Helping Parents Cope With Teens’ Addiction
Helping Parents Cope With Teens’ Addiction — Minnesota’s Hazelden Foundation helps families tackle addiction.
Ohio Launches Youth Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative, “Start Talking!”
[rewrite]COLUMBUS – As we focus on our New Year's resolutions for 2014, Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich and First Lady Karen W. Kasich urge Ohio families to adopt a pledge for the coming year: a pledge that will help keep their children safe from the tragedies that …[/rewrite]
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Behavioral Health Workers Gather to Learn About Gambling Addiction
Behavioral health workers gather to learn about gambling addiction
[rewrite]NORWAY — Treatment and support options for Mainers struggling with a gambling problem have expanded in recent years, and new state rules may help more people break away from an addiction to gambling.[/rewrite]
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Kentucky's problem gambling addressed
[rewrite]But there is a need for “recurring public contributions to raise awareness of problem or pathological gambling, provide prevention programs or messages, or offer individuals counseling help to recover from a gambling problem or addiction,” according to …[/rewrite]
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Sober Freedom: Cocaine Addiction
Sober Freedom: Cocaine Addiction — If you have problems with cocaine use or if you have a family member or friend that needs help, call Sober Freedom today at 866.434.2630. We help our patient…
Tragic Hoffman's final drugs score
[rewrite]Law enforcement sources told the paper he purchased about US$ 1,000 ($ 1,120) worth of heroin and cocaine. … Hoffman was reportedly slow to accept the fact that he needed help. "He was very … Drug addiction expert weighs in on Hoffman's death 1:50.[/rewrite]
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Christian Drug Treatment Center – How Can a Drug Treatment Center Help You?
Christian drug treatment center – How Can a Drug Treatment Center Help You? — http://transformationstreatment.com/treatment-center-testimonials.html Are you suffering from drug addiction? Are you suffering from watching a friend or lov…
The Dumbing & Numbing of America
[rewrite]Although I have long railed against the so-called War on Drugs because it was a waste of time and resources, I can't help thinking that legalizing pot is not going to improve the world. … When you list all the things wrong with America today …[/rewrite]
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Calendar Week of Jan 27 to Feb 2
Calendar week of Jan 27 to Feb 2
[rewrite]Alzheimer's Music Fest: Noon to 8 p.m., The Melting Point, 295 E. Dougherty St.; featuring 15 acts on two stages; bands include Dangfly, Five Eight, Fester Hagood, Jeb Stuart Band, Mike Watson Band, Laurie Rider, Lefty Williams Band, Lianne Hutcheson …[/rewrite]
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Peake files medical marijuana bill
[rewrite]28, 2014, in Atlanta. Kutchback's granddaughter suffers from a rare epilepsy disease and they believe marijuana can help relieve her suffering.(AP Photo/John Amis) … ATLANTA — Georgia is getting serious about medical marijuana with the filing of a …[/rewrite]
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Drug Addiction : How to Parent a Child With a Heroin Addiction
Drug Addiction : How to Parent a Child with a Heroin Addiction — Parenting and helping a child with heroin addiction usually cannot be done alone, and seeking an addiction specialist highly advised. Discover these tips for…
Ready access, low cost, pill-like high: Heroin's rise and fatal draw
[rewrite]A 2012 survey by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (PDF) found that about 669,000 people over age 12 had used heroin at some point in the year. About 156,000 of those were first-time users, and roughly 467,000 were …[/rewrite]
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