NATO in Afghanistan – Treating Kabul’s Drug Addicts
NATO in Afghanistan – Treating Kabul’s drug addicts – On average 1 person in 30 is addicted to drugs in Kabul, Afghanistan. A special center is helping to wean them away from using drugs. More on WADAN: www.wadan.org
From prison to juvenile justice lawyer
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"Even though tomorrow is going to be the same, if you take the attitude that you are going to treat yourself seriously, you will feel a little better. Like pennies in a jar, over time it will build," … While he was on the inside, his favorite uncle …
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Porter meets with top prospect Singleton
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Jonathan Singleton, the Astros' top prospect who's suspended for the first 50 games of the 2013 season after violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program for a drug of abuse, spent a few moments Sunday morning having a closed-door …
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Q&A: Bonnie Loughran wants to end the stigmas around mental illness
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It's the job of mental health advocates like Bonnie Loughran, executive director of National Alliance on Mental Illness of Dane County, to push past these stereotypes and speak out on the importance of early diagnosis and sustained treatment so people …
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Prescription drug abuse persists in Ohio
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A study published in 2012 in The Journal of the American Medical Association confirms what Poorman said. The study … Infants aren't typically tested unless there's reason to think drug abuse is present, such as the mother admitting or showing signs …
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