FRC Weekly Articles

Alert: Non-opioid does not respond to Naloxone

04/15/2023
Cathy Brownfield

Do you remember a few years ago when Naloxone came along, and though there were complaints about the cost, for many it was a huge blessing. And have you given any thought to the fact that every time something helpful in the drug war comes along, the villains come back with something else?

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An unspoken pandemic

04/08/2023
Cathy Brownfield

Is it just me or is there an unspoken pandemic for which there is no vaccine? It seems to cover the earth like a blanket. People are on edge, angry, and divisive. Does anyone recognize it? Know how to define it?

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On being Dad

04/01/2023
Anonymous

A tall man, stocky, dressed in work clothes, accompanied a woman across the school parking lot to the door from which the “walkers” would exit shortly. They talked while they waited. And then a little girl stepped from the school into the afternoon. The teacher pointed to the right.

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Everyone has a vested interest

03/25/2023
Cathy Brownfield

It isn’t really hard to see some things, like why children and youth spend so much time on the Internet. Look around the room. What is everyone doing? At home, at a restaurant? When you have a family gathering, are cell phones collected and put in a basket to be retrieved on your way out the door again after the gathering, like collecting everyone’s car keys when they arrive at your house for a party that will include alcohol beverages? Maybe it should be a thing to do when everyone gets home from work and school at the end of the day.

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Everyone has a vested interest

03/25/2023
Cathy Brownfield

It isn’t really hard to see some things, like why children and youth spend so much time on the Internet. Look around the room. What is everyone doing? At home, at a restaurant? When you have a family gathering, are cell phones collected and put in a basket to be retrieved on your way out the door again after the gathering, like collecting everyone’s car keys when they arrive at your house for a party that will include alcohol beverages? Maybe it should be a thing to do when everyone gets home from work and school at the end of the day.

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