TASC to Host Sept. 14 Recovery Rally on the Rock

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The event celebrates recovery from alcohol and drug addiction while raising awareness of local resources to prevent and treat substance use and mental health conditions. Co-sponsored by TASC, Inc. (Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities), Recovery …
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Woman Pleads Guilty to Murdering Boyfriend

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It was an emotional day in the courtroom for family members of Antwoin Woodard. … “It was a situation where you had a young girl that was in poverty, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, domestic issues and it culminated in the events of that day and the …
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Advocates clash over sex trafficking treatment

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MIAMI — When Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi visited Miami a year ago, they touted a new law that would allow sex trafficking victims to go to a safe, therapeutic place instead of being jailed as prostitutes. The state's first short …
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Homelessness among vets in region triples

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Others who increasingly find themselves without a home include children, those with chronic substance abuse issues and victims of domestic violence. But the overall number of chronically homeless – those without a home a year or more – and homeless …
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