A discussion in the Washington Post this week revealed something I missed in the bail out plan . It included a passage of a new law “that would require parity or equal coverage for mental health and addiction services, usually limited under most insurance policies.” Hey this is good news for people who have insurance! The most generous insurance coverage to date for opiate addiction inpatient 30 days, 90 extended care and another six months of transitional living with multiple detox treatments for relapses.
According to Michael Gimbel, an addiction specialist, the economic bail out bill contained a parity bill for addictions and mental health. He said that what that means is that insurance has to treat addictions and mental health problems the same as medical problems.
If you have read the Rabbit Trap, Lexie's mom decided she did not need further help because their insurance had run out for Lexie's treatment. I am not sure that Lexie's mom would have had made that decision if insurance coverage was more extensive. Money issues I am sure help make decisions like this in everyone's lives.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Sarah - a real life story
This entry is dedicated to the parents out there who are so self absorbed in their own pasts and selves that they do not see that if they allow their children to continue to experiment with drugs “because they did when they were teens and it didn’t hurt us” that this attutude will not only hurt them but also could potentially destroy the world that their teenage drug fun supposedly did not hurt. Okay, enough ranting.
Sarah here told her story to the Burlington Free Press on Oct . 5. She tells how at 11 she started using her dad’s prescribed drugs. She is now 19 but her world and the world of her family had changed in the last 8 years. She says “she is through with abusing drugs and wants to become a substance abuse councilor to help other kids get off drugs.”
Both she and her brother were hooked on drugs in their early teens. Their drug use was partly responsible for their father’s teaching career ending and the break up of their parents’ marriage.
So parents- this drug use or any other drug use that your children could be involved in will affect them and if that is not important - it could adversely affect you.
Sarah here told her story to the Burlington Free Press on Oct . 5. She tells how at 11 she started using her dad’s prescribed drugs. She is now 19 but her world and the world of her family had changed in the last 8 years. She says “she is through with abusing drugs and wants to become a substance abuse councilor to help other kids get off drugs.”
Both she and her brother were hooked on drugs in their early teens. Their drug use was partly responsible for their father’s teaching career ending and the break up of their parents’ marriage.
So parents- this drug use or any other drug use that your children could be involved in will affect them and if that is not important - it could adversely affect you.
Monday, October 6, 2008
I am checking the authenticity on this one.
Incident has been confirmed. In Katy , TX
A man came over and offered his services as a painter to a female putting gas in her car and left his card. She said no ,but accepted his card out of kindness and got in the car. The man then got into a car driven by another gentleman. As the lady left the service station, she saw the men following her out of the station at the same time. Almost immediately, she started to feel dizzy and could not catch her breath. She tried to open the window and realized that the odor was on her hand; the same hand which accepted the card from the gentleman at the gas station.
She then noticed the men were immediately behind her and she felt she needed to do something
at that moment. She drove into the first driveway and began to honk her horn repeatedly to ask for help. The men drove away but the lady still felt pretty bad for several minutes after she could finally catch her breath. Apparently, there was a substance on the card that could have seriously injured her.
This drug is called 'BURUNDANGA' and it is used by people who wish to incapacitate a victim in order to steal from or take advantage of them.
This drug is four times more dangerous than the date rape drug and is transferable on simple cards.
So take heed and make sure you don't accept cards at any given time alone or from someone on the streets. This applies to those making house calls and slipping you a card when they offer their services .
PLEASE SEND THIS E-MAIL ALERT TO EVERY FEMALE YOU KNOW
A man came over and offered his services as a painter to a female putting gas in her car and left his card. She said no ,but accepted his card out of kindness and got in the car. The man then got into a car driven by another gentleman. As the lady left the service station, she saw the men following her out of the station at the same time. Almost immediately, she started to feel dizzy and could not catch her breath. She tried to open the window and realized that the odor was on her hand; the same hand which accepted the card from the gentleman at the gas station.
She then noticed the men were immediately behind her and she felt she needed to do something
at that moment. She drove into the first driveway and began to honk her horn repeatedly to ask for help. The men drove away but the lady still felt pretty bad for several minutes after she could finally catch her breath. Apparently, there was a substance on the card that could have seriously injured her.
This drug is called 'BURUNDANGA' and it is used by people who wish to incapacitate a victim in order to steal from or take advantage of them.
This drug is four times more dangerous than the date rape drug and is transferable on simple cards.
So take heed and make sure you don't accept cards at any given time alone or from someone on the streets. This applies to those making house calls and slipping you a card when they offer their services .
PLEASE SEND THIS E-MAIL ALERT TO EVERY FEMALE YOU KNOW
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