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The Real Deal.Lyzette102http://www.blogger.com/profile/04854161145996730327noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934942688151029625.post-77629334088761231962017-10-09T00:58:00.002-04:002018-12-29T21:44:19.917-05:00My ChemTrails Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I do not know what has caused the changes that some do not seem see, while many others do but I began to see the changes last June or July while reading through the book of Luke in my Bible.<br />I noticed the word bottles (Luke 5:37 and 38) which caused me to hesitate, made a mental note of it and continued reading. I read quite a few other verses that did not ring a bell to me but it was when I reached Luke 17:31, that once again I hesitated and immediately knew there was something wrong. </h4>
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I called my sister, who is also a saved believer and had extensive bible studies to ask her if she had noticed these 2 changes.<br /><i>*Since then, I have seen other changes appear between these chapters and increasing</i>.<br />She was surprised to hear about this and went to get her own Bible which, to her amazement, read the same way.<br />The kicker is that only a few months before, she had asked me if I thought that Jesus was including believers who do not live in Jerusalem about this warning in Luke 17:31.</h4>
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It is quite curious how everyone takes a different attitude about these so called, Mandela, Quantum effects or D-wave computing.<br />My sister dismissed it by quoting the Bible scripture from Luke 21:33, Heaven and earth shall pass away but my word shall not pass away and suggested I stop looking for these changes, warning me that it may lead me away from reading the word of God.<br />I, on the other hand, have been researching online and asking friends and even neighbors if they have noticed what has now grown into about 1,000 or more bible changes which include spelling and grammatical errors, changes in names of biblical characters, modern or slang words, country names and verses that were never there before and even verses that were changed into what sound as gibberish.<br />I was truly horrified that my own personal bibles which I have had for 5-20 years had been obviously tampered with and altered in what seemed to have been done, supernaturally but have now become accustomed to them and am I high alert towards spotting even more.</h4>
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<b>It features a scene where the Scarecrow inexplicably has a revolver firearm. That isn’t it however; the Tinman has a wrench (along with his normal axe), the Lion has a bug catching net, and a two-handed pump sprayer with the words “WITCH REMOVAL” (or REMOVER), and the Scarecrow actually has another item that isn’t seen or heard from again after the scene; a walking staff/stick.</b></div>
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<b>The items possessed by the other members are usually not even mentioned within the Mandela Effect community when reporting on it. It seems like the gun that the Scarecrow is holding is the most shocking to people. <i>The Mandela Effect here is that people do not remember the gun and are convinced that either this scene never existed or he never had a gun.</i></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Steven Frederic Seagal is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, director, martial artist, and musician who holds American, Russian, and Serbian citizenship.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> <a class="fl q _KCd _tWc" data-ved="0ahUKEwi2vLKz4pfSAhXIMSYKHcnPDesQmhMInQEwFQ" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Seagal" style="color: #1a0dab; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">Wikipedia</a></span></h3>
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The changes to the King James Bible were the ones which shocked me the most but now, though I still see more of them, I am not bothered by them and just substitute the words I recall them to to be as I read along.</div>
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The times that bible verses sound like gibberish or outlandish, I simply skim past it and keep moving on but I will never be discouraged to read my bible.</div>
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The bible has prophecy in it for us and even non believers have an eyebrow raised.<br />
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I have a theory that God is behind this and is showing us signs, sending us messages of nefarious organizations and companies and that they He is tying them up to the King James Bible changes.<br />
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Watching that convoy enter Downtown Tampa made me dizzy!<br />
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I created and uploaded this video on my YouTube channel after walking all over the areas of Downtown Tampa that I thought were worth showing you. </h3>
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Here we go again. Via Drudge comes this report from the Palm Beach Post. I have to tell you, I’m embarrassed to even think about this one and the places this has the potential to take us. The Florida State Legislature just gave Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw a mil in ca$h to assemble a “violence prevention” unit, designed to respond with mental health intervention if a neighbor gets pissed off at the government, at his ex-wife, or whoever - and speaks his mind. Yep. This is supposed to prevent mass shootings and bombings. I’m not kidding you here.</h3>
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According to the plan, if someone calls in a complaint, Sheriff Bradshaw’s team will show up, knock on the door and ask if everything’s okay. Now, I can guarantee you from my 20 years in law enforcement they’ll do more than that. They’ll want to come inside and ask some questions – like, do you own any firearms? So, what if they don’t like the answers to the shrinks’ in-home interview questions. What if the pissed off subject of the “intervention” is less than forthcoming with what’s on his mind – such as, why did my ex-wife do this to me and my divorce is really none of your business? Are the team members going to summarily take his firearms? Or will they take him into custody on a 72 hour mental health hold, costing him his job when he doesn't show up for work the next day? You get the idea. Here it is:</h3>
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Florida House and Senate budget leaders have awarded Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw $1 million for a new violence prevention unit aimed at preventing tragedies like those in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo., from occurring on his turf.</h3>
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Bradshaw plans to use the extra $1 million to launch “prevention intervention” units featuring specially trained deputies, mental health professionals and caseworkers. The teams will respond to citizen phone calls to a 24-hour hotline with a knock on the door and a referral to services, if needed.</h3>
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The goal will be avoiding crime — and making sure law enforcement knows about potential powder kegs before tragedies occur, Bradshaw said. But the earmark, which is a one-time-only funding provision, provoked a debate Monday among mental health advocates and providers about the balance between civil liberties, privacy and protecting the public.</h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bradshaw said his proposal is a first-of-its-kind in the nation, and he hopes it will become a model for the rest of the state like his gang prevention and pill-mill units.<br />Yep. First of its kind, but not the last of its kind. I guarantee that. Sheriff Ric is gonna set a precedent that the gun-grabbers will love.</span></h2>
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“Every single incident, whether it’s Newtown, that movie theater, or the guy who spouts off at work and then goes home and kills his wife and two kids — in every single case, there were people who said they knew ahead of time that there was a problem,” Bradshaw said. “If the neighbor of the mom in Newtown had called somebody, this might have saved 25 kids’ lives.”</h3>
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Yes. If someone (like the Newtown shooter’s mother, from whom he stole her legally purchased firearms) had called the cops beforehand, maybe it would have saved lives. And maybe that call wouldn't have stopped him. Or maybe if some of the teachers had been allowed to carry concealed weapons, the shooter could have been stopped in that “gun free” zone. But no one called. And even the creation of Sheriff Ric’s new unit provides no guarantee that someone will call.</h3>
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Bradshaw is readying a hotline and is planning public service announcements to encourage local citizens to report their neighbors, friends or family members if they fear they could harm themselves or others.</h3>
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Oh, my God. Heinrich Himmler would have loved to have lived long enough to see this happen in The United States. How’s this sound? “My ex-husband just called me on the phone. He was yelling at me because I got custody of the kids. He told me he hates me and he’s really angry and I’m really really afraid he’s going to do something terrible. Oh, and he’s got a gun in the house.”<br />The goal won’t be to arrest troubled people but to get them help before there’s violence, Bradshaw said. As a side benefit, law enforcement will have needed information to keep a close eye on things.</h3>
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Of course. Wonder if “getting help” includes incarceration? Gotta love that “close eye”, too.</h3>
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“We want people to call us if the guy down the street says he hates the government, hates the mayor and he’s gonna shoot him,” Bradshaw said.“What does it hurt to have somebody knock on a door and ask, ‘Hey, is everything OK?’ ”</h3>
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That is a stupid question If the guy down the street says he’s going to shoot the mayor, and there’s a state law which makes uttering that kind of threat a crime (and there should be such a law), he should be arrested for threatening to kill a public official.</h3>
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That’s enough for Senate budget chief Joe Negron, R-Stuart, who helped push through the funding last weekend.</h3>
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He said he met with Bradshaw about the program and “got assurances from the sheriff that this is going to be done in a way that respects people’s autonomy and privacy, and that he makes sure to protect against people making false claims.”</h3>
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Assurances? Balderdash. People’s lives will be ruined by misuse of this 24 hour hot line. What’s the problem with the current 911 line? There is no way for a dispatcher to sort out a valid complaint from a vindictive complaint by telephone. The cops already have to respond to every call for service and make a decision about what to do.</h3>
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Mental health advocates, however, worry about a potential new source of stigma, and the potential for erosion of the civil rights of people with mental illnesses.</h3>
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And I think they’re right to express that worry – not only for what can happen to people with genuine mental illnesses. I guarantee you that any information given to this mental health unit is going to go into a police data base that’s available to the public through the Freedom of Information Act.</h3>
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“How are they possibly going to watch everybody who makes a comment like that? It’s subjective,” said Liz Downey, executive director of the Palm Beach County branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.“We don’t want to take away people’s civil liberties just because people aren't behaving the way we think they should be.”</h3>
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Bravo. But this particular sheriff and the FL state legislature are apparently very interested in taking away civil liberties.</h3>
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Bradshaw acknowledged the risk that anyone in a messy divorce or in a dispute with a neighbor could abuse the hotline. But, he said, he’s confident that his trained professionals will know how to sort out fact from fiction.</h3>
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Really? I was in law enforcement for a long time and I wouldn't guarantee that. In this political atmosphere, are we really to believe that a government agency is going to poo-pooh a complaint and not launch an investigation?</h3>
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The proposal still needs the blessing of Gov. Rick Scott, who has line-item veto authority.<br />But if it goes forward, Palm Beach County’s already stretched mental health and substance abuse providers could find themselves even busier. There is no ready source of funds once the $1 million runs its course, as there hasn't been an increase to community mental health funding in many years.</h3>
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“Our community agencies throughout the state don’t have the funds to meet the needs they have currently,” said Bob Sharpe, CEO of the Florida Council for Community Mental Health. “It sounds like it could work, but with no new funding we’d have to find it within existing resources.”</h3>
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If Bradshaw’s teams can keep people out of crisis units and promote early intervention, that has the potential to save money, said Ann Berner, CEO of the Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network, which manages mental health care payments for the state.</h3>
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To be successful, however, there will have to be close coordination with the mental health providers, she said. For example, the county already pays for mobile crisis response teams at two nonprofit mental health providers, a service that includes a 24-hour crisis call center. They, too, are trained to de-escalate conflicts and refer troubled people to care. Which ones will respond when there’s a call from a school or a home? That will have to be clarified.</h3>
