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Mobile App May Help People Recovering From Alcohol Abuse: Study

Mobile app may help people recovering from alcohol abuse: study
Foster is an expert on addiction at CASAColumbia, a New York-based organization focused on understanding substance abuse. She was not involved with the new research. "This isn't replacing something,"… Continue reading

Boomer & Carton on Player Rumors

Boomer & Carton on player rumors
… Ripken Jr. joins Boomer and Carton. Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. joined Boomer and Carton to discuss Mark Teixeira coming back from injury as well as MLB's new tougher drug policy. …… Continue reading

Grant Hackett `proud` for Having Courage to Seek Treatment for Drug Addiction

Grant Hackett `proud` for having courage to seek treatment for drug addiction
Grant Hackett `proud` for having courage to seek treatment for drug addiction. Sydney: Former Australian swimmer Grant Hackett has said that he feels proud that he had the… Continue reading

Peaches Geldof, the Original Wild Child Turned Doting Mum, Spent Her Life

Peaches Geldof, the original wild child turned doting mum, spent her life
The loss of Paula from a heroin overdose when Peaches was just 11 in 2000 was the catalyst for an uncertain and precarious life dogged by allegations… Continue reading

Nearly 4 Million Seriously Mentally Ill Still Without Insurance

Nearly 4 Million Seriously Mentally Ill Still Without Insurance
Community–based mental health facilities, like the Riverwood Centers in Minnesota that that helped Bruce Echelberry, above, through depression, are facing public funding cuts and closures. Some low-income patients still needing mental… Continue reading

Laws Needed to Help Treat Drug Addiction

Laws needed to help treat drug addiction
I grew up in southwest Jefferson County and was fortunate to have the support, love and care of two great parents and four grandparents. We were taught right from wrong and we are… Continue reading

5 Things to Know About Rise in Heroin Use, Getting Help

5 things to know about rise in heroin use, getting help
The Partnership at Drugfree.org has a toll-free helpline – 1-855-378-4373 (DRUGFREE) – that offers assistance to families concerned about a teen's drug use or drinking. Trained specialists can… Continue reading

New Adolescent Helpline in Kenilworth Aids Search for Substance Abuse

New Adolescent Helpline in Kenilworth Aids Search for Substance Abuse
Countless adolescents in Kenilworth, NJ battle substance abuse on a daily basis. Unfortunately a large percentage of young people suffering from chemical dependencies are unaware of where to find… Continue reading

Fugitive Surrenders After FBI Puts Face on Signs

Fugitive surrenders after FBI puts face on signs
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A fugitive drug suspect has turned himself in days after the FBI put his name and picture on billboards in the Buffalo area. Brian Boetig, special agent in charge… Continue reading

Mid-Season Catch-Up: You Need to Be Watching the Real Housewives of

Mid-Season Catch-Up: You Need To Be Watching The Real Housewives Of
I used to watch mature television dramas about politics, drugs, royalty and top chefs. … The series started with Orange County in 2006 before moving to Beverly Hills,… Continue reading