Program Helps People Recover From Addiction
Program helps people recover from addiction
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I was in my bedroom one day with drugs, maybe even high, and I heard God say that was enough," Johnson recalled. "I knew I needed to get clean, and I needed God." A 14-year addiction to drugs spanning half his life had already sidelined aspirations of …
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Louisville baby's death holds important lessons for how Kentucky protects its …
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Advocates say if struggling families can receive comprehensive services, ranging from addiction treatment for parents to home medical visits for children, many cases of abuse and neglect would never take place. “We're not going to tackle child abuse if …
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'A lot of good stories to tell': Retired DEA agent from Moorhead turns …
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Nelson, who now lives in River Falls, Wis., has channeled his 21 years as a special agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration into a work of fiction based on real-life experiences. The novel, “Epidemic of Choice: A DEA Story,” was released in …
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Legitimate use
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In response to the article on the drug abuse community meeting in Walkersville published on Oct. 1, as a longtime chronic pain patient and an ambassador for the U.S. Pain Foundation, I can offer some insight into the “other side” of opioid medication use.
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Addiction: A Primer – “30 Women, 30 Stories” – Dr. Tom Cargiulo, Director of the Tackling Drug Addiction Initiative at the Open Society Institute-Baltimore, and Greg Warren, President and CEO of Baltimore…