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Cinnamon Is for Eating, Not Inhalation

Ayala Laufer-Cahana, M.D. | Posted 05.10.2013 | Healthy Living
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Ayala Laufer-Cahana, M.D.

The cinnamon challenge is nothing new, but I heard about it from my kids only a couple of years ago. The challenge: Swallow a tablespoon of ground cinnamon in 60 seconds, without drinking fluids.

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Raise Taxes, Wyoming, I D.A.R.E. You

Joe Schrank | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics
Read More: Addiction, Dare, Taxes, Wyoming, Matt Mead, Alcoholism, Alcohol Tax Rates, Alcohol Taxes, Alcohol Tax, Politics News
Joe Schrank

There is growing evidence that taxation has a strong correlation to reducing the rates of use, underage, and binge drinking.

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'Just Say No' Turns 30

Marsha Rosenbaum | Posted 06.17.2013 | Crime
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Marsha Rosenbaum

By 2001, D.A.R.E. was deemed by none other than the United States Surgeon General, "an ineffective primary prevention program," and lost 80 percent of its federal funding shortly thereafter. Yet D.A.R.E .has kept going.

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Challenge Accepted

Posted 03.04.2013 | Comedy
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Sometimes people challenge or dare others to do something dangerous or embarrassing. Many times, at the risk of looking like an idiot, one doesn't tak...

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Paul Blumenthal

Pelosi, House Dems Issue Campaign Dare To GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 08.01.2012 | Politics
Read More: Public Funding, Dare, Chris Van Hollen, Ballot Access, Vote Suppression, Elections 2012, Citizens United, Campaign Finance, DARE Campaign Finance, Video, Campaign Finance Reform, James Clyburn, Disclosure, Nancy Pelosi, Voter ID Laws, Citizens United Constitutional Amendment, DISCLOSE Act, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The House Democratic leadership stepped out of the Capitol on Wednesday to offer their full support for a package of proposed electoral ...

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Time to Prescribe the Right Cure

The Miami Hurricane | Posted 05.22.2012 | College
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The Miami Hurricane

Although prescription drugs are harmful, they do have a purpose for people who have a reason to take them. This does not include taking Adderall to study for a test. Too much of anything is bad, even if it comes with a prescription.

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WATCH: Would You Lick A Urinal For Cash?

Posted 11.23.2011 | Comedy
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It's amazing what some people will do to earn a little money (or entertain their friends). Upon the urging of his male counterparts, this man licks...

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Lizzie Schiffman

Study Sheds Light On Heroin Use Among Young Suburbanites

HuffingtonPost.com | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 12.20.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Heroin Addiction, Suburban Heroin Use, Chicago Suburbs, Dare, Drug Education, Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy, Addiction, Drugs, Drug Abuse, Heroin, Chicago News

"I was not a big risk taker as a kid. [My parents] can't picture me using heroin. My mom was putting ribbons in my hair in fifth grade, and curling my...

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Saying Bad Things About Booze -- Propaganda as Science

Stanton Peele | Posted 06.01.2011 | Home
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Stanton Peele

Propaganda is claimed as science every day in schools across the country, led by D.A.R.E. I've seen them do it, and my kids reported the propaganda back to me.

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The Michelle Obama Weight Debate

Peter Gorman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Dare, John F. Kennedy, Michelle Obama, Mandatory-Minimums, Privatized Prisons, Childhood Obesity, Dwight D Eisenhower, Johnson, Just Say No, Nancy Reagan, Politics News
Peter Gorman

If one really wants to look at a First Lady who pushed her own agenda, one need only look at Nancy Reagan and her Just Say No effort.

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The ABC's Of Good Communication

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Acceptance, Friendly, Connecting, Heart, Connections, Forgiving, Positive Focus, Dare, Contact, Factor X, Safety, HEART Consultations, The New Wealth Book, Communication, Relationships, Anne Naylor, Healthy Living News
Anne Naylor

Have you ever had an experience like that? Where you wanted to connect with someone, but just could not? Blame, guilt, frustration, shame, shyness are other forms of static that get in the way of communicating clearly, and produce misunderstanding.

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