Tyler's Light Will Battle Drug Abuse From New Local Home

Published August 23, 2013

Tyler's Light will battle drug abuse from new local home

Filed under: effects of drug addiction

Wilson said the office also hosts weekly 12-step meetings for people in active recovery, coping with the effects of drug addiction. "The third use is for bi-monthly board meetings," Wilson said. "Meeting space is tough to get in our community and this …
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Hollywood and Steroids: When A-List Actors Go the A-Rod Route

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Performance-enhancing drugs have become the key to bulging biceps and onscreen six-packs, as the pressure for stars to shape up fast leads actors (but not "Man of Steel's" Henry Cavill, who bulked up naturally) to opt for a "shortcut." This story first …
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Abuse of painkillers raises risk of heroin use

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Nearly 80 percent of people who recently started using heroin had previously used prescription pain relievers illegally, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration report added. It also noted, however, that only 3.6 percent of …
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