Stumbo Sees Successes in Fight Against Drug Abuse

Stumbo sees successes in fight against drug abuse

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… recent Local Report Card rating. Preliminary results indicate that the districtFull Story > … The law is aimed at curtailing prescription drug abuse in a state where more people have died from prescription overdoses than from car crashes …
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Former NBA Player Discusses Substance Abuse Dec. 4

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Herren, a former NBA player and Fall River, MA high school basketball legend, realized his life long dream of playing for the Boston Celtics only to lose it all to alcohol and drug addiction. Sober since August 1, 2008, Chris has refocused his life to …
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Rising drug addiction rates

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… House) has set the alarm on the phenomenal rise of addiction among youth particularly during the past five years. Recalled to life: A 1/4 Gram by Essam Youssef documents the drugs milieu in Cairo and the stories of the addicts who finally came clean.
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Dave Eggers Seeks More Awareness for Drug Abuse

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As a community we can bring more attention to this problem of addiction, and on how accessing those drugs can occur by others looking for “recreational” abuse. There are countless sad stories in our community of how family members became addicted and …
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