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RE: escaped fugitive
8/19/2008 3:05:00 PM yabadabadoo
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punjaboy said:
Mrs.Ugly said: I think there should be a law that like if you wanted and haven't been found for 7 years but have completely changed into a much better person with proof of it, then you should be off the hook with just probation. It'll be helping out a lot of people. Like all those people who commited their crimes at a young young age, they could make a 180* turn in just a few years. I dont think they deserve to spend most of their lives in prison for something they did as a kid.



Thats a good idea. But I dont think they should be let off the hook that easy, they should have to do community service, maybe talk high schoolers and tell them their story and how doing drugs at such a young age can mess you up in ways you can never ever imagine. But if the person was in jail for murder and escaped I do not agree and they should be put back in the cage forever.


I agree that murder should me unforgivable no matter at what age. But when a person messes around with drugs at such a young age after they get older they should get a second chance. Especially if its like this fugitive that escaped and changed completely.

RE: Finally happy
8/19/2008 3:07:00 PM yabadabadoo
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Congradulations on getting married and sober! your story is insipring to all others who suffer from addiction
RE: Prevent Shopping
8/19/2008 3:09:57 PM yabadabadoo
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I try to stay away from malls, I shop waaaaaay too much when I go to the malls and I lose control. But lately I've been holding my self back from going thre and I dont really feel the need to go. I go once every month or two and I think thats good
Alcoholic mothers on the rise!
8/19/2008 3:11:37 PM yabadabadoo
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I was reading this article that talked about how these days there are more women addicts than there are men. A treatment center in New Hampshire five or six years ago would have 3 out of 10 patients that are women and the rest men. But now their treatment centers have 70% women patients. Women seem to have more of a problem with alcohol, especially mothers. But it’s also hard for a mother to get treated because they risk losing their children when they seek for help. I think that’s something that needs to be changed. A woman should not have to have her children taken away from her if she seeks help. If she doesn’t and she has an addiction than that’s acceptable but if she’s planning on changing and actually doing something about it they shouldn’t take them away. That will only keep her addicted longer because she won’t be able to get help!
RE: Withrawal
8/19/2008 3:12:56 PM yabadabadoo
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voluntarily or involuntarily typing movements of the fingers.


When I spend like 2 days in a row on the computer whether its for work or pleasure this happens to me. But Im not really addicted to the internet, I use it in a healthy way.

RE: site
8/19/2008 3:16:01 PM yabadabadoo
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charlee9 said: what about people who surf the web at work? the new york times reported that facebook is lowering employee productivity. this could be really bad for employers. maybe the companies should block the sites so you cant access them from work. i dont even like facebook nor would i spend my whole day on it.


I heard e-bay has been lowering employee productivity, and some offices have blocked it or sent out threats that if employees use it they automatically get fired.

RE: Changes in Body Composition
8/19/2008 3:18:55 PM yabadabadoo
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I dont think you should depend on being sober to lose wieght. I think you your self should put yourself on a diet and also a good work out schedule. Also cook for your self you'll entertain yourself and you'll be eating healthy food, nothing fast food and fattening.

RE: #1 addiction?
8/19/2008 3:19:45 PM yabadabadoo
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alcohol, I know a lot of guys who drink EVERYYYYDAY and the girls only when they party.
Antidepressents weaken driving skills
8/19/2008 3:21:29 PM yabadabadoo
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A team of researchers from the North Dakota University tested 60 people and gave them common driving tests to see how they can react to common driving events like break lights, stop signs, and traffic signals. The test is supposed to check steering, concentration and scanning. And the people were divided into 2 groups. 31 people taking at least one common depression treatment drug and 29 taking no drugs at all. Those taking drugs were divided into 2 groups, high and low doses.
The ones taking no drugs scored 69 points, the ones taking low doses scored 65, and high doses scored 54. This is clear evidence that depression drugs weaken driving skills.
RE: i can go without it, can you?
8/19/2008 3:22:28 PM yabadabadoo
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I have to fall asleep with the radio on..
iPod Addict!!
8/19/2008 3:26:44 PM yabadabadoo
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I knew this girl in high school and I would really never ever see her without an iPod in her ear. She used to get in trouble so much because they aren’t allowed in class but she would still find a way to hide it. And when she gets them taken away she’s still singing and tapping her foot and dancing. She never stopped listening to music. She was addicted to her iPod. I saw her on accident a few days ago in the mall she’s still listening to her iPod and dancing while she was walking. I wonder how the heck does she not get sick of that thing, how can she not get sick of the songs on there too!
 
RE: How to Keep Your Teen Away from Drugs
8/19/2008 3:30:00 PM yabadabadoo
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Talking about drugs will make your kids wiser about the consequences of drugs and how bad they are for you. They will also make them realize how important being drug free is to a parent and how heart broken the parent would be if they did drugs. But I dont think it will stop kids from doing it. If they want to they will. And especially during their teen years, what their friends think of them is so much more important than what their parents think of them.
RE: Mom always knows...
8/19/2008 4:41:02 PM yabadabadoo
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My mom always knew when I was doing something wrong.. And what she would do is use psychology stuff on me where she'd say I heard you talking on the phone and you said this and that and things.. and One of the things would be right and she'd notice and keep digging it out of me. She'd always end up finding out everything tho. And she would always use the same saying with me "a lie always has a short end of the rope" which means lies always come out in the end.

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