John Lucas – Gift of Desperation – Addiction Recovery

John Lucas – Gift of Desperation – Addiction Recovery – Drug and Alcohol Recovery — Taking The Right Step There are many reasons why people begin to abuse and become dependent upon alcohol or drugs. For those who…

She Vanquished a Cruel Addiction, but Challenges Remain

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If her body, already weakened from crack cocaine use, also had to endure beatings from drug dealers she had cheated, so what? Threats on her … Eventually, Ms. Murray decided she wanted to be closer to her children, now grown, and to her grandchildren.
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Part 1: A teen's sex trafficking ordeal

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She had slipped loose from their best attempts to safeguard her with drug treatment and group homes. But they never … Now, towering over Bobbi and her friend in the meth-infused room, he calmly told them, “You guys are going to have to come with us.”.
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Programs aim to give addicted AZ vets hope

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But there is some hope and solutions, such as a peer support program with the Department of Veterans Affairs and a Maricopa County "veteran's court" programs that offers addicted veterans rehabilitation and other services to help cut their jail time …
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