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Question by : Such genius, why didn’t anyone think about praying the gay away before?
When Andrew Ramirez was 17 years old, he came out to his family. His mom and sisters accepted the news, but his stepfather didn’t.

He forced Ramirez to go to therapy at Marcus Bachmann’s clinic in Lake Elmo.

There, Ramirez had two sessions with a therapist who told him if he prayed hard enough, and studied the Bible, he would experience a miracle and no longer be gay. Now, Ramirez is speaking out about his experience.

“I want to let people know the kind of clinic that Marcus Bachmann runs,” Ramirez said.
In Ramirez’s first session at Bachmann and Assocites, the therapist asked a series of questions about his background. The counselor wanted to know if there were any unresolved issues from Ramirez’s childhood that might have made him gay, like the fact that his parents had divorced and Ramirez grew up without a father figure.

Dr. Stark Addresses Concerns About Prescribing Opioids

Bruce Stark, MD, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, CA, shares advice for clinicians who are fearful of prescribing opioids. Dr. Stark says that clinicians need to choose their patients carefully when it comes to prescribing opioids. He adds it’s important to choose a client they will hopefully have a good outcome with. He emphasizes opioid therapy is not for every patient and that screening must be done. Dr. Stark says a clinician must do a substance abuse screening, urine drug screening and use opioid risk tools, such as the Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients in Pain-Revised (SOAPP-R). The SOAPP-R is intended only for chronic pain patients that are being considered for opioid therapy. Dr. Stark says once screening is completed, a clinician should choose proper goals.

Medfield Community Group Showing it Cares About Substance Prevention
Filed under: teenagers and substance abuse

“The focus of the presentation was to provide parents information about substance abuse. Some areas of improvement and some areas of concern regarding substance abuse by teens in town and to provide them with resources, where they could go themselves …
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Marijuana is 'drug of choice' among teens, study finds
Filed under: teenagers and substance abuse

It's difficult to find teens and those who have their confidence who are willing to go on the record about drug use, but many say the statistics reflect their experience. “You don't hear about the drinking as much as you do the drug use,” a Johnson …
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Sunderland mother speaks about alcohol abuse
Filed under: alcohol abuse dependence

She had her first alcoholic drink when she was 13, then resumed drinking in her late teens. The 41-year-old mother-of-three from Sunderland was diagnosed with liver disease two years ago and now has to take up to 100 tablets a week. …
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Rutgers Receives Million in Support of National Efforts to Track Genetic …
Filed under: alcohol abuse dependence

Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository (RUCDR) has received a $ 10 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to provide DNA extraction, basic genetic testing, and repository services for more than 46000 saliva …
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Group: Docs Should Talk To Teens About Substance Abuse
The AAP recommended pediatricians become knowledgeable about adolescent alcohol, cigarette and other drug use trends, then use appropriate screening tools and intervention strategies during all health supervision. The AAP said it feels that all …
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Prescription Drugs Abuse Becoming Epidemic In Middle Class America
By Liz Nace, MADE coalition An alarming rise in prescription drug abuse, along with an increasingly available selection of synthetic drugs, are just a few of the trends parents should be aware of as they talk with their children about drug and alcohol …
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