Stories planned for the Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, Herald-Whig
URUGUAY-MARIJUANA: The South American country becomes the first to create a national marketplace for legal marijuana, giving the government power to regulate production, sales and use of pot in a bold bid to control addiction and drug violence …
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Gun Control Battle Shifts To States After Newtown Massacre
In scores of statehouse battles, both gun-control and gun-rights advocates have notched wins since a mentally unstable gunman killed 20 first-graders and six adults at Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. … That includes $ 2.2 …
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A person, not a patient: Words about the words we use
All agree to the importance of using “person first” language: He or she is “a person living with schizophrenia,” not “a schizophrenic”; a “person with a substance use disorder,” not “an addict.” “Labeling the person as the … But language alone can't …
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Recovery House helps students stay sober
Who needs a Recovery House dorm? Apparently every college in America, according to the latest survey results from The Core Institute, part of the University of Illinois. Its latest survey is from 2011. … Chris is the first student resident in what is …
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