Drug Addicted Family Member and Christmas?
Question by Blundt Cake: Drug addicted family member and Christmas?
My brother is a drug addict. He’s done everything drug addicts do- lies, steals, crashes with withdrawals, lashes out, mistreats people, “borrows” money, blames everyone, uses people, lives in denial, can’t keep a job, doesn’t pay bills.
He has treated my mother like dirt, doing everything to her just listed including standing outside her house screaming and cursing at her and most recently stealing Xmas gifts from her house that she bought for other people.
She has bailed him out for years — picked him up from ER, jail, court, gave him money (thousands!), paid his rent, bought food, etc. etc. etc.
Should US Be Required to Provide Illegal Transgender Detainees With Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Question by Chavie: Should US be required to provide illegal Transgender detainees with hormone replacement therapy?
SANTA ANA In the depths of depression, battling hot flashes and desperate about her situation, Monica Freas tried to throw herself from the second floor of the Santa Ana Jail before friends restrained her.
After two decades of taking hormone replacement therapy, the 35-year-old no longer had access to the drugs that made her feel comfortable in her own skin. She begged and pleaded with jailers for months to give her the medication that made her “feel normal,” but they refused.
“I just can’t even look at myself in the mirror anymore,” Freas said in a recent interview while in detention on suspicion of being in the country illegally. She rubbed her face and pointed to the stubble on her cheeks. “For years I tried hard to get to that point and for it all to be taken away.”
She and others have shared their stories with the Heartland Alliance National Immigrant Justice Center, an advocacy group that has filed complaints with the Department of Homeland Security alleging that jailers nationwide have deprived detainees of “adequate health care” by denying them the therapy.
Immigrant-rights groups, the American Medical Association and others in the medical community say hormone replacement therapy is necessary in cases of gender identity disorder. Those with the disorder feel a strong identification with the opposite sex, which causes intense emotional pain and suffering, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Others question whether taxpayers should fund the treatment for a certain population of immigration detainees. While immigration officials say they don’t know the exact cost of providing hormone therapy to detainees, at least one physician puts the price tag at about $ 1,000 per person per year for treatment and monitoring.
It is unclear how many transgender detainees make up the estimated daily immigration detention population of more than 30,000 at nationwide facilities because Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials don’t track such figures, said ICE spokeswoman Virginia Kice. The Santa Ana Jail now houses about 40 transgender detainees as part of a contract with ICE.
Over the past few months, Santa Ana Jail has become the primary host for vulnerable and special needs ICE detainees – including transgender detainees – for the Los Angeles area, ICE officials said. The transgender detainees are separated from the regular inmate population for their own safety, officials added.
Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, an anti-illegal immigration think tank, said taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for the treatment.
“It’s one thing if you have a medication that is necessary for you to continue breathing,” he said. “It’s not what this is.”
http://www.ocregister.com/news/detainees-124514-ocprint-therapy-immigration.html
I’m Looking for a Halfway House in Chicago,Il Located on North Division Street?
Question by jamhalb: I’m looking for a halfway house in chicago,il located on north division street?
Best answer:
Answer by BIG MIKE
it was not easy but i think that i may have found something.
it is a site that give ALL the info. that you need re your request.
http://www.addictionca.com/contact2.htm?state=Illinois&city=North%20Chicago
i copied some stuff from the site however don’t bother to read it. the site has linke to EVERY HALF WAY HOUSE AT THE ADDRESS REQUESTED GO THERE NOW OK.?
Is Drug Rehab Effective for a Person With Addiction? and What Are the Services Offered by the Center?
Question by Mill Boon: Is drug rehab effective for a person with addiction? And what are the services offered by the center?
It’s because I want to enter my brother in a rehab center because of his addiction to cocaine. Also, can somebody give me an idea on how long the treatment process would probably take?
Best answer:
Answer by hypejack
Drug rehabilitation is the only way to treat addiction to a particular drug or substance. Cocaine addiction is a serious disease that needs comprehensive treatment process like detoxification, counseling and other addiction recovery program.
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Christians ?
Question by cingular11111: Christians ?
Where we’re ya’ll in the period of my life Middle school – High school ?
I needed ya’ll then, i guess most Christians didnt/dont got to public schools.
I dont blame you.
(Im Christian now , well im striving to me able to be called that )
hmmm i guess those prepy kids were Christian didnt get much help from them though. : ( (didnt get any actually)
Best answer:
Answer by jegreencreek
Continue to strive, find a church and be supportive of others and they will also be supportive of you
What Are the Stats for Drug and Alcohol Recovery? How Many Users Actually Stop?
Question by Rose: what are the stats for drug and alcohol recovery? How many users actually stop?
This question applies to addicts. How many drug addicts and alcoholics actually kick their habits? Let’s say 20 people go into treatment, how many of those 20 will get clean for a significant amount of time: 5 years or more?
Best answer:
Answer by Who Am I
Unfortunately the number is pretty low. Out of 20 I would say maybe 4-5, if that.
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