Noise, Stress and Substance Abuse

According to a report from the World Health Organization – (WHO) – dated 2011, at least one million healthy life years are lost every year due to the stress caused to people as a result of hearing traffic related noise, in the western part of Europe.  see article: The experience of noise is to some extent subjective, some people seem to be more adept at “tuning out” unwanted sounds than...

C -10, Incest and Cannabis

Controversial law, designated C-10, is currently being passed by Canadian Federal Government that addresses many issues that include higher minimum penalties for committing crimes such as incest and growing cannabis. This law includes sections that deal with child abuse. Child abuse takes many forms, from a parent who physically assaults their child in the name of discipline, to pedophile rings who traffic in child...

Answers to Drug Addiction – First Nations – Drug Abuse.

Ontario nurses, who see first hand the harm that is caused by long term drug abuse,  are now demanding that both federal and provincial governments “do something” on an urgent basis about the drug addiction problem deep in Canada’s north. see article: First Nation people have previously, in 2009, through their political arm, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) made requests of government to help First...

Toddlers and Tiaras – Buzzed Beauty Queens & Addiction.

There are long standing issues about whether baby beauty pageants are a good thing for the children involved.  see article: Now the question has again erupted. With allegations that young tots in beauty contests are being given energy drinks to add a sparkle to their eye – are these buzzed beauties missing out on proper maternal nurturing, and a balanced upbringing. Does the beauty pageant lifestyle foster...

What Teens Need to Know About Depression

In recent years, it has been discovered that teens, and infants as young as one, can suffer from depression. The difficult behavior of adolesence is not just a result of hormones kicking in, but may be caused by acute feelings of depression. Depression results in feelings of being “trapped” and “going under” in a vortex of emotional pain, inability to function properly and loss of self...