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Also, after troubled people are identified by Bradshaw’s teams, then what? Who will pay for their care? The state? Medicaid? The county? The Palm Beach County Public Defender has a good program to ensure qualified people apply for the Social Security and Medicaid benefits they may need, she said. Some high-level conversations have started, but more are needed, Berner added.</h3>
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<br />“I think that would be an area we really need to collaborate on, and soon,” she said.</h3>
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The $1 million Bradshaw won represents a third of what he had sought from the Legislature, but it’s a 10-fold bump from what was originally earmarked before House and Senate budget leaders finalized the state’s $74 billion budget over the weekend.</h3>
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Source: <a href="http://work949.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/fl-sheriff-gets-1m-grant-for-a-snitch-hotlineunit-your-neighbor-or-your-ex-can-call-if-youre-angry/" target="_blank">http://work949.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/fl-sheriff-gets-1m-grant-for-a-snitch-hotlineunit-your-neighbor-or-your-ex-can-call-if-youre-angry/</a></h3>
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John L. Work is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach. His background includes 20 years service as a Colorado Peace Officer and 2 years with the Colorado State Public Defender's Office as an investigator. He has written three novels and been a political writer since January of 2010.</h3>
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After discussing this with someone, that person directed me to a verse in the bible which reads as follows, "The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turns it wherever he will."</h3>
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<em>That helps also. Thank you.</em></h3>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Even better, I received a response from n attorney regarding a similar post I placed in Word Press, where I typed out this message informing others of the hidden agenda.</span></h3>
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<span style="color: #990000;">*You or whoever initiated the Marchman Act/the Petitioner, will not have a say anymore as to when your loved one may be released from the program. Termination will be at the discretion of the judge assigned to the case. </span></h3>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Your life will be in the hands of this man; not that I am throwing him under the bus, I am sure that this judge is as obtuse as he is because he has most likely experienced an event which has impacted him highly and probably left him with the tunnel vision he now is afflicted with.</span></h3>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Just so that you are aware: this information is not accurate at all. </span></h3>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Specifically, </span><span style="color: #990000;">“you or whoever initiated the Marchman Act/the Petitioner) will not have a say anymore as to when your loved one may be released from the program. Termination will be at the discretion of the judge assigned to the case.”</span></h3>
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<span style="color: #990000;">The Petitioner (whomever initiated the Marchman Act) is the only individual who has legal standing to request or determine the actual outcome of the case; not the judge; not the Respondent; and, especially, not the facility.</span></h3>
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This is the law office's web site... <a href="http://www.arlshelp.com/" id="author_comment_url_5" style="position: relative;" title="http://www.arlshelp.com">arlshelp.com</a> <span style="color: #990000;"></span></h3>
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<span style="color: black;">If anyone would like to contact this attorney, you may do so by e-mailing him at </span><a href="mailto:rgferrero@arlshelp.com"><span style="color: black;">rgferrero@arlshelp.com</span></a></h3>
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I feel angry, that not one person but an entire family can be dictated to, sequestered and humiliated by one man, drug court judge Jack Espinosa Jr. and the Department of Corrections while, just as an example, Lindsay Lohan repeatedly gets away with everything from drugs, to assault. On Thursday November 29, 2012 at around 4 o'clock in the morning, she allegedly got into the spat with another woman at Club Avenue, in <span class="yshortcuts cs4-ndcor" id="lw_1354206549_5">Manhattan</span>'s Chelsea section. Police say that Lindsay struck the woman in the face with her hand and that the woman did not require medical attention.</h3>
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The arrest is Lohan's latest brush with <span class="yshortcuts cs4-ndcor" id="lw_1354206549_4">law enforcement in New York City</span>.</h3>
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She was involved in a NYPD investigation <em>in September</em> of 2012 <em>after alleging a man had assaulted her in a New York hotel, but charges against the man were later dropped.</em></h3>
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Also in <em>September 2012</em>, t<em>he actress was accused of clipping a man with her car outside another <span class="yshortcuts cs4-ndcor" id="lw_1354206549_3">Manhattan nightclub</span></em>, but <em>prosecutors chose not to move ahead with charges.</em></h3>
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In <em>October 2012</em>, <em>police were called to her childhood home on Long Island after a report of a fight between her and her mother</em>. <em>An investigation revealed "no criminality."</em> </h3>
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Come on now. My daughter plead no contest to a misdemeanor charge of Culpable Negligence with Injury this year and the judge sentenced her to 37 days with Adjudication;she plead no contest in order to hurry up and get into rehab. Both my mother and I were the alleged victims and each signed waivers saying that we did not wish to pursue this. </h3>
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The district attorney here in Hillsborough County still picked up the case and went after her while the judge, messed up her background by finding her guilty and imposing a 37 day sentence. My daughter is still sitting in jail after the 37 days were served and may still be sitting in jail even after serving the 5 month 29 day sentence Judge Jack Espinosa ordered because he added a stipulation at the end of the sentence which reads, Hold for PAR. Par is the rehab which the drug court judge expects my daughter to go to for residential rehabilitation and which she will be expected to pay for services rendered once she is out and working. The information I actually received when I spoke to an intake counselor was that PAR was not a free program. I thought only people who desired, sought, found and received the service rendered are obliged to pay for that service. </h3>
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T<em>he actress was also involved in a car accident in California this summer, which </em><em>sent her and an assistant to a hospital</em>, but didn't result in serious injuries for anyone. The accident remains under investigation.</h3>
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In <em>May</em>, she was cleared of allegations that <em>she struck a Hollywood nightclub manager with her car.</em></h3>
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Lohan remains on <em>informal probation</em> for <em>taking a necklace from a jewelry store without permission last year.</em> That means she doesn't have to check in with <span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0" id="yui_3_5_1_22_1354212914782_239">a judge or probation officer but could face a jail term if arrested again.</span></h3>
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Why doesn't judge Jack Espinosa release people from the Marchman Act when the petitioner does not want to pursue treatment for the respondent any longer? Why does the drug court insist on sending people to rehabs against their wills knowing that there is a charge for service provided which they cannot pay for?</h3>
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<tr height="64"><td height="64" style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top">F<span style="font-size: xx-small;">raternal Order of Police of Ohio</span></td><td height="64" style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">$603,000</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Category II: Preventing Crime and Drug Abuse</span></div>
</td><td height="64" style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Ohio School Alert System</span></td><td height="64" style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Not Listed on Decision Memo</span></i></td></tr>
<tr height="70"><td height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services</span></td><td height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">$296,168</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Category III: Enhancing Local Law Enforcement</span></div>
</td><td height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">City of Columbus' Anti-Gang Initiative</span></td><td height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Not Listed on Decision Memo</span></i></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">$2,000,000</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Category II: Preventing Crime and Drug Abuse</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">“AAG Approved National Program”</span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">National Forensic Science Technology Center</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">$1,000,000</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Category III: Enhancing Local Law Enforcement</span></div>
</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Enhancing Local Law Enforcement</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">“Previous Congressional Earmark”</span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">University of Mississippi</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">$999,874</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Category IV: Enhancing Local Courts</span></div>
</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">“AAG Approved National Program”</span></td></tr>
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Partnership for a Drug-Free America</h3>
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Methamphetmine Demand Reduction Program</h3>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">$1,100,000</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Category V: Enhancing Local Corrections and Offender Reentry</span></div>
</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;">ANJC: Yagheli Ten</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">“AAG Approved National Program”</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">$1,200,000</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Category II: Preventing Crime and Drug Abuse</span></div>
</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;">ACLCE Play by the Rules National Project</span><br />
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<tr height="76"><td height="76" style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">University of Tennessee, Knoxville</span></td><td height="76" style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">$2,446,519</span></div>
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</td><td height="76" style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The National Forensic Academy</span></td><td height="76" style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">“Previous Congressional Earmark”</span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Mothers Against Drunk Driving</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">$2,498,419</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Category II: Preventing Crime and Drug Abuse</span></div>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Utah Council for Crime Prevention</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">$100,000</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Category II: Preventing Crime and Drug Abuse</span></div>
</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Expansion of McGruff House and McGruff Truck programs</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">“Previous Congressional Earmark”</span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">College of William and Mary</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">$499,204</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Category IV: Enhancing Local Courts</span></div>
</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The Center for Legal and Court Technology</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">“Previous Congressional Earmark”</span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">National Association for Court Management </span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">$250,000</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Category IV: Enhancing Local Courts</span></div>
</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">NACM Excellence IV</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(179, 181, 187); width: 525px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">“Previous Congressional Earmark”</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #990000;">*You or whoever initiated the Marchman Act/the Petitioner, will not have a
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<span style="color: #990000;">Your life will be in the hands of this man; not that I am throwing him under
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<span style="color: #990000;">Just so that you are aware: this information is not accurate at all. </span></h3>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Specifically, </span><span style="color: #990000;">“you or whoever initiated the Marchman Act/the Petitioner) will not have a
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Termination will be at the discretion of the judge assigned to the case.”</span></h3>
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<span style="color: #990000;">The Petitioner (whomever initiated the Marchman Act) is the only individual
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Horace Johnson Jr., 59, died in the jail's clinic after becoming ill Tuesday.
