100 hear stories of overdose, addiction and recovery during forum at Rhode …
“Education, housing, jobs are what's needed for recovery to take hold.” … “Being in a family with an addict is like being in a car that's out of control,” observed Rebecca Boss, supervisor of the state's Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Services.
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State senator leads drug talk
Fitzsimmons said within 72 hours after he was appointed state Senator last year, he was approached by a parent seeking treatment for their drug-addicted child. Fitzsimmons said he contacted treatment facilities throughout the state and found all were …
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DeLeo gets award for helping gambling addicts
"I looked at this as a way to get jobs to the blue-collar workers," he said of expanded gambling before a group at the Massachusetts Conference on Gambling Problems Friday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Rte. 9. But he understood the need to pass …
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