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Editorial: To Fight Meth, More Focus on Treatment

Editorial: To fight meth, more focus on treatment

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The statistics are daunting. Forty percent of men arrested in Sacramento test positive for meth, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. That compares with 13 percent in Denver and less than 1 percent in New York, Chicago and Atlanta …
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VIDEO: In case you missed it — Dutchess must find answers to the jail conundrum

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Kerry Gets an Earful From Angry Syrian Refugees

Kerry gets an earful from angry Syrian refugees

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… died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol. "Glee" actor Cory Monteith, who had struggled for years with substance abuse and once said he was lucky to be alive, died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol, the British Columbia coroner's office said …
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S. Calif. fire forces evacuation of mountain town

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COLUMN – in Praise of Tabloid TV

COLUMN – In praise of tabloid TV

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There's a celebrity model, psycho sex, rape, drugs, Broadway, an inherited fortune, mental illness, class issues, and, of course, murder. New York's dailies bulged with accounts of … Out of town newspapers in Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia gave it …
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Group offers 000 reward for drug-related tips about elected officials

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The Terrible Toll of Making Divorce Easier: Children Are More Likely to Be

The terrible toll of making divorce easier: Children are more likely to be

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A cross-section of 1,500 people were asked if they had faced a range of 11 circumstances, known as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), covering abuse, family break-up, being raised with domestic violence and drink or drug addiction. Coupled with …
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Bad Habits Bent With Light

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How Do I Stage an Intervention for My Own Addiction?

Question by ApparentlyTransparent: How do I stage an intervention for my own addiction?
No kidding here. i amin the midst of inviting my close family and frineds to my home this evening to finally “come out of the closet” and come free regarding my drug related addictions. I have watched Intervention, and theres no swank rehab to be offered, no cameraman to publicize, just me and my best of the best, and my thoughts. Any ideas? I’m looking at around 7-7:30ish.

Best answer:

Answer by Gooney Goo Goo
That isn’t an intervention.

That is a confession.

Yankees' Joe Girardi Hasn't Spoken to Alex Rodriguez, Won't Speculate on

Yankees' Joe Girardi hasn't spoken to Alex Rodriguez, won't speculate on

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NEW YORK — As Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees find themselves in the latest, and potentially widest ranging, performance-enhancing drug saga to hit baseball, Joe Girardi says that he is out of the loop. The Yankees manager said that he is not privy to …
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New Jersey Herald – A-Rod's future with Yankees is uncertain

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