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Johnson was being treated for a pre-existing medical condition at the clinic
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The medical staff and deputies tried to resuscitate Johnson before he was
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Johnson was booked into the jail from the Manatee County Jail on Aug. 20 on a
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Source <a href="http://www.hcso.tampa.fl.us/About-HCSO/Press-Releases/Releases/2012/September/12-344.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.hcso.tampa.fl.us/About-HCSO/Press-Releases/Releases/2012/September/12-344.aspx</a><br />
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Hmm. Seems that the inmate complained to one of the correction officers that he was not feeling well and was told to go back into his bed and lay down. At least, that is what I was told by a Faulkenburg corrections officer whom I know personally.</h3>
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Now the chid gets no support from her father and of course, the department of corrections gets away with negligence.</h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whatever cash you have in your belongings when booked is confiscated for that fee.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you do not have any cash in your belongings, what ever monies your friends and family add into your canteen in order for you to be able to purchase such items as shampoo, a radio, batteries, chocolate bars, cookies, tuna and such will be deducted until your booking fees are paid for, the rest will be added into your canteen account.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were never informed of this by anyone of the correction officers at the time we asked where and how to deposit money into an inmates account; it was only later that week when we put money into an account for the inmate to purchase canteen items that the money went which we deposited went towards initial booking fees.</span></h3>
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When she calls me, the recorded message informs me that I have a collect call from (Her Name) an inmate at Faulkenburg Jail. I then press 5 to accept. I am informed that the calls are monitored and that the first minute will cost $2.50 and zero afterwards. We are then allowed 15 minutes of always interrupted conversation by dead air, poor audio reception and sometimes even disconnects.</h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you put $10.00 down for your inmate to call, your credit or debit card will be charged $19.65 and each inmate call from Faulkenburg to you if you live in Tampa costs $2.50 for about 15 minutes so now the inmate is left with $7.50 towards his/her collect phone calls to you.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can always add more money into the inmates collect call account but remember, the higher the amount you leave for them, the higher the fees from ICSolutions.</span></h3>
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<a href="https://icsonline.icsolutions.com/icsonline/Welcome.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Prepaid Calling</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> allows you to set up an account that is associated with your telephone number. Funds in this account can be used to be for inmate calling to your telephone number only.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For information about how these services work, please visit our </span><a href="http://www.icsolutions.com/FriendsFamilyHome/ProductServices/PrepayCalling.aspx" target="_self"><span style="font-size: large;">Prepaid Calling </span></a><span style="font-size: large;">page and our </span><a href="http://www.icsolutions.com/FriendsFamilyHome/ProductServices/DebitCalling.aspx" target="_self"><span style="font-size: large;">Debit Calling </span></a><span style="font-size: large;">page.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please call our toll-free customer service hot line at your earliest convenience: <span style="color: #17365d;">(888) 506-8407</span>. Customer Care Representatives are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to assist with these kinds of issues. Our representatives can investigate technical problems with your phone call – including listening to the call recording – to determine the cause. If it is determined that the problem was not caused by another external factor (for example, a bad cell phone connection), our Customer Care Representative can credit a refund back to the account that was used to pay for the phone call.</span></h3>
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Inmate Voicemail messaging is available at select correctional facilities. To determine if it is available where your inmate is housed, visit our <a href="https://icsonline.icsolutions.com/icsonline/Welcome.aspx" target="_blank">Online Payment Processing</a> page and click the <span style="color: #17365d;">Check Product Availability</span> option. This service will allow you to search for a particular correctional facility and find out if Inmate Voicemail is offered at that facility.<br />
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<strong></strong><a class="noHoverLink" href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="q15"><strong>15. </strong><strong><span style="color: #17365d;">Does ICSolutions offer a Direct Billing option?</span></strong></a><br />
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ICSolutions offers a direct billing option for law offices and bail bonds companies that receive high volumes of inmate collect calls from select facilities. Please contact ICSolutions at <span style="color: #17365d;">1 (800) 464-8957</span> to inquire about setting up a Direct Billing account. Direct Billing representatives are available from 8:00AM to 5:00PM Central time, Monday through Friday.<br />
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You can request a refund for the remaining funds in your account by contacting our customer service folks. We’ll issue a full refund, minus an administrative fee of $2.99. Unused balances expire after a six-month period of inactivity (12 months for Maryland customers).<br />
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Writing to an inmate or need to visit?<br />
The inmate needs to request a visit from you and would need your name, address and date of birth as it appears on your drivers license. When you visit, the officers at the desk will keep your license until the end of your forty minute visit which is every hour. for example at 1 o'clock to 1:40, 2o'clock until 2:40.<br />
Make sure not to wear tank tops or shorts, spandex or anything revealing or you do not get in.<br />
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Faulkenburg Jail<br />
Name of Inmate and Booking #<br />
520 North Faulkenburg Road<br />
Tampa, FL, 33619<br />
813 - 247-0234<br />
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Orient County Jail<br />
Name of Inmate and Booking #<br />
1201 Orient Rd Tampa, FL 33619<br />
813 -247-8300<br />
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Same rules as above apply<br />
Here is Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office website <a href="http://www.hcso.tampa.fl.us/">http://www.hcso.tampa.fl.us/</a></h3>
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Lyzette102http://www.blogger.com/profile/04854161145996730327noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934942688151029625.post-9998961452693270152012-10-10T08:31:00.000-04:002012-11-30T12:50:01.253-05:007 YEAR OLD MIAMI GIRL GETS DENGUE FEVER<h3>
<span class="last-updated">2:45PM EST September 27. 2012 - </span><block id="Main"></block></h3>
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MIAMI </h3>
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South Florida health officials say they've confirmed the
state's first case of dengue fever this year in a 7-year-old girl.</h3>
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The Miami-Dade County Health Department said Thursday that the girl had not
been traveling and contracted the flu-like illness in Florida. She has
recovered.</h3>
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Dengue fever is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, a species common in the
southeastern U.S. and the tropics. It's sometimes called "breakbone fever"
because of the severe joint pain it can cause in extreme cases.</h3>
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Dengue fever was once thought eradicated in the U.S. No cases were reported
in Florida for more than half a century until a small number of people were
diagnosed with the illness in 2009 and 2010.</h3>
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Health officials say residents can protect themselves by reducing their
exposure to mosquitoes.</h3>
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How astute! Mosquitoes are everywhere in Florida. </h3>
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Why not tell people not to go out at night or keep away from areas where there is water and especially not to wear perfume or cologne or especially Hemp, since mosquitoes are so attracted to these scents. It makes more sense.</h3>
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I wore Hemp lotion to my sister's outdoor wedding and those nasty insects came charging!</h3>
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Just look at how my legs looked the following day!</h3>
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I was wearing stocking too!</h3>
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<em>PHOTO BY JAMES NEWMAN COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IFAS EXTENSION<br /><b>Ouch</b> — An adult female Southern house mosquito sups on a meal. They say that it's only one type of the mosquitoes that infest Florida but I have seen some giants.</em></div>
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Zzzzz — slap! Yes, it's mosquito season.</h3>
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While the rains of the past few weeks brought much needed relief to drought-parched lawns, they also brought forth the perennial summer pest.</h3>
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The <a href="http://www.doh.state.fl.us/chd/volusia/index.html" target="_blank">Volusia County Health Department</a> and the <a href="http://www.doh.state.fl.us/" target="_blank">Florida Department of Health</a> have seasonal reminders for residents of Florida, where legend says there are mosquitoes large enough to make off with a small pet:</h3>
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People who will travel out of the country should be vigilant about using mosquito repellent where the pesky pests are present, lest they come home infected with mosquito-borne illnesses.</h3>
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The Florida Department of Health continues to conduct statewide surveillance for these illnesses, which include West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, malaria and dengue fever.</h3>
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Symptoms include headache, fever, fatigue, dizziness, weakness and confusion; these may appear two to 14 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.</h3>
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To protect yourself from mosquitoes, practice Drain and Cover. </h3>
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EMPTY and CLEAN:
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PROTECT:
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CLOTHING: <span style="font-weight: 400;">If you must be
outside when mosquitoes are active, cover up. Wear shoes, socks, long pants, and
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REPELLENT: <span style="font-weight: 400;">Apply mosquito
repellent to bare skin and clothing. Always use repellents according to the
label. Repellents with DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, and IR3535 are
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concentrations of up to 30 percent DEET are generally recommended. Other
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Experts Warn of Mosquito Population Explosion</h1>
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ORANGE COUNTY, FL - Perhaps the biggest obstacle to enjoying the outdoors in Florida in the summer is dealing with all the mosquitoes, and this year, several southern states are issuing warnings about the annoying insects.</h3>
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The mild winter has many experts fearing a big bug outbreak. Some believe it could be the worst year on record for mosquitoes. Experts say if you live anywhere along Florida’s coastline, you had better break out your bug spray.</h3>
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Dr. Thomas Breaud monitors and studies mosquitoes for Orange County and says populations are not out of hand so far, thanks in part to our recent drought.</h3>
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Numbers from Orange County show some mosquito species are down this year while others are up, but experts say mosquitoes breed quickly. It could be a totally different story this time next week.</h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Methadone</b> (also known as <b>Symoron, Dolophine, Amidone, Methadose, Physeptone, Heptadon, Phy</b> and many other names) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_synthesis" title="Chemical synthesis">synthetic</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid" title="Opioid">opioid</a>, used medically as an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analgesic" title="Analgesic">analgesic</a> and a maintenance <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_addiction#Anti-addictive_drugs" title="Drug addiction">anti-addictive</a> for use in patients with <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_dependency" title="Opioid dependency">opioid dependency</a>. It was developed in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a> in 1937. Because it is an acyclic analog of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphine" title="Morphine">morphine</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin" title="Heroin">heroin</a>, methadone acts on the same <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_receptor" title="Opioid receptor">opioid receptors</a> as these drugs, and thus has many of the same effects. Methadone is also used in managing severe <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_pain" title="Chronic pain">chronic pain</a>, owing to its long duration of action, extremely powerful effects, and very low cost. Methadone was introduced into the United States in 1947 by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Lilly_and_Company" title="Eli Lilly and Company">Eli Lilly and Company</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Source <a href="http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm142841.htm" target="_blank">http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm142841.htm</a></span></div>
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arrhythmias in patients receiving methadone. These adverse events are the
possible result of unintentional methadone overdoses, drug interactions, and
methadone’s cardiac toxicities (QT prolongation and Torsades de Pointes).
