Heroin Took Another Life Today-Dedicated to Ashley

Dedicated to Ashley-Rest in Peace, The fight is Over

Heroin took another girls  life today,
She tried and tried to walk away,
She did everything she could to push it away,
Little did she realize,
It was here to stay,
Until today, her dying day.

Another life lost,
Another family destroyed,
Heroin addiction can not be ignored.

The disease is so strong,
A cure must be found,
Too many lives lost,
In our very own town.

The epidemic is growing,
It's Nationwide,
There has to be an end,
To this mass suicide.

The thought of losing a child, 
Is so hard to bare,
So many fond memories,
Of her life we share.

A Mother who loved her,
Her young daughter too,
Along with family and friends
Ashley we will always remember you.

Rest in Peace Ashley

Family Court changes pass into law

InvestigateDaily – Family Court changes pass into law:

Justice Minister Judith Collins says the passing of The Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill’s third reading in Parliament today marks a significant milestone for New Zealand’s justice system.“Our reforms put the needs of children and vulnerable people first to ensure the Family Court focuses on those who need it most,” Ms Collins says.

“We’re supporting people to resolve care of children matters out of court where possible, to free up the court to focus on more serious cases, and the needs of the most vulnerable.

Hatch Bill Would Drastically Reform APPLA, Chafee, and Group Home Funding

Hatch Bill Would Drastically Reform APPLA, Chafee, and Group Home Funding | The Chronicle of Social Change:

A bill introduced yesterday would forbid child welfare systems from setting long-term foster care as an option for foster youths under the age of 16, limit the use of group homes and residential care for children under 13, and extend the age ceiling for foster youth college grants to 26.

DHHS employee got big check after month on job

DHHS employee got big check after month on job - Region/State - The Times News:

RALEIGH — Embattled North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos approved a $37,227 lump sum payment to her chief of staff, a lobbyist who departed after working only one month on the job.

UPDATE: Child to Stay with Grandmother in Medical Marijuana Hearing

UPDATE: Child to Stay with Grandmother in Medical Marijuana Hearing:

Note: This is so idiotic! This is as bad as stealing a child from a parent in Methadone treatment, which New Hampshire is known for, forcing the parent OUT of treatment.  What's next, children stolen because their parents are on kidney dialysis? Diabetes, etc.? What is wrong with today's Society? Sick!

A judge Friday ruled there was probable cause that a Lansing family broke the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, putting their five children in danger.

Antipsychotics Damage the Brain

Antipsychotics Damage the Brain | Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR Florida) Blog:

Since nineteen ninety-three, children using antipsychotics has increased a whopping eight hundred percent.  In teens, it has increased five hundred percent and one hundred percent in adults.  These statistics are certainly cause for concern, but even more staggering is the fact that seventy-five percent of these people have brain damage caused by these drugs.  Let’s look at the facts behind this catastrophe to get the full picture.

Brain Damage Caused by Neuroleptic Psychiatric Drugs

Brain Damage Caused by Neuroleptic Psychiatric Drugs — MFIPortal:

In the past two decades, countless medical studies have shown that use of neuroleptic psychiatric drugs (also known as antipsychotics) is associated with structural brain changes, especially when taking high dosages for a long time. These brain changes can include actual shrinkage of the higher level parts of the brain. The shrinkage can be seen in brain scans and autopsy studies. In response to industry defenders who claim that this shrinkage is from the "mental illness," studies show neuroleptics lead to similar brain changes in animals. While the medical side of large libraries has this information, the public media side of the library does not. In other words, the public, patients and their families are not being informed about what medicine has long known.

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