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How to Become a Counselor?

Question by Dazed&Confused: How to become a counselor?
i want to become a counselor. Ive been doing research and I’m trying to find out whats the best way to tackle my goals, because i want to get my masters in counseling for marriage/family, mental health, and drugs/addiction. But obviously that would be A LOT , so whats the best way of going about obtaining all three and i live in Massachusetts so i was wondering if anyone knew what schools would be best ??

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Hands Tied With Son on Heroin?

Question by Christine M: Hands tied with son on Heroin?
Ok here’s what is going on he’s 25 in the hospital right now for heroin addiction and I can’t get any information from them I’ve tried to find the next program for him to go into but I’m now being told that he has to write have an intake and then they will make the decision. Well this isn’t working for me number one I don’t think he will go to the next place he can’t come back here where all his friends and dealers are so what do we do as parents to try and help them. Not only is he dealing with the heroin I now think that they are using methadone and I’m reading up on this drug which really sounds just as bad so he will have to be somewhere that can deal with this too. We are in Massachusetts and the programs here are no help and any where else I can’t afford. I’m a single mom and his dad is no help. He’ll be out in less than 20 days and I don’t know what to do or even how to do this anymore. He hasn’t been in my life for 3 years and I just can’t sit back any longer. HELP

Why Is It That the More I Learn About Pets (Dogs, Cats, Etc), the More I Love Humans.?

Question by : Why is it that the more I learn about pets (dogs, cats, etc), the more I love humans.?
I’m trying to understand my psychology. I used to have a dog and all he caused was grief. I had to buy him food. I had to take him out to poo. Many times he would poo in the house. It seems like the dog created more stress in my life. A few times he even jumped into my bed and I had to wash the sheets. During the 3 years I had this dog, I had to wash my hands several times a day because the dog would like me. One time, I had to spend $ 200 on the vet to remove a cyst from his body. I don’t know were people come to the conclusion that pets make them happy.

Freshman in High School, I Want to Be a Psychologist?

Question by : Freshman in high school, I want to be a psychologist?
So I just started my freshman year at a vocational school in Massachusetts. I really really really want to be a psychologist when I grow up. So the first step to achieving my goal would be to pick the right shop for my high school career. But I don’t know what one to chose. My school does offer a psychology class as an elective, but I can’t take it until senior year. The actual shops that I’m considering the most so far are
Health Occupations, because it focuses on general medical. but I don’t know how relevant it would be to psychology. But it would be good background at least, right?
Child Education, because I would be working with actual people, learning how they learn. but that shop focuses on children up to only 7 years old. I want to work with teens and young adults, issues like drug addiction, you know, all the juicy stuff. (lol)

Substance Abuse on the Rise Among Boomers

Substance abuse on the rise among boomers

Filed under: Drug Addiction Massachusetts

Tobacco addiction continues to be the leading addiction among older adults, according to Dr. Douglas M. Ziedonis, professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at University of Massachusetts Medical School, but abuse of prescription drugs, …
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Working to Treat Pain and Prevent Problems

Filed under: Drug Addiction Massachusetts

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announces steps to help prevent prescription pain killer misuse, addiction and diversion. BOSTON–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–In an effort to limit possible prescription narcotic misuse and dependence among its …
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How Can You Tell Whether You’re Brainwashed?

Question by : How can you tell whether you’re brainwashed?
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You know you’ve been brain washed, if you….

… believe that the 5 corporations who own almost all
of the media in the U.S. are “liberal”.

… believe $ 300 billion of U.S. tax money, allocated
for the war and reconstruction in Iraq is actually
going to Iraq .

… are unaware Iraq had 650 million barrels of oil in
reserve just before the war in Iraq .

… are unaware at least $ 8.8 billion is known to be
missing in Iraqi oil revenue from the period the U.S.
was in control of Iraq .