Gascoigne to receive treatment in US
Ex-England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been admitted to a treatment center in the United States. The alcoholic former Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers and Newcastle United star, 45, has "willingly" been admitted to an unnamed center, his management …
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Treatment Helplines Opens Nationwide Center For Those Seeking Treatment …
Their caring professionals are available by phone 24 hours a day 7 days a week to help those suffering from drug addiction, alcoholism or a mental health diagnosis. It can be confusing for anyone needing addiction help when they begin an Internet …
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Staten Island's Daytop Village faces an uncertain future
The not-for-profit, largely state-funded social service agency, which now runs six residential treatment facilities and eight outreach clinics across New York, including the Mariner's Harbor outreach center, has been forced to sell off properties to …
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'Something needs changed,' says local mother of deceased inmate
Susanne Reid said her son was diagnosed with liver disease while in Freedom Hall, in Crestline, a former detox center closed in 2004. She estimated he received treatment for alcoholism at least half a dozen times — but always returned to the bottle …
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'Immense benefits' of pioneering Wigan scheme fighting drug and alcohol …
An award-winning scheme that helps people battle drug and alcohol addiction has been hailed a vital inspiration to the city's hardest-hit, according to a Wigan MP. Lisa Nandy attended Addiction Dependency Solutions' (ADS) 'Bridging the Gap' graduation …
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'Gascoigne will only get better if he helps himself': Barton's moving account …
Joey Barton has written a moving account of his 'intolerable battle' with alcoholism and believes Paul Gascoigne will only ever get better if he wants to help himself. In a heartfelt blog on his website, Barton reveals the depths of his addiction that …
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