say most people today become with the blood-borne liver disease by sharing needles to inject opioids or other drugs....

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What are you smoking, Harsimrat Kaur to Rahul Gandhi

Yahoo Daily News 20 Jul 2018

Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal claimed that Rahul Gandhi had accused Punjabis of being "nashedi (drug addicts)". Taking potshots at Rahul Gandhi, the minister asked what did he have today before coming to Parliament. #WATCH ... Congress (@INCIndia) July 20, 2018 ... "They call us Punjabis as nashedi (drug addicts). So I also asked him with a smile 'aaj aap kaunsa kar ke aae hai (what did you take today) ... Watch....

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Date set for erection of Chris Cornell statue in Seattle

NME 20 Jul 2018

Chris Cornell’s widow opens up about his addiction and death in first TV interview Today also marks a year since the passing of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, who was a close friend of Cornell’s....

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Tishah B’Av 5778: The Heart Lives On

Hamodia 20 Jul 2018

And today, as we once again prepare to sit on the floor and relive those ancient moments with fresh tears welling up in our eyes, we need to also mourn the loss of the flesh and blood batei mikdash in our own communities, those who have been shattered, abused and devastated by predators ... Today we mourn the destruction that took place 2,000 years ago....

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Japanese Casino Gambling Legalization Raises Stakes For Macau Players

Investors Business Daily 20 Jul 2018

X. The law will permit the opening of three casino-resort locations ... Those opposed to the bill worry it will lead to gambling addiction. Shares of casino operators were muted on the stock market today ... IBD Newsletters ... ....

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weather

Courier Express 20 Jul 2018

Pleasant and dry weather will continue today. A change in the weather pattern, into the weekend, will yield an extended period of wet conditions beginning Sunday through next week. Progressland Outlook. Today. Areas of fog before 8 a.m ... Tonight ... Tomorrow ... Sunday ... Wolf administration’s new anti-opioid efforts seen as too little to stem rising tide of addiction, overdoses ... The temperatures forecast for today for the Clearfield-Philipsburg area....

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Adrian Cronauer, the inspiration for Robin Williams' role in Good Morning, Vietnam, dies

Entertainment Weekly 20 Jul 2018

“As far as I know, it’s the first film that began to show Americans in Vietnam as they really were instead of a bunch of murderers and rapists and baby-killers and dope addicts and psychotics. That was sorely needed at the time,” Cronauer told USA Today of the film in 2014, shortly after Williams’ death ... told USA Today....

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They looked like delicious cooked chickens. It was actually $300,000 of heroin, officials say

The Herald-Sun 20 Jul 2018

Golden, crispy skin. Black specks of roasty goodness. Ample meat wrapped gently in foil to keep flavor in. They looked like four plump, tasty cooked chickens. But they were chickens of lies, border officials said ... According to CBP, a U.S ... Ports of Entry so far this FY ... Today, opioid deaths are considered an epidemic. To understand the struggle individuals undergo once addicted to these drugs, we take a closer look at what happens to your By....

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Rahul Gandhi's speech, hug to PM Modi: BJP calls it 'immature'; Congress says 'game-changing'

The Times of India 20 Jul 2018

NEW DELHI ... The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said the Prime Minister often hugged the heads of foreign countries so what was wrong with Rahul Gandhi hugging him in Parliament ... Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, however, took potshots at Rahul Gandhi, asking what did he have today before coming to Parliament, while claiming that the opposition leader had accused Punjabis of being "nashedi (drug addicts)" ... It was in the spur of the moment." ... ....

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