First off, a certain percentage of the population will always abuse some sort of drug legal or illegal. The controlled prescription drugs, (Vicodin, Oxycontin, Xanax, Valium etc), if these drugs were available at the local Wallgreens but without a prescription, would we then have a nation of drug addicts? It seems to me that, yes, initially we would see an increase in problems, but because of the now OTC status of these drugs, we would not see the major criminal aspects involved with obtaining the illegal variety, because people would now have a steady supply, and not need to go on the streets. Now obviously this is similar to just legalizing all curentlly illegal drugs,(cocaine, METH etc.), but these drugs have no acceptable medical value,and are very dangerous, so they shouldn’t be legalized. But the medications that DO have medical value, could perhaps be available OTC, and maybe this would cut down on the abuse of the illegal variety. What do you think?
Change in season: Why salt doesn’t deserve its bad rap
For something that’s so often mixed with anti-caking agents, salt takes a lot of lumps in the American imagination. Like fat, people tend to think of it as an unnecessary additive — something to be avoided by seeking out processed foods that are “free” of it. But also like fat, salt is an essential component of the human diet — one that has been transformed into unhealthy forms by the food …
alliancefordiabetes.org “Working to Improve Diabetes Care” – Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes The Merck Company Foundation supports an initiative working with community-based organizations across the United States to help improve the quality of care for people with diabetes, particularly in underserved communities. The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers is an organization whose activities focus on community outreach, care management of high-needs patients, health care provider education, practice management capacity building, data collection and evaluation and coalition-building among key stakeholders. The Camden Citywide Diabetes Collaborative uses the Coalition’s existing relationships and project strategies to pursue citywide coordination of services and care for city residents with diabetes. The project seeks to fundamentally change how providers, office staff and community agencies in Camden care for city residents with diabetes by building an accessible, high-quality, coordinated and data-driven health care delivery system with a strong primary care base. The specific goals of the program are to improve the capacity of community-based, primary care practices to provide omprehensive, proactive care to their patients with diabetes; improve diabetes self-management for the residents of Camden; increase the capacity of medical day programs to care for their patients with diabetes; and improve coordination of care for people living with diabetes across …
Building Relationships. Creating Possibilities. Testimonials, video, and pictures tell the story of the effectiveness of Kaleidoscope’s Equine-Assisted Learning programs.