Physicians prescribing methadone should be familiar with methadone’s toxicities
and unique pharmacologic properties. Methadone’s elimination half-life (8-59
hours) is longer than its duration of analgesic action (4-8 hours). Methadone
doses for pain should be carefully selected and slowly titrated to analgesic
effect even in patients who are opioid-tolerant. Physicians should closely
monitor patients when converting them from other opioids and changing the
methadone dose, and thoroughly instruct patients how to take methadone.
Healthcare professionals should tell patients to take no more methadone than
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pain relief when other analgesics are ineffective. However, methadone can cause
significant toxicities. We are highlighting important safety information from
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longer than its duration of analgesic action (4-8 hours). Methadone’s peak
respiratory depressant effects typically occur later, and persist longer than
its peak analgesic effects. During treatment initiation, methadone’s full
analgesic effect is usually not attained until 3-5 days of dosing. Initiation
and titration to analgesic effect and dose adjustments should be done
cautiously and in consideration of these properties. In chronic use, methadone
may be retained in the liver and then slowly released, prolonging the duration
of action despite low plasma concentrations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is incomplete. This incomplete cross-tolerance makes the conversion of patients
on other opioids to methadone complex and does not eliminate the possibility of
methadone overdose, even in patients tolerant to other opioids. Deaths have
been reported during conversion from chronic, high-dose treatment with other
opioid agonists to methadone. It is critical to understand the pharmacokinetics
of methadone when converting patients from other opioids to methadone.
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conversion from one opioid to another, and during dose adjustments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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breathing (it may slow or stop). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Methadone can cause life-threatening changes to the
heart beat that may not be felt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Seek medical attention right away if you experience
symptoms suggestive of an arrhythmia such as palpitations, dizziness,
lightheadedness, or fainting or if you experience symptoms suggestive of a
methadone overdose such as slow or shallow breathing; extreme tiredness or
sleepiness; blurred vision; inability to think, talk or walk normally; and
feeling faint, dizzy or confused. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Directions you should follow if your pain is not
controlled after taking the prescribed amount of methadone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Pain relief from methadone should last longer after
you have taken it for awhile. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Tell your doctor if you start or stop other
medicines because other medicines can interact with methadone and possibly
cause death or life threatening side effects, or result in less pain relief
from methadone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding because
methadone is secreted into human milk. Babies can experience the same serious
side effects from methadone as the mother. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Data and Background Information<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">There have been reports of serious adverse events
such as death, respiratory depression, and serious cardiac arrhythmias in
patients receiving methadone. Fatalities have been reported in patients who
were switched from chronic, high-dose treatment with other opioids to methadone
and in patients initiating treatment with methadone. These adverse events may
have resulted from unintentional methadone overdoses, drug interactions, and/or
methadone’s cardiac toxicities (QT prolongation and Torsades de Pointes). Some
of the unintentional overdoses were due to prescribers not being aware of
methadone’s pharmacokinetics and potential adverse effects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">FDA recently updated the methadone label following
an extensive review of the medical literature and other available information.
The new label provides new information on methadone’s pharmacology, drug
interactions, and instructions on converting patients from other opioids to
methadone and dosing methadone based on a synthesis of recommendations from
several palliative care organizations and treatment centers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">References<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Goodman F., Jones W., Glassman P. Methadone Dosing
Recommendations for Treatment of Chronic Pain, Pharmacy Benefits Management
Strategic Healthcare Group, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, December
2001. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Pain Management at the End of Life. A Physician's
Self-Study Packet. For physicians with prescribing privileges. A Collaborative
Project of the Main Hospice Council, Maine Pain Initiative, University of
Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, 2006. (accessed 10/20/06) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Pereira J, Lawlor P, Vigano A, Dorgan M, Bruera E.
Equianalgesic dose ratios for opioids. a critical review and proposals for
long-term dosing. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2001 Aug;22(2): 672-87. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Report serious adverse events to<br />
FDA’s MedWatch reporting system by completing a form on line at<br />
<a href="http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm">http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm</a>3,
by faxing (1-800-FDA-0178),<br />
by mail using the postage-paid address form provided online<br />
(5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787),<br />
or by telephone (1-800-FDA-1088).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">References</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span></div>
<ul type="disc"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Goodman F., Jones W., Glassman P. Methadone Dosing
Recommendations for Treatment of Chronic Pain, Pharmacy Benefits
Management Strategic Healthcare Group, United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, December 2001. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pain Management at the End of Life. A Physician's
Self-Study Packet. For physicians with prescribing privileges. A
Collaborative Project of the Main Hospice Council, Maine Pain Initiative,
University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, 2006.
(accessed 10/20/06) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pereira J, Lawlor P, Vigano A, Dorgan M, Bruera E.
Equianalgesic dose ratios for opioids. a critical review and proposals for
long-term dosing. <i>J Pain Symptom Manage</i>. 2001 Aug;22(2): 672-87. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Report
serious adverse events to<br />
FDA’s MedWatch reporting system by completing a form on line at<br />
<a href="http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm</span></a><sup>3</sup>,
by faxing (1-800-FDA-0178),<br />
by mail using the postage-paid address form provided online<br />
(5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787),<br />
or by telephone (1-800-FDA-1088).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The History of <span lang="EN-GB">Methadone</span></span></b></h2>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Ralf Gerlach<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">©</span>: A Brief Overview on the Discovery of Methadone.
INDRO e.V. Münster 2004 </span></b></div>
<h3>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">[<a href="http://www.indro-online.de/discovery.pdf">pdf-download</a>]</span></b></h3>
<h3>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">Methadone was first synthetized in 1939 at
the pharmaceutical laboratories of the I.G. Farbenkonzern, a subsidiary of the
Farbwerke Hoechst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was the product of a long and
continuous research chain in the area of synthetic antipyretics and analgetics
that had already been initiated in the early 1880s (e.g. Antipyrin® 1884,
Pyramidon® 1897, and Novalgin® 1921). At the end of the 1920s the Hoechst
scientists had focussed their research on the development of medications with
both painkilling and spasmolytic properties (MOLL 1990; HOECHST AG 1992) and a
first major progress in research was made in 1937 when the Hoechst chemists
Eisleb and Schaumann discovered </span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New';">Pethidin/pethidine (1-methyl-4-phenyl-4-carbaethoxypiperidin), an
effective opioid analgesic drug which was launched in Germany in 1939 under the
trade name Dolantin</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB">® </span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New';"> (SCHAUMANN 1952). In the course of ongoing research on synthetic
opioids the Hoechst scientists Bockmühl and Ehrhart discovered a number of
basically substituted diphenylmethanes acting both analgesically and
spasmolytically. One of these compounds was
2-dimethylamino-4,4-diphenylheptanon-(5), which they numbered Va 10820
(BOCKMÜHL/EHRHART 1949; SCHAUMANN 1952). Va 10820 was to become known as
methadone no sooner than 1947.</span></strong></span></h3>
<h3>
<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New'; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></h3>
<h3>
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New';"><br /></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New';">Due
to the huge number of compounds discovered in 1939 Ehrhart started
pharmacological tests with Va 10820 only in early 1942 (after a lot of other
compounds had already been tested). Clinical tests still followed in the autumn
of the same year (SCHAUMANN 1952). Compound Va 10820 was also provided to the
military, the German Wehrmacht, for additional testing under the code name
Amidon (PRESTON 1996). To date, there is no evidence that Amidon was handed over
to the Wehrmacht in appreciable quantities. Since at Hoechst the production
level of Amidon was very low, the top priority of opioid production lay with
Pethidin, only an insignificant quantity could have been handed over to the
military. All known sources clearly indicate, that after the first clinical
tests had been completed, Amidon was not used during World War II - most likely,
both the Hoechst scientists and the Wehrmacht doctors used inadequate doses in
the experiments causing undesirable side effects: There is no evidence that
Amidon had been used as a painkiller in casualty clearing stations or military
hospitals. Further, the drug had not been approved for commercial production.
Thus, the civic medical sector had also been excluded from being supplied with
Amidon.</span></strong></span></h3>
<h3>
<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New';"><br /></span></strong></h3>
<h3>
<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New';"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New';">For
the reasons given above, it is dishonest to state that “methadone” had widely
been used during the war as a painkiller and a substitute for morphine under the
trade name Dolophin (Dolophine), allegedly derived from Hitler’s first name
Adolf. </span><span lang="EN-GB">Also,
stating that Amidon had been called Adolfin (Adolphine) among soldiers and
civilian people is entirely unfounded. In fact, the name Adolphine was created
in the US in the early 1970s:</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB">“The invention of the term ‘Adolphine’ by New York City street
linguists in the 1970s was an apparent attempt to discredit methadone treatment
by those unsympathetic to it, using the Hitler association” (BYRNE 1995, 20; see
also KLEBER 2002).</span></strong></span></h3>
<div>
<strong><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></strong></div>
<div>
<strong><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></strong></div>
<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></strong><br />
<h3>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">The discovery of Pethidin (pethidine),
Amidon and several other synthetic opioid analgesics must not be seen isolated
from Hitler’s attempt to achieve in Germany a state of economic and industrial
independence of other countries (autarchy), as pronounced in 1936 when Hitler
introduced his war-preparatory Four-Year-Plan (KÜHNL 1977; PIEPER 2002). </span></span></h3>
<h3>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">As a
consequence of the re-organisation and re-structuring of the German trade and
industry there was also a stepping up of efforts to become independent on the
import of opium needed for the production of morphine.</span><span lang="EN-GB">Of course, the discovery of medications
cannot be ordered by politicians or military forces. Acting together were both
intensified research activities within the scope of the Four-Year-Plan as well
as decades of research in the field of analgesics. The more financial support
and manpower, the more intensive research is possible and the more chances are
there to make discoveries.</span><span lang="EN-GB">After the war, all German patents, trade
names and research records were requisitioned and expropriated by the allied
forces. </span></span></h3>
<h3>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">The records on the research work of the I.G. Farbenkonzern at the
Farbwerke Hoechst were confiscated by the U.S. Department of Commerce
Intelligence, investigated by a Technical Industrial Committee of the U.S.
