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Drug dependence and drug abuse aren’t always the same. When a person is abusing a drug, it may or may not lead to drug dependence. While a person dependent on a drug doesn’t always mean he is taking it abusively. Let me defined the two terms to enlighten you.

Drug dependence is the physiologic or psychologic need of a drug for therapeutic or non-therapeutic purposes. It is often associated with substance abuse but doesn’t always have the same implication as drug abuse. However, drug dependents at times become drug abusers when they unnecessarily take more than what is prescribed.

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The Independence Day in my country (Philippines) has always been celebrated since its declaration in 1898 on the 12th of June.

This year, under the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo administration, the schedule was moved today (June 9). Many Filipinos have observed that this president has been very active in doing one thing - moving holidays.

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Do you love placing bets online and playing all the online casino games there is on the internet? If yes, then read this.

Wikipedia.org stated that the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in November 2002 that the Federal Wire Act prohibits electronic transmission of information for sports betting across telecommunications lines but affirmed a lower court ruling that the Wire Act “‘in plain language’ does not prohibit Internet gambling on a game of chance.”

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For those who are dreaming of owning a home but lack the financial capability to buy a home by paying the full amount, then mortgages can be the last resort. Sad tos ay, not all mortgage plans are created equal.
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Sometimes when we are down with luck, it is not an easy task to produce a certain amount of money.  Even employed individuals find it difficult to cope with financial problems.  Here in the Philippines, prices of commodities are very high and everybody finds it difficult to get through these times of crisis and political instability.

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Some of us may not know what a cash advance is and how it is regulated in some countries like the United States.A payday loan (also called a paycheck advance or payday advance) is a small, short-term loan that is intended to cover a borrower’s expenses until his or her next payday. Typical loans are between $100 and $500 and are due in two weeks, with interest rates of up to 400% APR. On a two-week loan, fees average $15 for each $100 lent. The loans are also sometimes referred to as cash advances, though that term can also refer to cash provided against a prearranged line of credit such as a credit card.

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According to ancient texts and doctrines, the earliest Western documents (in the form of literary works, art objects, as well as mythographic materials) concerning same-sex relationships are derived from ancient Greece. They depict a world in which relationships with women and relationships with youths were the essential foundation of a normal man’s love life. Same-sex relationships were a social institution variously constructed over time and from one city to another. The formal practice, an erotic yet often restrained relationship between a free adult male and a free adolescent, was valued for its pedagogic benefits and as a means of population control, though occasionally blamed for causing disorder. Plato praised its benefits in his early writings,but in his late works proposed its prohibition.

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There are many songs written in Ilocano that I love so much. However, “Manang Biday” is my favorite. Ilocano songs are sweet and very pleasing to the ears.

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Here in the Philippines, Siamese twins are becoming common. Many cases have been reported over the past 5 years.

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Laoag City is my home town (or city).  It has been my home all my life. I studied here from elementary to high school.  In college, I studied in Batac, Ilocos Norte.

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