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New Foundation Donates Big Bucks To Help Abused Kids In Sherman
New Foundation Donates Big Bucks To Help Abused Kids In Sherman. Posted: Wednesday, May 7 … The district attorney's office says 38 year old Lorena Garcia is charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon as well as possession of drug …
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Sherman Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty To Raping Teenager
The district attorney's office says 38 year old Lorena Garcia is charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon as well as possession of drug paraphernalia. Detectives say Garcia stabbed her boyfriend in … They used websites like Craigslist …
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Finding detox and rehab — too little, too far
Franklin County is lumped in with these cities in the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services' regional map, so BSAS has not identified a lack of detox beds in Franklin or Hampshire counties as a problem. Combined, the four facilities in these three cities …
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Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Methadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a …
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Question by Deja P: Can someone list books that have trouble causes in them?
I am starting a book club at my school. The books have to be about trouble things. Like gangs, child abuse, domestic violence, animal neglect anything. can someone list me numerous books that has to do with all of these areas…

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Answer by Dr Dustin
rumble fish- s. e. hinton
lovely bones- alice sebold
i know this much is true- wally lamb

Answer by Scruba Dub Dub
“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”

I hated this book but most people like it and literary critics love it. It touches on most of the themes you are looking for.

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Heroin and prescription drug addiction is “a giant problem in Boston; it's a giant problem across the country,'' said General Barry R. McCaffrey, who served as drug czar in the Clinton administration and has been on the CRC Health board since before …
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Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic
A 2012 report by Salon found allegations of abuse and neglect in at least 10 CRC residential drug and teen care facilities across the country. Ex-staffers told Salon the company valued money-making over client safety. Two months after the Salon report, …
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LARKIN: Program offers HOPE for repeat drug offenders
Before long, probationers learned that they could not avoid punishment for probation violations, so they stopped using drugs and committing crimes. … HOPE proves what every parent knows: People who are impulsive, who find it difficult to make short …
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'DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW?' Rep. Tom Calter hosts …
… Need to Know,” will consist of a panel of experts, followed by a question-and-answer session. The panelists include Traci Wojciechowski, of Caron Treatment Centers; Judge Rosemary Minehan, of Plymouth District Court; Det. … Some parents may think …
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Drug Abuse: New Abuse Allegations Arise at Drug Treatment Programs Owned by Bain Capital – Time
In an extensive expose published this week, Salon uncovered new allegations of abuse and neglect of teenagers and adult patients — some leading to death — at drug-treatment centers owned by CRC Health, which is in turn owned by Bain Capital …
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Drug Abuse: Former NFL player John Corker beats drug addiction – United Press International
FORT WORTH, Texas, July 18 (UPI) — Former NFL linebacker John Corker has overcome a cocaine addiction and now works as a Fort Worth, Texas, city bus driver and a Salvation Army volunteer. Corker, 53, overcame a cocaine addiction he acquired …
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Drug Abuse: The Situation — Sued for Hiding Rx Drug Addiction – TMZ.com
The Situation was supposed to be the face of some anti-fat cream, but instead he ended up in rehab and never did a thing … so says the company who hired him … and now they want their $ $ $ back, this according to a new lawsuit. A company in FL …
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