PARENTS AND KIDS: April 2
Grants from the sponsors, the Massachusetts Service Alliance and Plymouth Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, allow Mayflower RSVP to expand its letter writing campaign to more service partners and to schools throughout Plymouth County. Students …
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The scourge of heroin addiction
In a recent Boston Globe article, Hillary Jacobs, director of Substance Abuse Services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acknowledged that “medications are not used as much as they could be for opiate addictions because of stigmas attached to them …
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Cal Ripken Jr. on Derek Jeter's farewell tour
Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. joined Boomer and Carton to discuss Mark Teixeira coming back from injury as well as MLB's new tougher drug policy. The Mets problems on Opening Day …. St. Lucie when they are on the road. Boomer and Carton discuss the …
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'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' recap, Twerking to empowerment
Brandi's friend Jennifer, an addiction specialist and recovering drug addict, brings up another troubling detail about Kim's nose job. She's a recovering addict, and placing her on painkillers could be dangerous. (Side note: That's where I recognize …
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Mental Illness Soars In Prisons, Jails While Inmates Suffer
He started to experiment with drugs and alcohol. Then, he was arrested for … “Treating the mentally ill is different than acting with a normal population,” says Joe Baumann, a corrections officer at the California Rehabilitation Center. “The problem …
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Rivera says Yankees will support Rodriguez
NEW YORK (AP) – Sitting on a stage with their manager and GM during a fundraiser, Mariano Rivera and Mark Teixeira vowed to welcome Alex Rodriguez back to the New York Yankees following the latest drug allegations against the New York Yankees star.
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Ryan Leaf Kicked Out of Drug Treatment Center
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been moved from a central Montana drug treatment center to the state prison in Deer Lodge. Regional probation and parole administrator Dawn Handa told the Great Falls Tribune on Thursday that Leaf was terminated …
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Rivera says Yankees will support Rodriguez
NEW YORK (AP) – Sitting on a stage with their manager and GM during a fundraiser, Mariano Rivera and Mark Teixeira vowed to welcome Alex Rodriguez back to the New York Yankees following the latest drug allegations against the New York Yankees star.
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THE REAL STORY BEHIND OUR HOMELESS VETS
At Veterans Village of San Diego, 39 Iraq or Afghanistan veterans are in a residential program for people battling drugs and alcohol and who need help to stay off the streets. The average age is … His story of struggle, and rehabilitation, is part of …
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