Heroin Addiction Story – Parents’ Perspective #2 | My Treatment My Choice

Heroin addiction story – parents’ perspective #2 | 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…

Can group therapy cure domestic violence?

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They have to refer themselves; they must accept they are 100 per cent responsible for their actions; they must consent to their partners being offered help; and they must also agree to be searingly honest about their often gruesome behaviour. …. Then …
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Letter that reveals seven-year-old Emily doesn't want much this Christmas …

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“Sometimes I find it hard to talk about the bad things that happened to me but when I draw with Audrey, she helps me tell her about things that make me sad or angry. “She makes me feel better and always listens to me.” Some pictures drawn by children …
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Grandmother asks Globe Santa for help

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As anyone with a friend or loved one who has struggled with addiction can testify, perhaps even more painful than watching the terrific beating that alcohol and drugs administer to the user is the damage that the disease inflicts on those closest to …
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