Gulf Country to Get Drug Rehab Centre

Gulf Country to get drug rehab centre
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A Gulf Country mayor says he hopes a planned rehabilitation centre in the region, in north-west Queensland, will help manage the growing problem of drug addiction.Carpentaria Shire Mayor Fred Pascoe says drugs have long been a problem in Gulf Country communities and it is getting worse."I'm born and bred in Normanton. As a kid growing up here going to school, drugs were there but it was very …
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Bill would use doctor registry to crack down on prescription-drug abuse
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By Chris Camire [email protected] @camirereports on Twitter BOSTON — Supporters of a bill aimed at cracking down on "doctor shopping" by prescription-drug addicts hope the legislation will make it to Gov.
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Lawmakers at odds over prescription drug abuse bill
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The fate of a bill aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse was in flux Monday with the House and the Senate at odds over what role doctors should play in tracking fraudulent prescriptions.
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Bitterness will destroy you – Bitterness destroys many people. Many people carry bad experiences with them and those experiences determine how they react later in life. How they live their lives, how they interact with other people. Many people feel rejected and therefore they reject other people. They have been cheated, they have been abused and therefore they treat other people with suspicion even hatred. Many people in relationships, in marriages, they are bitter against each other, they resent each other, they hate each other and it destroys that relationship. Many people become depressed which leads to drug use and drug abuse and addiction and often to suicide. Bitterness is a KILLER and we must get rid of it dear friends. Jesus taught us to pray. I read the Lord’s prayer in Matthew 6:12 “And forgive us our debts, as we also HAVE FORGIVEN our debtors.” If we do not forgive those who have wronged us, who have sinned against us, then we cannot get forgiveness from God. We must let go. We also read in Mark 11:25 “Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in Heaven may forgive you your transgressions. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in Heaven forgive your transgressions.” Dear friend, we must let go of bitterness, it destroys us, the root of bitterness will kill us if we allow it to grow in us. We must pull it out. Invite Jesus into your life and let the peace of Jesus come into you. He says vengeance is Mine …

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