Betsy M. NA Speaker 12 Step “Substance Abuse Treatment”

Betsy M. NA Speaker 12 Step “Substance Abuse Treatment” – Betsy shares a powerful message of the freedom that Recovery provides the addict. Truly an inspirational and powerful talk! Thanks Betsy! 🙂 “Narcotics Anony…

PAUL: Extending the reach of King's dream

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We do not have to imagine what kind of treatment a figure like King would receive from a government that thought it could deny constitutional protections to its citizens, because he already lived it. Unfortunately, countless black Americans of his …
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Rehab hospital proposal stirring disagreement

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A plan to bring a 72-bed drug and mental-health treatment facility to an abandoned hospital in downtown Middleborough has been met with strong disagreement over whether the idea is a boon or a threat to nearby residents. High Point Treatment Centers …
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The ice in their veins

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Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie. Use of methamphetamine, or ice, has reached crisis point in Victoria, especially in regional and Aboriginal communities which are paying the price of addiction. Tweet … According to the recent figures from the …
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Drug Overdoses the Number One Cause of Death in the US in 2010

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We at HIGH TIMES would like readers to reflect on the devastating statistics of drug overdose in this country and how more enlightened laws, especially legalization of adult cannabis use, can work to avoid many of these deaths. Drug overdose deaths …
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