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Statistics 2004: Death by Overdose
As I began to research the number of accidental deaths due to overdoses in this country I was shocked and horrified. The total population of the United States is 303,109,527 and the population of Clark County, Nevada is 1,777,539 (or about 0.6% of the total US population). The total deaths by accidental overdose were 19,838 in the US and 401 in Clark County, Nevada, which is 2.0% of the US total deaths). So, in Clark County, the rate of death by overdose rate is 350% higher than the national average. (From the Clark County Coroners office or found on the Internet.)
Aside from the overwhelming numbers, two things were totally unexpected. The first was that Las Vegans have a 350% higher overdose rate than the national average. The second was that the victims are not only teenagers and young adults. I was amazed to see the problem in all age brackets, including many senior citizens. These numbers horrified us, and worse, the numbers are increasing annually. (I remember feeling the same way when I first read how willingly the Jews walked into the gas chambers in WWII.) We may as well put handguns and grenades into our medicine cabinets for our families to play with.
I have always felt I was my son’s first drug pusher for putting him on so many drugs before the age of seven. I feel guilty for looking the other way when it came to beer and pot but the truth is, most of us self-medicate and are all brainwashed into thinking we need a pill to solve all of our problems. It wouldn’t surprise me if Americans line up for a pill that whitens your teeth with a list of side effects a mile long. I am not advocating to stay away from all medications but most of the prescriptions Americans take are either supposedly preventative or are for things that could be handled with some self-responsibility in diet, exercise or nutrition, not to mention Vibrational Medicine.
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Table of Contents
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Foreword
by Tony StubbsSection One: The Threads That Bind Our Tender Souls
1. The Other Side of the Tapestry
2. John Jr. Enters into Separation
3. The Divorce – The First Cut Is the Deepest
4. Key Players are Woven into the Tapestry
5. Adolescence Arrives in All Its Glory
6. September 11, 2001, New York
7. My Purpose Becomes Clear
8. More Lessons for John
9. 2004: We Discover the Healing Power of Sound
10. Nine Months Remain - A Reverse Pregnancy
11. So Much to Be Experienced in So Little Time
12. The Blessed Mother Prepares Me
13. The Final Touches of a LifeSection Two: Focal Point of the Tapestry
14. A New Form Is Taken
15. The Shock Is Over; the Grief Begins
16. Communications Across the Veil
17. Grief Grows Like a Weeping Willow
18. Death Knocks Again
19. My Camera Pierces the Veil
20. Pre-Birth Planning
21. My Gift from John - The Pink Ball of Light
22. The Revelations of the Tapestry
Afterward
· Statistics 2004: Death by Overdose
· References
· End NoteAppendices:
A. Mother Mary Channel
B. Thought Field Therapy
C. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
D. Emotional Sound Technique (EST)
E. The AIM Program
F. The Tragic Consequences of Drugging Our Children
G. Photo Gallery