Department of State and then brought to the US.</span></span></h3>
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<h3>
</h3>
<h2>
</h2>
<h3>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">It was only in 1947 that Amidon was given
the generic name “methadone” by the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry of the
American Medical Association (</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New';">COUNCIL...1947).</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New';"> </span></span></h3>
<h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New'; font-size: large;">Since the patent rights of the I.G. Farbenkonzern
and Farbwerke Hoechst were no longer protected each pharmaceutical company
interested in the formula could purchase the rights for commercial production of
methadone for just one dollar (MOLL 1990). Commercial production was first
introduced in 1947 by the US company Eli-Lilly. Only then methadone was given
the trade name Dolophine, derived from the Latin dolor (pain) and finis (end).
Many companies in other countries soon followed and methadone was given many
trade names, some of which still exist: Adanon®, Adolan®, Althose®, Amidone®,
AN-148®, Anadon®, Biodone®, Butalgin®, Diskets®, Dolamid®, Dolophine®,
Dopridol®, Eptadone®, Heptadon®, Heptalgin®, Heptanal®, Heptanon®, Ketalgin®,
Mephenon®, Metasedin®, Methadone®, Methadose®, Methox, Miadone®, Pallidone®,
Petalgin®, Phenadone®, Physeptone®, Sedo Rapide®, Symoron®, Tussol®, Westadone®
(SCHAUMANN 1952; GERLACH/SCHNEIDER 1994).</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New';">A</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New';">s a
consequence of post-war events (e.g. the I.G. Farbenindustrie was broken up by
the allies) the newly founded Hoechst AG could only in January 1949 launch
methadone on the German pharmaceutical market under the protected trade name
“Polamidon”. The patent approval of Polamidon was given on February 2, 1953. It
took four years to have the patent problems clarified with the relevant US
authorities.</span></div>
</span><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New';">A</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New';">s a
consequence of post-war events (e.g. the I.G. Farbenindustrie was broken up by
the allies) the newly founded Hoechst AG could only in January 1949 launch
methadone on the German pharmaceutical market under the protected trade name
“Polamidon”. The patent approval of Polamidon was given on February 2, 1953. It
took four years to have the patent problems clarified with the relevant US
authorities.</span></div>
</span></h3>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"></span><br />
<h3>
<span style="font-size: large;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New';">A</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New';">s a
consequence of post-war events (e.g. the I.G. Farbenindustrie was broken up by
the allies) the newly founded Hoechst AG could only in January 1949 launch
methadone on the German pharmaceutical market under the protected trade name
“Polamidon”. The patent approval of Polamidon was given on February 2, 1953. It
took four years to have the patent problems clarified with the relevant US
authorities.</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></div>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-size: large;">My Spin on the matter of methadone treatment is that, if your loved one or person of concern is highly addicted to opiates and has been for many years, chances are that when asked if they would want to get on methadone in order for them not to go through withdrawal, they will always say yes.</span></i></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-size: large;">
Think of it; what addict wants to face physically painful and emotionally mind altering withdrawal?</span></i></h3>
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<h2>
<span class="title">Symptoms</span></h2>
<h3>
Early symptoms of withdrawal include:</h3>
<ul>
<li><h3>
Agitation</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Anxiety</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Muscle aches</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Increased tearing</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Insomnia</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Runny nose</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Sweating</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Yawning</h3>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>
Late symptoms of withdrawal include:</h3>
<ul>
<li><h3>
Abdominal cramping</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Diarrhea</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Dilated pupils</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Goose bumps</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Nausea</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Vomiting</h3>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>
</h3>
<h3>
For long-term users, the symptoms of methadone use include:</h3>
<ul class="exclaim">
<li><h3>
Abdominal pain</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Constipation</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Increased sweating</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Irregular menstrual periods </h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Itching</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Lowered sex drive</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Nausea</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Skin rashes</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Sore muscles and joints</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Tooth decay</h3>
</li>
<li><h3>
Vomiting</h3>
</li>
</ul>
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<span id="ctl00_CenterColPlaceHolder_lblDefinition">Methadone is a synthetic (man-made) narcotic.</span></h3>
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<span id="ctl00_CenterColPlaceHolder_lblStreetNames">Amidone, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Fizzies, Maria, Pastora, Salvia, Street Methadone, Wafer</span></h3>
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My own daughter would come home after 5 hours in DACCO and under the influence of 35mgs. of Methadone, agitated, twitching, her hands and back were clammy and extremely angry until finally throwing herself on the bed to sleep for about 5 hours; during that time asleep, she seemed to have a weak pulse although the reader I have may not have gauged it correctly...but still. On top of that, I was horrified to see that her twitching had seemed to become more violent; throwing her head backwards over her left as her mouth distorted towards the same upward movement towards her left hand side. Sometimes she would repeat her words, like "yeah yeah: and she would use the F word for no apparent reason. Other times she would let out a sort of squeaking sound; it was similar to Tourette's Syndrome. I was extremely concerned that the methadone dose that DACCO was giving her daily was simply to keep her alert during her 5 hour classes at the treatment facility and that once the 5 hours were over and I picked her up to drive her home, the second phase of the methadone would kick in. Why on earth would any parent believe that this drug was doing their child any good? What good is it if your loved one is in bed asleep from 12 noon until 5 pm and be experiencing violent changes in their body? Granted, upon awaking, she was well enough to agree to attend her Narcotics Anonymous meeting but she was still not the daughter I had prior to her drug use or the methadone treatment. It seemed to me that she had turned into some sort of a puppet manipulated by this new drug (methadone) whose puppet master was now, DACCO in lieu of her once drug dealers. It seemed that upon Marchman Acting her, that I had pushed her from the frying pan into the fire.</h3>
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all over the place, especially in large cities and particularly in the UK, they
are keeping an eye on you to make sure you don’t do anything you aren’t
supposed to. Their impact for good is minimal but their potential for misuse is
great. What is even more frustrating is the fact that the <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/01/12/police_fight_cellphone_recordings/" target="_blank" title="Police Brutality"><span style="color: blue;">watchers are
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big part of the problem. These cash machines are not intended to, and do not
increase safety. In many cases they are not properly calibrated or there is a
malfunction in the unit capturing innocent people in the crosshairs. In order
to avoid being captured improperly, people can first avoid the cameras
altogether by knowing what streets and highways to avoid. In the US, <a href="http://www.photoenforced.com/"><span style="color: blue;">photoenforced.com</span></a>
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the drivers face is obscured while near the intersection. Each state and even
each judge will have slightly different requirements for conviction, but some
simple examples are putting the sun visor down low while in an intersection or
wearing a sombrero pulled down low while driving. Some have even driven a car
configured for driving in the UK (driver sits where a passenger normally sits
in the US) so there will be nobody in the drivers side of the car for the
picture. There are some other weaknesses and thoughts at <a href="http://www.highwayrobbery.net/" target="_blank" title="tips and tricks"><span style="color: blue;">highwayrobbery.net</span></a>, but be sure to consult an
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of least surveillance when walking in NYC. I am surprised that this has not
spread more quickly to include more areas. If you can’t map out ahead of time
to avoid the cameras, a laser pointer aimed directly at the lens of a camera
has been shown to obscure the image of many surveillance cameras. This does no
damage to the camera. Infra red LED lights can also be used to obscure the
image of some video surveillance cameras when aimed at the lens and don’t emit
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<strong>The Florida Association of Drug Court Professionals was created by Florida
statute 397.334.</strong>
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<b>5)(a) The Florida Association of Drug Court Program Professionals is
created. The membership of the association may consist of drug court program
practitioners who comprise the multidisciplinary drug court program team,
including, but not limited to, judges, state attorneys, defense counsel, drug
court program coordinators, probation officers, law enforcement officers,
members of the academic community, and treatment professionals. Membership in
the association shall be voluntary. </b><br />
<b>(b) The association shall annually elect a chair whose duty is to solicit
recommendations from members on issues relating to the expansion, operation, and
institutionalization of drug court programs. The chair is responsible for
providing the association's recommendations to the Supreme Court Treatment-Based
Drug Court Steering Committee, and shall submit a report each year, on or before
October 1, to the steering committee. </b></blockquote>
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<b>The general assembly of the Florida Association of Drug Court
Professionals met for the first time on April 4, 2002 in Orlando, FL. The
organization was founded out of needs identified by the statewide Task Force on
Treatment-Based Drug Courts, which was created by Administrative Order, AOSC
02-24 on 8/23/02 by Chief Justice Anstead, Supreme Court of Florida. Functions
of the Task Force includes:</b><br />
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<b>"Assist the Florida Association of Drug Court Professionals in determining
training needs for professionals involved with the treatment-based drug court
concept."</b></blockquote>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Below is Judge Jack Espinosa's invitation to FLADCP's annual membership drive. </span></strong></div>
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Court Professionals Individual Membership begins at $25 Organizational Membership (for 7 members) $150</strong></h1>
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 8, 2011</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dear Fellow Drug Court Practitioner and Interested Persons:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We invite you to join or renew your membership with the Florida
Association of Drug Court Professionals (FADCP). We are initiating our
membership drive through e-mail again this year to streamline the process and
conserve funds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We welcomed our new Board of Directors at FADCP’s annual
meeting in National Harbor, MD on July 20<sup>th</sup>. Our new Board of
Directors brings enthusiasm, creativity and a wealth of expertise and
dedication. Our newest board member is Dorrie Tyng, drug court coordinator,
15<sup>th</sup> Judicial Circuit. Ms. Tyng brings 25 years of experience in the
criminal justice system and has served as the coordinator of Palm Beach County’s
Drug Court since its inception in 2000. As you know, the FADCP Board is made up
of volunteers who serve our membership and fulfill our statutory
responsibilities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The FADCP continues to advocate in support of important
legislation that will give drug courts a mechanism to help adequately fund
program operations. We will explore the feasibility of coordinating a statewide
drug court training conference. The FADCP is involved with the Office of the
State Courts Administrator as they manage the drug court expansion project which
has made substantial progress. The FADCP is addressing judicial education needs
related to substance abuse, developing guidelines for ex parte communication,
and assisting counties wishing to implement Veterans’ Treatment Courts. Once
again, the FADCP’s National Drug Court Month Celebration Committee will explore
initiatives to showcase Florida’s drug courts at the state and national level.
