Mike 'the Situation' Sorrentino Opens Up Battling Prescription Drug Addiction

Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Opens Up Battling Prescription Drug Addiction

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Sorrentino has joined a new public health initiative called Reset Reality to raise awareness of the growing epidemic of prescription painkiller addiction, and motivate those who are battling addiction to get the facts about treatment and seek out a …
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Criminal injustice: The percentage of African-Americans in prison

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One hundred and fifty years after the Emancipation Proclamation, the progress made by African-Americans is undeniable–which is why statistics about incarceration in the black community can be so shocking. In 2011 … The drug war has been waged almost …
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Abuse of DXM prompts state to lay down law on sale of cough, cold remedies to

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“It's a drug of abuse that's not necessarily on everyone's radar,” said Nicholas F. Gazzoli, senior counselor at Horizon Health Services. “It mimics the effects of cocaine. Its extreme physiological effects include sweats, high fever, nausea …
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Scientology Churches Countering South Africa Drug Crisis

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Scientology Churches are addressing the problem by working with like-minded groups and individuals throughout South Africa to prevent drug abuse before it occurs. They reach young people with factual information about what drugs are and what they do to …
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