'Clean' Fights 'America'S Greatest Tragedy' – Addiction
'Clean' fights 'America's greatest tragedy' – Addiction
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After his desperate grappling with his son's drug abuse, author and journalist David Sheff could not let go of the topic of addiction. His new book, “Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy,” is the product of five years of …
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Still too many prisoners in California
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Likewise with drug offenders. Treatment of addicts who commit crimes should include punishment, but punishment too seldom includes treatment. Drug offenders are often housed for periods far out of proportion to their crimes, and they come out no less …
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Facing the Pain in Fear of Addiction
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Instead, more Americans (27 percent) believed that a combination of organizations and individuals themselves should be responsible for addressing drug abuse problems. Physical therapy also topped the list of alternative methods to treating chronic pain …
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Choking herself not sexual for 'fresh-faced' Ashley Smith, inquest told
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“Corrections isn't the place for these kinds of treatment programs,” Presse said. “There's a reason why there are treatment centres.” The “fresh-faced” Smith stood out from other RPC inmates, who were likely to be low-functioning street people or drug …
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