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<span style="font-size: large;">2011-2012 FADCP is the membership application
(organizational and individual). The FADCP Tax ID # is <b>65-1140643 </b>and
is<b> </b>located at the top of the form. The FADCP complies with the public
record criteria of Section 119.01 (3), Florida Statutes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Florida Statute 397.334 created the FADCP, "whose duty is to
solicit recommendations from members on issues relating to the expansion,
operation, and institutionalization of treatment based drug court programs." As
an FADCP member, you will receive legislative alerts and our newsletter
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;">(<i>May 2011edition not attached</i>)</span> which includes segments on treatment issues, legislative initiatives,
training opportunities, and "FADCP snippets" that keep you informed on important
news impacting Florida’s drug courts. Your membership supports our statewide
association, the voice of Florida's drug courts. Through your support the FADCP
can make a difference. Please join! </span></div>
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Jack Espinosa, Jr.<br />
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FADCP Board Chair</span>
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<st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 18pt;">Florida</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="color: yellow; font-size: 18pt;"> Association of <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Drug Court</st1:address></st1:street> Professionals Newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Florida</span></b></st1:place></st1:state><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Association
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FADCP Legislative
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Judge Melanie May,
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2. <u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Legislative Funding Bill<o:p></o:p></u></span></b></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Provide FADCP membership with
legislative updates and strategies to assist with the drug court funding
bill and ensuring no further cuts to drug court positions and resources.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Encourage drug court judges and local
drug court professionals to meet with legislative delegations this Fall<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ask each County to calculate projected
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FADCP Legislative
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Judge Melanie May,
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3. <u>Data Collection and Evaluation<o:p></o:p></u></span></b></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FADCP encourages programs to collect
sound data which is the cornerstone for program sustainability and
funding solutions. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FADCP explores feasibility of funding
options of a statewide drug court program evaluation to demonstrate
success for program funding sustainability.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">4.
<u>Drug Court</u></span></b></st1:address></st1:street><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Program Outreach<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FADCP
encourages drug court judges and other drug court professionals to work
with their chief judges to support drug court resources, coordinators,
case managers, and other support positions.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FADCP
encourages drug court judges and other drug court professionals to
contact their local legislative delegations to educate them on the
benefits of drug courts, to support the drug court funding bill and the
hazards of further budget cuts to coordinator positions and program
funding.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FADCP
educates the Trial Court Budget Commission, chief judges, legislative
and executive leadership on the cost effectiveness of drug court
programs and the actual dollars saved.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FADCP
supports the national initiative of “taking drug courts to scale”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Increasing funding for drug court
programs and relying on the cost effectiveness of such programs is a
wiser course of action to approach than pitting drug courts against
other viable programs that are legislatively funded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let the data do the talking and
ultimately the funding.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Market
How “Drug Courts Work”</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Invite legislators to drug court
graduations and hearings<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Advertise on billboards in every
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Local media outreach: participate in
television and radio news/talk shows to educate and promote the benefits
of drug courts.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Produce and distribute FADCP
newsletters in October and December<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Enlist the assistance of organizations
with like goals such as FADAA, Association of Counties, and League of
Cities.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Email FADCP membership twice a month
concerning progress with this strategy and request assistance from the
field.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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DLS with a leadership panel from the judicial, executive and legislative
branches to discuss strategies to support drug courts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“How to Support and Sustain Drug
Courts for Long Term Stability?’<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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Here is a Florida success stat for the right to carry according to Ammoland<br />
<strong>RTC success:</strong> Florida has issued the most carry permits <em>–nearly 2 million—</em> but revoked only 168 <em>(0.008 percent)</em> due to gun crimes by permit-holders.9<br />
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In 1987, Florida enacted a <em>“shall issue”</em> law that has since become a model for laws adopted in other states. Through 1992, Florida’s murder rate decreased 23 percent, while the U.S. rate rose nine percent; thereafter, murder decreased nationally and in Florida.12<br />
Then-Florida Licensing Division Director John Russi noted,<em> “Florida’s concealed weapon law has been very successful. All major law enforcement groups supported the original legislation….[S]ome of the opponents of concealed weapon legislation in 1987 now admit the program has not created the problems many predicted.”</em>13<br />
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<strong>How does that walk hand in hand with Florida's</strong> <strong>Stand Your Ground Law which was passed in 2005</strong>?<br />
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<strong>On April 26, 2005, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the law SB 436, better known as the "Stand Your Ground" law, which gave Floridians the right to use deadly force to defend themselves in public without first trying to flee from a threat.</strong> <br />
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Nearly seven years later, the law has exploded into public view withthe killing of 17 year old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. Police released the shooter, George Zimmerman, the night of the killing after he claimed self-defense.<br />
Ever since then, everyone has a say about the absurdity or the wisdom of <strong>Stand Your Ground</strong> laws, also known as <strong>"shoot first" laws</strong>.<br />
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<strong>Stand you ground law is not only a law in Florida.</strong> <br />
Alabama,<sup> </sup>Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming have adopted <strong>Castle Doctrine Statutes</strong>, and other states (Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Virginia, and Washington) are currently considering "<strong>Stand Your Ground</strong>" laws of their own.<br />
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A <b>Castle Doctrine</b> (also known as a <b>Castle Law</b> or a <b>Defense of Habitation Law</b>) is an American legal doctrine that designates a person's abode (or, in some states, any place legally occupied, such as a car or place of work) as a place in which the person has certain protections and immunities and may in certain circumstances attack an intruder without becoming liable to prosecution.<sup> </sup>Typically deadly force is considered justified, and a defense of justifiable homicide applicable, in cases "when the actor reasonably fears imminent peril of death or serious bodily harm to himself or another".<sup> </sup>The doctrine is not a defined law that can be invoked, but a set of principles which is incorporated in some form in the law of most states.<br />
<strong>The term derives from the historic English common law dictum that "an Englishman's home is his castle".</strong> This concept was established as English law by 17th century jurist Sir Edward Coke, in his <i>The Institutes of the Laws of England</i>, 1628.<sup> </sup> This was carried by colonists to the New World, who later removed "Englishman" from the phrase, which thereby became simply the Castle Doctrine. The term has been used to imply a person's absolute right in England to exclude anyone from their home, although this has always had restrictions, and since the late twentieth centurybailiffs have also had increasing powers of entry<br />
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The term <b>"Make My Day Law"</b> arose at the time of the 1985 Colorado statute that protects people from any criminal charge or civil suit if they use force – including deadly force – against an invader of the home.<sup> </sup> The law's nickname is a reference to the line "<strong>Go ahead, make my day</strong>" uttered by actor Clint Eastwood's character Harry Callahan the 1983 film <em><strong>Sudden Impact</strong></em>, inviting a suspect to make himself liable to deadly retaliation by attacking Eastwood's character.</div>
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Some of the states that have passed or are considering "<strong>stand your ground</strong>" laws already implement "<strong>stand your ground</strong>" principles in their case law.<br />
Indiana and Georgia, among other states, already had "stand your ground" case law and passed "<strong>stand your ground</strong>" statutes due to possible concerns of the case law being replaced by "<strong>duty to retreat</strong>" in later court rulings. <br />
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The money trail leading to the watershed law in Florida—the first of the 24 across the nation—traces primarily to one source: the National Rifle Association. When Gov. Bush conducted the 2005 signing ceremony, standing alongside him was Marion Hammer, a leader and familiar face from the pro-gun lobbying powerhouse. But the NRA's support for the <strong>Stand Your Ground</strong> law was far more than symbolic. An analysis by <em>Mother Jones</em> of election and lobbying records reveals that the NRA was instrumental in creating <strong>Stand Your Ground</strong>: Over a nine-year period the organization gave more than $73,000 in campaign donations to the 43 Florida legislators who backed the law. That money was buttressed by intense lobbying activity and additional funds spent by the NRA in support of the bill's introduction and passage.</div>
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74-383; s. 1188, ch. 97-102; s. 2, ch. 2005-27.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">776.013 Home
protection; use of deadly force; presumption of fear of death or great bodily
harm.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">—<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(1) A person is
presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great
bodily harm to himself or herself or another when using defensive force that is
intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm to another if:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(a) The person against whom the
defensive force was used was in the process of unlawfully and forcefully
entering, or had unlawfully and forcibly entered, a dwelling, residence, or
occupied vehicle, or if that person had removed or was attempting to remove
another against that person’s will from the dwelling, residence, or occupied
vehicle; and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(b) The person who uses defensive force
knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry or unlawful
and forcible act was occurring or had occurred.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(2) The
presumption set forth in subsection (1) does not apply if:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(a) The person against whom the
defensive force is used has the right to be in or is a lawful resident of the
dwelling, residence, or vehicle, such as an owner, lessee, or titleholder, and
there is not an injunction for protection from domestic violence or a written
pretrial supervision order of no contact against that person; or<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(b) The person or persons sought to be
removed is a child or grandchild, or is otherwise in the lawful custody or
under the lawful guardianship of, the person against whom the defensive force
is used; or<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(c) The person who uses defensive force
is engaged in an unlawful activity or is using the dwelling, residence, or
occupied vehicle to further an unlawful activity; or<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(d) The person against whom the
defensive force is used is a law enforcement officer, as defined in s.
