Daughter's heroin problem instructs Skokie police
… heroin addiction as well as statistics about the severity of the problem. Also a certified drug counselor, she has been taking her anti-heroin message to anyone who will listen. Skokie police are the first to integrate it into a formal training to …
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Our View: Increase Mainers' access to safe, effective anti-overdose drug
There's no evidence that the availability of naloxone increases the intensity of heroin abuse. In fact, some research suggests that active outreach as part of a distribution program can cut drug abuse and push more people toward treatment. Cost should …
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Question by Pablo: Is Cindy McCain shady?
Why is it such a big deal that she doesn’t disclose her income. John McCain has already stated that he gives the majority of his income to her. Is he basically hiding his Income behind his wife? Do you find this as shady dealings or questionable actions by a presidential nominee ?
Im not taking sides. all the other canidates have disclosed their joint filings Why all the secrecy?
Is it wierd that a married couple would be filing seperately ?

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Answer by negaduck
i dont care about her income. couldnt care less. if this is enough to sway your vote between two such different candidates (obama and mccain) then you must not care much about politics.

Answer by buzz
She knows they aren’t going to win. Why expose herself?

Coal City cops offer testing kits to combat drug use
A growing heroin problem within Grundy County has resulted in one police department distributing drug testing kits to concerned parents. …. You're entitled to view 5 articles for free every 30 days, and you currently have (%remaining%) remaining …
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Duluth's drug problem endures
Duluth's drug problem didn't end when its downtown head shop, Last Place on Earth, closed, say health experts involved in a study on the impact of synthetic drugs. “These are people who have substance abuse problems, and they use what's available …
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Guest column: Swiss model helps curb heroin addiction
It's sad that society rises to a level of sympathy and understanding only when death by drug addiction strikes the rich and famous. When poor Willie Smith is found behind the convenience store Dumpster at 5 a.m., lying dead with a needle in his arm, it …
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Addiction is the quiet killer on our streets
Stu Walton remembers the little girl who loved animals and loved to sing, who grew up and worked hard to get Jarrett Barrios elected to the Legislature, the doting daughter who stumbled into addiction. Don't get Stu Walton wrong. He wasn't and isn't …
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Mother shares story of sons' heroin addiction
BOONE CO., Ind. (WISH) – A central Indiana mother is sharing her story, as she deals with her twin sons' heroin addiction. Sherry Perkins says she's hoping to help other families, by explaining what her family has been through, in the past few years.
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Tragic Philip Seymour Hoffman's diary tells of secret love triangle before his …
Hollywood star Philip Seymour Hoffman's secret diary shows he went “stark raving mad” in the run-up to his death from a drugs overdose. By Matthew Young/ Published 13th February 2014 … Hoffman, 46, admitted his heroin addiction and his scribblings …
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PIFF 2014: Shovel-Ready
Hallucinogenic musings arrive devoid of grooviness or depth, replaced by flat moral judgments on youth culture, celebrity obsession and prescription drug addiction. KRISTI MITSUDA. C21, noon Friday, Feb. 14. The Golden Dream. Critic's Grade: B [MEXICO] …
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Uptick in heroin, prescription narcotic use worries local officials
In 2008, 42 people seeking treatment for heroin addiction were seen. That number increased to 78 in 2009 and … Some of the people treated start off stealing pills from family members, while others receive prescriptions while recovering from surgery …
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Doctor Spared Jail Time
His client was "unable to cope with the reality of treating people with addiction," Dow told the court, and "did not keep his head in the game, to be quite honest." In addition to Houghton's family support, the judge cited his lack of criminal history …
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Phoenix man recovering from heroin addiction, sibling still struggling
Editor's note: Part two of a two-part story on heroin addiction and its affects on one Valley family. Part one ran Monday. … His dad Mike (not his real name) would also like to give that same support to Alex's stepsister, if he can find her. Alex …
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Question by Dr.Feelgood: Is the phraseology “Liberty and Justice for All” still alive under the criminal Bush administration?
Or has it morphed into something else?, if so what is it now?

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Answer by mymadsky
Dr DD
It has morphed to…”stay the course”

Answer by tearsofthemoon00
Are you parents still supporting you?How criminal and a waste of money.

Phoenix man recovering from heroin addiction, sibling still struggling
Editor's note: Part two of a two-part story on heroin addiction and its affects on one Valley family. Part one ran Monday. PHOENIX — Six years ago, Alex (not his real name) was attending Thunderbird High School in Phoenix. He said drugs were easy to …
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I went from heroin addict to PTA mom
I have all the trappings of a comfortable life. I am content in my daily life. What sets me apart from the typical soccer mom is that I am an outspoken recovering heroin addict. Many people might be familiar with my story from the movie "Black Tar …
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Four addiction experts on why recovery and abstinence is a lifelong commitment
Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman had been clean 23 years before the demons came calling again. Last spring, the actor went back to rehab to try to beat a heroin addiction. He detoxified at a facility on the East Coast for 10 days, apparently long …
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