The House I Live In

The House I Live In – 40 years, 45 million arrests, Trillion — America’s longest, most tragic and costliest war is the so-called War on Drugs. Are drug laws fair? Should a drug sentence be a life sentence? The House I Live In examines the case from the perspective of the dealers, the jailers, the grieving mothers and journalists like David Simon (creator, The Wire). A FilmBuff Presentation. MPAA Rating: Not Rated.

From homelessness to bizarre foods fame: Zimmern gives back

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OK, how about this: He was a homeless alcoholic and drug addict for almost a year. Zimmern was lucky. … Once sober, Zimmern worked his way back up the culinary ladder he had descended, culminating in a post as executive chef at Minneapolis' Café Un …
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Influx of Addiction Patients Could Stress Minn.

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… drug and alcohol problems will suddenly become eligible for insurance that covers treatment with the expansion of the Affordable Care Act, according to federal survey data. With less than 4,000 beds dedicated to substance abuse treatment and all of …
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