943.10(14), who enters or attempts to enter a dwelling, residence, or vehicle
in the performance of his or her official duties and the officer identified
himself or herself in accordance with any applicable law or the person using
force knew or reasonably should have known that the person entering or
attempting to enter was a law enforcement officer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(3) A person
who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other
place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the
right to stand <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his or her ground ground
and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably
believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to
himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible
felony.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(4) A person
who unlawfully and by force enters or attempts to enter a person’s dwelling,
residence, or occupied vehicle is presumed to be doing so with the intent to
commit an unlawful act involving force or violence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(5) As used in
this section, the term:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(a) “Dwelling” means a building or
conveyance of any kind, including any attached porch, whether the building or
conveyance is temporary or permanent, mobile or immobile, which has a roof over
it, including a tent, and is designed to be occupied by people lodging therein
at night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(b) “Residence” means a dwelling in
which a person resides either temporarily or permanently or is visiting as an
invited guest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(c) “Vehicle” means a conveyance of any
kind, whether or not motorized, which is designed to transport people or
property.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">776.032 Immunity
from criminal prosecution and civil action for justifiable use of force.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">—<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(1) A person
who uses force as permitted in s. 776.012, s. 776.013, or s. 776.031 is
justified in using such force and is immune from criminal prosecution and civil
action for the use of such force, unless the person against whom force was used
is a law <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>enforcement officer, as defined
in s. 943.10(14), who was acting in the performance of his or her official
duties and the officer identified himself or herself in accordance with any
applicable law or the person using force knew or reasonably should have known
that the person was a law enforcement officer. As used in this subsection, the
term “criminal prosecution” includes arresting, detaining in custody, and
charging or prosecuting the defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(2) A law
enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use of
force as described in subsection (1), but the agency may not arrest the person
for using force unless it determines that there is probable cause that the
force that was used was unlawful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(3) The court
shall award reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, compensation for loss of
income, and all expenses incurred by the defendant in defense of any civil
action brought by a plaintiff if the court finds that the defendant is immune from
prosecution as provided in subsection (1).</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">776.041 Use of
force by aggressor.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> —The justification described in the preceding sections of this chapter is
not available to a person who:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(1) Is
attempting to commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of, a
forcible felony; or<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(2) Initially
provokes the use of force against himself or herself, unless:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(a) Such force is so great that the
person reasonably believes that he or she is in imminent danger of death or
great bodily harm and that he or she has exhausted every reasonable means to
escape such danger other than the use of force which is likely to cause death
or great bodily harm to the assailant; or<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(b) In good faith, the person withdraws
from physical contact with the assailant and indicates clearly to the assailant
that he or she desires to withdraw and terminate the use of force, but the
assailant continues or resumes the use of force.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">(often referred as the right to bear arms or to have arms)
is the enumerated right that people have a personal right to firearms for
individual use, and a collective right to bear arms in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia" title="Militia">militia</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_keep_and_bear_arms#cite_note-0">[1]</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span class="googqs-tidbit"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The
phrase "right of the people to keep and bear Arms" was first used in
the text of the </span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights" title="United States Bill of Rights"><span class="googqs-tidbit">United States
Bill of Rights</span></a><span class="googqs-tidbit"> (coming into law as the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_Constitution_of_the_United_States" title="Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States"><span class="googqs-tidbit">Second Amendment to</span> the Constitution of the United
States</a>). Beyond the United States of America, the general concept of a
right to bear arms varies widely by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisdiction_(area)" title="Jurisdiction (area)">country, state or jurisdiction</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the United
States, the right to keep and bear arms is codified in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Second Amendment to the United States Constitution">Second Amendment to
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A well
regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right
of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_keep_and_bear_arms#cite_note-33">[34]</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The intended
meaning of the amendment has long been disputed between supporters and
opponents of gun rights, with opponents arguing that "well-regulated
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The Second Amendment (Amendment
II) to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a> is the part
of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights" title="United States Bill of Rights">United States Bill of Rights</a> that
protects the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_keep_and_bear_arms" title="Right to keep and bear arms">right of the people to keep and bear arms</a>.
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decisions. In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller" title="District of Columbia v. Heller">District of Columbia v. Heller</a>,
554 U.S. 570 (2008), the Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects an
individual's right to possess a firearm, unconnected to service in a militia<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-0">[1]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-1">[2]</a>
and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense
within the home. In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictum" title="Dictum">dicta</a>, the Court listed many longstanding prohibitions and
restrictions on firearms possession as being consistent with the Second
Amendment.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-2">[3]</a>
In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald_v._Chicago" title="McDonald v. Chicago">McDonald v. Chicago</a>, 561 U.S. 3025 (2010),
the Court ruled that the Second Amendment limits state and local governments to
the same extent that it limits the federal government.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-nytimes.com-3">[4]</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<br />With the above in mind, I must say that I am in total agreement that we the people must preserve the right to carry and bear arms and must, fight to keep it as we should have fought to keep many other rights which we have lost in the mix of statutes and new laws. I also believe that there should perhaps be regulations regarding who is purchasing, how powerful the weapon purchased and how much ammunition is purchased.</h3>
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So come on down, (if you dare) have fun, </h3>
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enjoy the water sports, sunshine, beaches and sunsets but </h3>
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Take a cab if you have been drinking. </h3>
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Sheriffs are no joke here and Florida has zero tolerance for DUI. </h3>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When it
comes to drunk driving arrests, there's truly "never a dull moment"
in Florida. Due to the fact that the Sunshine State boasts great weather and a
party-vacation atmosphere, with its multiple tourist attractions- it is ranked
in the top three states with the most DUI arrests. In 2011, California had
208,831 arrests for DUI, Texas had 93,856 and Florida had 53,004. <o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">It seems
like barely a week can go by, without some ground-breaking new DUI story coming
out of Florida- Google received a lot of hits about the vehicular manslaughter
conviction of polo-mogul John Goodman and Dr. Zachary Bird, an anesthesiologist
who spit blood into a sergeant's face following a DUI arrest. Other interesting
news concerning Florida DUI includes:<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">A man
accused of killing four people in a DUI crash has pled guilty<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">A woman
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prescription anti-anxiety drug Xanax coupled with alcohol has been found in
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">A
twenty-two-year-old was charged this summer with four counts of DUI
manslaughter and one count of driving under the influence with serious bodily
injury. The man had been smoking marijuana and drinking a caffeinated alcoholic
drink- his .0154 BAC level caused him to run a red light, at 80 mph, and crash
into a car. A 51-year-old man and his three sons were killed in the accident.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In another
story this summer, an Orlando woman faced felony charges after bribing a police
officer in order to get out of her misdemeanor drunk driving charges. The
twenty-one-year-old defendant offered a Florida Highway Patrol trooper $3,000
to "look the other way." The woman had been driving 12 mph over the
30 mph posted speed limit. The trooper had to ask her to get out of her car six
times- and she reportedly attempted to flee before eventually complying. The
officer found a 1.75 liter bottle of tequila in her car. The woman alleged that
she had paid off an officer in South Florida before with $2,000 and told the
Orlando cop who arrested her, "Whatever I owe you, I can just pay you in
cash." When he refused her offer she said, "So there's no way I could
just pay you off? Even if I gave you 3,000 right now?"<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Finally, the
St. Petersburg Times recently told the story of Xanax and alcohol being a
dangerous combination and leading to the arrests of several Florida residents.
Pinellas County, for example, found 177 DUI suspects had Xanax in their systems
in 2006. One doctor warned that the combination of Xanax with alcohol could be
"as potent as three or more drinks." The drug is believed to be
abused due to the fact that it supplies its users with a feeling of euphoria.
In Florida, Xanax has been ranked with cocaine and marijuana, when it comes to
drugs most frequently found in the systems of DUI suspects. In the words of a
spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol, "People need to be aware no
matter what you take, prescription medication or not, if it impairs your normal
faculties, you will be arrested."<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span class="street-address" style="color: black;"><strong>1701 W Cass St</strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="color: black;"><span class="locality">Tampa</span>, <span class="region">FL</span> <span class="postal-code">33606</span></span></strong><br />
<span class="tel" id="bizPhone" style="color: black;"><strong>(813) 251-5555</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: black;">In Pinellas County (Clearwater, Dunedin, St. Petersburg)</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">Yellow Cab - Gulf Coast</span></strong><br />
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you have been charged with driving under the influence while in Tampa due to
the results of a chemical breath test, it is important to know you may be able
to challenge the readings of the chemical test in court. As, the test was held one time and not validated. </strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><strong>While the FDLE would like to use their test as a, "controlled scientific test," the results are far from scientific or valid. Furthermore, the FDLE did not report that there was a control group or the details of their testing mythology.</strong></span></div>
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are relatively small number of participants in the test, far from being
statistically significant validation of the accuracy of the Intoxilyzer 8000,
the questions around the device’s accuracy still remain and legal challenges to
its results will continue. <o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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you are accused of a DWI or DUI, undergoing breath analyzer test/s is a
mandatory and if its results show that you exceed the legal limit then your
chance of defending the DWI is almost impossible. But wait the widespread
inaccurate results in the tests recently have been demonstrating that the
breathalyzer tests are no fool proof tests to catch the guilt.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><strong>According
to the DUI enforcement authorities, driving the vehicles that are fit with
breathalyzer machines to test alcohol impairment of drivers which were
improperly calibrated is leading to more than a thousand 1000 DUI convictions.
