Heroin Addiction Story – Parents’ Perspective #3 | My Treatment My Choice

Heroin addiction story – parents’ perspective #3 | My Treatment My Choice – Elizabeth was devastated to discover that her twin boys were both addicted to heroin. Here she tells their story of becoming heroin dependent, of trying to s…

Holden closure prompts fears of bleak times for northern Adelaide

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"We believe families are going to be under great pressures, there'll be family breakdowns, more domestic violence, more homelessness, more truancy, drug abuse and unfortunately people will turn to gambling and things like that to take their minds off …
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Coventry High School Students Among Biggest Users of Cocaine, Prescription …

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Data was compiled by the Department of Epidemiology in the Brown University School of Public Health for use by cities and towns to battle substance abuse. Posted by Lauren Costa (Editor) … by Brown Professor Stephen Buka. The workgroup is a cross …
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Group addressing teen substance use continues struggle with VYFS

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The conflict stems from how the Vashon Alliance to Reduce Substance Abuse (VARSA) and VYFS, its fiscal sponsor, use a large grant the two groups garnered last year to help address the island's higher-than-average rates of teen drinking and drug use …
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