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Parental Substance Abuse the Main Reason Kids End Up in Foster Care

Parental substance abuse the main reason kids end up in foster care
Drugs and alcohol are a huge factor in Arizona’s spike in kids being placed in foster care. 
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Nurse Allegedly Sneaks Heroin Into Jail – Oct 23rd, 2013 – For more, visit http://kobi5.com.


E-Cigarettes Raise Concerns of Teen Addiction

E-cigarettes raise concerns of teen addiction
But that doesn't mean kids can't get hold of them. Reeves, whose group works to stop alcohol, drug and tobacco use among youths, said the kids she knows who use e-cigarettes smoke, too. “They're using e-cigarettes around school, in the car, places …
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Prescription drug use a growing problem
A recent report from the county's Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force details the rise in drug use among virtually all segments of society, with particular attention to the rise in use among kids. “The increasing number of juvenile arrestees who report …
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Adults can help Sioux City kids avoid drugs and alcohol
Sioux City's youth are greatly influenced by drug and alcohol use by people around them. Families ravaged by addiction can be a neglectful, chaotic and unsafe environment for children, said Julie Elbert, clinical director of Catholic Charities in Sioux …
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A Case-by-Case Look at One Year's Abuse, Neglect Child Deaths in Illinois

A case-by-case look at one year's abuse, neglect child deaths in Illinois
“Prior history: In January 2012 an anonymous reporter called the hotline and stated that the mother and the deceased were living in an apartment with two other women and there was constant partying with drugs and alcohol; the apartment had no running …
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Huge Cracks in US Financial Fortress
The same citizens have been exploited by the military industrial complex in predatory wars and narcotics vertically integrated business, their bodies mere cannon fodder, their coffins filled with heroin, the suicide rate extreme among soldiers due to …
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Recovering Heroin Addict Tells of His Long-Fought Battle

Recovering heroin addict tells of his long-fought battle
“I had no skills to deal with my life so I turned to drugs and alcohol. By the time I was in my late teens, I was getting high and drinking every day.” Addis said he quickly fell into the dark world of heroin addiction, and his downward spiral began …
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Real life experiences in “Pills to Heroin” documentary
In addition to educating the public on the dangers of prescription drug abuse which can lead to heroin abuse, the film also addresses the proper disposal of unused and/or expired medications at permanent drop-off boxes located in various sites within …
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Heroin Detox Process: The Scariest Movie You've Seen

Heroin detox process: The scariest movie you've seen
Some heroin addicts have described the detoxification process as having a front row seat to the scariest movie of their life that keeps repeating. It's unnerving, and they just want…
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Heroin Detox – http://www.AlcoholDetoxCenter.Com – The Detox Center believes that no one has to suffer just because they are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We believe that …


In Heroin's Grip: Overdose Deaths Expose Torrington's Struggle With Addiction

In heroin's grip: Overdose deaths expose Torrington's struggle with addiction
He recently moved back to Thomaston after spending some time in Phoenix, and he has family in nearby Torrington. According to police, there were three suspected heroin-related deaths in Torrington … The report, issued in September of this year, also …
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New Orleans Treatment Center Announces Program to Fight Off Rising Tide of
… LA (PRWEB) November 18, 2013. A New Orleans treatment center is announcing a new program that will help stop increased usage of drugs and alcohol in New Orleans through the help of Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. … A first step toward stopping …
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