Of all people, teenagers are most vulnerable to substance abuse and drug addiction. There are many aspects that are responsible for that vulnerability; the need to be "cool," the need to belong to a clique, the need to resolve life's problems, and others. In many instances, the addiction becomes so grave that the teenager needs to undergo a drug rehab treatment in a specialized center.

Fathers and mothers have made it their job to keep their teenagers off drugs. If you are a parent, you can discuss the dangers of drug use to your teenager using these talk points.

1. Explain to your teenager why drugs are dangerous. Recent studies have revealed that the more teens know about the consequences of substance abuse, the less probably they will use drugs. Don't overdo or overstate the dangers though. Keep the discussion objective, and talk about these hazards the way you tell them to take heed of traffic signals.

2. Explain to your adolescent that you will be very unhappy if they use drugs. Teenagers, no matter how they sometimes think, always regard you as a role model. Impulsively, they desire to make you happy. Let them understand your feelings about drug use to point them in the right direction.

3. Converse with a dialogue, and do not monopolize the conversation. Address your teen's questions, and encourage him or her to ask more. Enable your teen feel that he is accountable for his or her life.

4. Do not force your teenager to sit down and open a dialogue at a time of your choosing. Teenagers value their freedom and wish for a certain amount of control. By giving them some of that freedom and control, you are making them feel as an indispensable partner rather than sons or daughters who need abide by the rules. Don't give them that freedom and control and they are more likely to rebel.

5. Be interested in his or her life. If you let your teenager to talk about his or her life, then discussing the subject of substance abuse won't be shocking or jarring to your teen. Your adolescent, if used to your interest in their daily activities, will be more open to sit down and discuss with you about drugs and other subjects such as eating disorders treatment, absence of self esteem, and social worries.

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Passages from The Bible flood in automatically to fill the void left by all the questions and half answers left in my heart as a result of the sudden passing of  Michael Jackson.

I never got the chance to meet this cat, nor the opportunity to get to know him personally and as a musician, this legend  was a great inspiration in his performances, to a whole generation  of pop musicians. He was huge then and may be more in his death: but that is not the focus of this essay.

Am I My Brother's Keeper Even When There Is A Lot of Money to Be Made? This is not a question for only the health care providers but for everybody in business. Let us agree that It is a challenge when your whole career as a health care giver is suddenly shoved under the spotlights. Your whole future is suddenly basking under the glory of a mega star.Great.

 

Michael Jackson's sudden death  raises a common question that concerns all of us. Protection and safety in a Doctor Client Confidentiality policy should be the Key to this agreement. But what happens when there is evidence of ethics violation? We live in a world where more clients now make more money than their doctors. Rich Patients can now hire or fire "professional medical help"just at the snap of a finger.These types of patients have got to a place where they can choose and even organise medical teams, and orchestrate medical procedures with doctors coming from different jurisdictions and countries .Consumer-driven health care is the future of the the Medical Industry..

 

How can we apply "I am my brother's keeper" when you risk to lose a patient who thinks he or she knows what they want? That is a question that should be reserved for the doctor's conscience. Is it OK to see American Health care as a commercial commodity?

 

I believe the passage i chose from the Bible is addressing both our human and physical  intellectual wares and should remind us of a few fundamental truths about ourselves.We have become smart and arrogant and have found all kinds of ways at outsmarting the laws protecting the integrity of our "medical help" systems in place. This is for both Buyers and Sellers of health services.

In Isaiah 64:6,the Bible says “But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousness are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away.”
Time for some quick answers.

Abuse of prescription drugs, doctor client privacy privileges and you in the middle.Do you really feel protected even if it were you who kept ordering the drugs against your doctor's wishes? In all Client and Vendor relationships we all know the things we do to keep our high ticket customers don't we? Good business practise should promote enthusiasm, effort, and ethics whilst keeping eye on the clientele..

I think the quality of Michael Jackson's music started a downward spiral the moment Quincy was no more in charge of his music. Right? Bruce Sweden was the one in charge of the sweet sounds in the mixes then what happened?

Suddenly all the songs became drum machine ridden with yelps and all kinds of whacked up moves and stuff. If you doubt go listen to the Quincy era.Greed? Pressure? What if the monkey wrench in the whole equation was a mega star himself having too much power to the point that suddenly, he/she could out manoeuvre around everybody and end up hurting himself?Who knows if too much power and influence did this mega star a disservice.

Ethics?

Yeah right. How did this mega star get to 0 grand in pharmacy bills?

$100,000 a month Hotel Suites without a single stinking defibrillator? The one thing that mattered most.

Not the Limos, nor the Business Deals, nor the Beatles Catalogue, nor the smooth media and press image, but just being healthy.

OK you would think a $300 an hour doctor on call should seal the deal and Mr Jackson  still could not make it through the night to read his newspaper in the morning? Come on American Business.

OK, he should have sang "The Girls from Ipanema", did Opera, challenged the late Pavarotti, taught music at Berklee School of Music and even did Smooth Jazz. Nope. This guy was very focused and probably had bigger fish to fry.

So far as his plastic surgery thing went, it was not only him who was guilty if you think that was a crime. Almost all Americans and people who could afford a nip and a tuck creepingly went under the knives.

Personally, I think he really looked terrific in his new facials with dimples in the right places and all. What’s amazing is how courageous and pure he was. He is a guy who was not afraid of taking risks.

To me he donated his body to fulfill our thirst and love for perfection desired for the perpetual human circus?

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