On an average about 7-12% of DUI convictions are getting affected by improperly
calibrated breathalyzers.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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are also doubts that officers could be mis-calibrating the breath analyzer
machines resulting in erroneous results. These certainly lower our confidence
on all officers administering the tests.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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states are even permitting a retrial in case the Attorney believed that the DUI
evidence was from a mis-calibrated machine, a huge sigh of relief for the DUI
defendants, sure. At least some drivers who were convicted of a DUI for their
no mistake can think of re-filing a DUI suit.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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State Police Department had ordered for an investigation into the mistakes </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by
breathalyzer machines. If the investigation points to the errors in the machine
made by human hands then over 1000 plus DUI convictions could be because of
human error and can be called back for a retrial.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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wrong manual calibration/s, the breathalyzers can also detect other
ethyl-containing substances (medications) to result in false positive BAC
(blood alcohol concentration) readings.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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Traffic Safety Administration) diabetics and even dieting populations show
several times higher acetone levels than others. The acetone is often falsely
taken as ethyl alcohol by breathalyzers (some brands that aren’t calibrated
properly), giving a false positive BAC reading. Furthermore, there are some
substances present in the environment that can result in a false positive BAC
reading in a person. For instance oil-soluble paints, varnishes, paint solvents
and removers etc., if they are loaded in heavy concentration in the environment
then the breathalyzer test can show a person to possess legally intoxicated
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are also reports of how much the results of breathalyzer test vary when all
other factors are kept constant. Test results vary to the tune of 12 - 15% and
about 20% of tested people show higher BAC content than their blood possesses.
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you have been charged with drinking and driving or refusing to submit to a
breath test for DUI in Tampa, of course you know that your best bet is to
contact an attorney. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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will cost you an arm and a leg by the time your charge is cleared up but if you
don't get an attorney, you will probably end up with your vehicle getting impounded,
tossed into Orient County Jail where you get processed and issued your
Hillsborough County Orange Jumpsuit, and then you get to make your calls.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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sure to have someone on the outside contact a Bail Bondsman for you which they
will have to meet at their office to put up your bond which is usually $100.00
and they can come pick you up when bond is posted and you are released. If you
are lucky, you will most likely be in county for around 11 hours until
everything is done and you are out.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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you plead no contest, you are assigned 1 year probation, your driver's license
suspended, you have to attend MADD classes to watch horrendous films of car
accidents and listen to speakers who have been maimed by a drunk driver or
families of loved one who were killed by a drunk driver which costs about $250,
weekly visits to the Salvation Army on Florida Avenue where you check in for 5
minutes and pay $25 for each visit, do community service at Lowry Park Zoo
where they transport several others on probation to pick up litter from various
neighborhoods in order to pay off some of your court costs. All the above comes
out to around $3,500 or more by the end of your probation period, not including
the cost for you to get your vehicle out of impound which runs around $80.
per day which it is in the yard.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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will never want to return to Florida again, much less Tampa and not even as a
drive through to get to another state.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<br />Lyzette102http://www.blogger.com/profile/04854161145996730327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934942688151029625.post-15226554570992778312012-03-04T23:15:00.001-05:002012-09-26T10:47:14.066-04:00DACCO Assists Addicted Pregnant Women<br />
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of those who have recently given birth and who are hooked on prescription
opiates continues to increase, their babies can suffer </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">withdrawal even in cases where the mother was taking
the opiate medication in the amounts prescribed by a doctor.</span></i></b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><strong>What most do not know is that if a mother is reported to law enforcement or other agency of suspected drug use, her children will most likely be taken away from her and not returned unless she is admitted into a treatment care facility such as DACCO and successfully completes her treatment plan.</strong></span></div>
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into the solution to help opiate dependent mothers deliver healthy, full term
infants.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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there is a growing number of pregnant women addicted to opiates, particularly
prescription pain pills like oxycodone or vicodin. Medication Assisted
Treatment (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MAT</b>) using methadone is
the standard of care for pregnant opiate dependent women. If opiate dependent
pregnant women continue to use opiates during their pregnancy, the risk of
fetal and maternal complications rises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">M</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">AT is an important
service needed for optimal care of the pregnant opioid dependent patient. It is
important that MAT be coordinated with the client's OBGYN. MAT has been shown to
result in longer durations of maternal drug abstinence, better obstetrical care
compliance, reductions in fetal illicit drug exposure, and enhanced neonatal
outcomes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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OATS, Opioid Addiction Treatment Services, we are improving our services to
these opiate dependent pregnant women.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently,
there are close to30 opiate dependent mother's benefiting from services in OATS
at DACCO and that number is growing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At
the initial visit, the mother is educated on the benefits of MAT for both her
and her baby. Coordinated care with the OBGYN is emphasized and the expectant
mothe signs a release to MAT treatment. Regular prenatal care is encouraged
and clients </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;">that
are opiate dependent are started on methadone and those that become pregnant while
on methadone are continued on the medication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Clients are seen on a frequent basis and appropriate comprehensive care
is initiated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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referred to the Zero Exposure Program to help increase services for the opiate dependent
pregnant clients. Also, clients are evaluated to see if they would benefit from
one of our other programs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Client’s
are dually enrolled in OATS and one of DACCOs other programs, such as Women’s
Outpatient Services or residential treatment, if it is deemed appropriate. In
OATS, </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">clients
are followed closely in order to demonstrate improved measurable outcomes for these women and their
babies. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">W</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ith more than 45
individuals being processed each month for release from jail or prison </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">through
the Criminal Registration Unit in Hillsborough County, </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">DACCO provides, on a daily </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">basis,
vitally needed screening, support and referral services. Since many of these </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">individuals
have not received mental health or substance abuse treatment while behind bars </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and
may not have access to the medication they need to manage their illness, this
program </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">provides
the support many need to obtain basic services and assistance. Without this </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">program
many would commit repeat felony offenses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><strong>D</strong></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><strong>ACCO</strong> provides
outreach to these individuals that can include referral for assessment </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and
screening services for substance abuse treatment services. Information about
HIV </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">testing
available at DACCO, obtaining Medicaid and Food Stamps and free bus passes are </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">also
provided. During the assessment process individuals are also informed about and </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">assisted
with accessing funding that is available to help successfully re-enter
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Lyzette102http://www.blogger.com/profile/04854161145996730327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934942688151029625.post-78947041140015836972012-01-18T16:17:00.000-05:002012-10-18T10:05:04.906-04:00OXYCONTIN REAPS HAVOC IN A FLORIDA COMMUNITY<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>What Thu?</strong></span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">Look what came onto the scene</span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-size: large;"></span></em></strong><span style="font-size: large;">As a psychiatric counselor in a therapeutic community, I learned to recognize all the signs of addiction to all kinds of drugs; that was before 1996 when Purdue Pharmaceutical in Connecticut came out with the miracle drug to kill pain; <strong>OXYCONTIN</strong>. By then, I had been gone from that field; too bad, since it would have given my the <em>heads up</em> when my own community would lose many a young adult with promising futures to addiction, prison, death or trapped inside of the revolving doors of detox, rehabilitation and NA meetings due to this <em><strong>miracle drug</strong></em>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The month is now January, the year, 2012 and I sadly look back at the last 12 months and just have to shake my head when I think of all those young people ranging from the ages of 23 to 29 who no longer drive through the comunity. Looking back, I count more than 1 death per month in my community alone due to experimentation with and abuse of this highly addictive drug. I knew all of these young people below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Josh R's</strong> lifeless body was found by his mother after walking into his room to wake him up but never could because he had died of an overdose of oxycontin.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Jonathan F</strong> died of complications to a leg wound after being shot by his drug dealer during a home invasion which Jonathan and 5 others carried ou; their intent </span><span style="font-size: large;">was to steal the oxycontin.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Aubria G, Katherine E, Elaine S, Robert Y and William G</strong> are all serving time in a state penitentiary due to their part in the robbery of the drug dealer who killed Johnathan.<br /><strong>Anthony D</strong>, the drug dealer who shot Jonathan is serving time of course for selling drugs and possession of an illegal firearm.<br /><strong>John John</strong>, as he was called, was going through withdrawal pain and on his way to score oxycontin. He made an incorrect turn on his motorcycle which sent him head on to another motorist who survived. Unfortunately, <strong>John John</strong> did not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>The 2 Bank Robbers:</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <strong>Jeff L </strong>and<strong> Rob H</strong> who both and separately robbed a bank. Both acted alone, none wore masks, both were apprehended and serving time at state pens. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><em><strong>Note* </strong></em>Jeff had unbelievably hit the same SunTrust bank twice and Rob, after being arrested for the Dec 1 heist of the Fifth Third Bank admitted to also robbing the RNC Bank of Venice Florida the month before he was apprehended.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><strong>Kenneth S</strong> had all the bullets that the gun held fired into him, abruptly ending his young 23 year old life in a parking lot of a hotel during a premeditated murder plot over a drug dispute.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Finally and saddest of all was a very attractive and respectful young man named, <strong>Sonny C</strong> who fell into his addiction to oxycontin and was never able to beat it. His parents had to shut off his life support system on October 13, 2011. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Sonny</strong> was 27 years old. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I now see that addiction does not descriminate. It does not care how affluent or poor its victims are nor what color or creed.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Do not be fooled, do not be ignorant either and by all means, please do not pretend it cannot happen where you live; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">if it happened in this very nice upscale community, it can happen in yours too.</span><br />
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Oxycontin took the life of this little boy on October 13th 2011 when he was 27 years old.</span></strong></em></div>
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