Once-Homeless Miami Man Earns Master’s Degree – msnbc.com

Drug Addiction: Once-homeless Miami man earns master’s degree – msnbc.com

Once-homeless Miami man earns master's degree
msnbc.com
After several arrests, drug addiction and being homeless, a Miami man has overcome the odds to graduate from Florida International University with a master's degree in social work. 'Tis the season … for ugly Christmas sweaters!
Once-Homeless Miami Man Earns Master's DegreeNBC Miami

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Drug Addiction: Abuse charge dismissed Va heroin-addicted baby case, mom convicted of drug … – The Republic

Abuse charge dismissed Va heroin-addicted baby case, mom convicted of drug
The Republic
A Virginia woman who gave birth to a heroin-addicted baby has been convicted of a drug charge. But a Stafford County Circuit Court judge dismissed a child abuse charge against 24-year-old Krystal Lynn Woodson. The Free Lance-Star (http://bit.ly/vDt9Iz

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Drug Addiction: Report recommends legal reforms, education to fight painkiller abuse – Kennebec Journal

Report recommends legal reforms, education to fight painkiller abuse
Kennebec Journal
A task force of lawmakers, state officials and experts in health care and drug addiction is about to submit a report calling for education campaigns and legal reforms to fight painkiller abuse and addiction
Physicians weigh inPress Herald

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Drug Addiction: Why Drug and Alcohol Addiction Intervention Fail; an Interview with Bob Forrest



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