Reborn: From addiction to recovery, giving back to others
I got addicted to crack cocaine.” Branch said he suffered a knee injury, and a teammate brought him some cocaine. He recalls doing coke at halftime, and his subsequent addiction, he said, destroyed his family — including his relationship with his twin …
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Risks of gambling addiction
Gambling addiction is a problem that affects between two and five per cent of people in Western societies. The risk factors of compulsive gambling include mood problems, antisocial personality disorders and alcohol and drug addiction. It is a serious …
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The grip of addiction impacts the whole family
As a school teacher, she didn't want parents to say they didn't want their kids in her class because her son is addicted to drugs, and “there must be something wrong with her,” she said. Mary Jo McMillen, with the … “It's the family member who's …
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Community forum promotes addiction education
COLUMBIA & GREENE COUNTIES — Eighty people packed into the Catskill Community Center Tuesday night to participate in a forum about the rise of drug use and how to prevent it through education. The forum, organized by Twin County Recovery …
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Teens teaching teens about the dangers of drugs
MESA COUNTY, Colo. Drugs are now on the minds of many sixth grades at Mount Garfield Middle School after they got a serious lesson today on the dangers of experimenting with drugs, but the message came from an unusual source. These sixth graders were …
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Speakers talk dangers of young people using drugs
"Estimates from confiscated marijuana indicated that it contains almost 10 percent THC on average," states the NIDA report, which is online at teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/marijuana. Frano said teens who smoke marijuana are at risk of damaging their …
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Officials: County addiction treatment system making strides
In 2010, 183 people were on waiting lists for county-funded drug treatment, facing wait times of two to four months, according to Todd Campbell, addiction services manager for the Department of Human Services. Four years later, the number of people …
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TCU Recovery Support Group helps students struggling with addiction
The Alcohol and Drug Education Center formed the group to support students who are already in recovery and those who are questioning whether or not they have a problem, Leshner said. The program is also intended to be an outlet for students to escape …
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Advocates in Wallingford urge action on bill to help fight drug abuse
The one subject that provoked the most passion during the session, bringing one woman who said she was a recovering substance abuser to tears, was discussion of the adequacy of the state's drug abuse program. House Bill 5372 is designed to assess drug …
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What Works: How Syracuse cut infant mortality in half
Infant mortality is a complex problem: Poverty, teen pregnancy, smoking, lack of health care, drug and alcohol abuse, limited education and unstable home environments are just a few of the factors. Dr. Richard Aubrey, professor emeritus at Upstate …
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Northampton County Council approves audit of prison treatment program for …
Council this week tasked the county controller with investigating recidivism rates, spending and accreditation at the county's Community Education Centers, which offer alcohol abuse treatment and parenting classes at the West Easton Treatment Center …
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Local drug treatment options lacking for youth
Owen said the good news is that reforms brought about as part of the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, provides more far-reaching health insurance coverage for substance abuse treatment. "It's going to be interesting to see how it …
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In pictures: The wonderful, wild and weird of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show
… as easy to load into as a freight elevator. Other points of interest include a dual 110-kW motor electric powertrain with a listed 335-mile (540-km) range, a two-screen driver information system with 3D holographic projection effect, and an in-car …
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University mental health services and community centers address cultural stigma
Even as the treatment of student mental health and wellness continues to evolve at Stanford, for many communities on campus such dialogue goes beyond the typical referral to Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) or The Bridge Peer Counseling …
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2015 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban and GMC Yukon/Yukon XL: Super-sized and …
The Chevy Tahoe and Suburban get aggressive, mask-like grille/headlight treatments, while the Yukons greet the world with vertical, “squircle”-shaped lights and a big, rectangular grille. The blingy Yukon Denalis … Load it all up, and a Suburban can …
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