Military Cracks Down on Alcohol Abuse Amid Age-Old Bingeing Habit
Military cracks down on alcohol abuse amid age-old bingeing habit
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Officials within the U.S. military are actively targeting over-boozing troops at home and abroad, but addiction specialists and service members say binge drinking remains as rampant as ever inside the armed services. Among the new initiatives to stem …
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Operation Christmas Cheer: With help, couple defeats drug addiction demon
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Tate had been a self-described "hustler" for much of his adult life, supporting his habit by dealing crack to a couple of dozen fellow addicts who hung around Roberts Lake in Seaside. It wasn't …. Snow is now two years free of her substance-abuse …
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SCV Mom Raising Awareness of Good Samaritan Law (Video)
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What prompted the bill was statistics that showed when someone fatally overdoses, they're usually not by themselves, said McAfee, who has become involved in substance-abuse advocacy since her son's death. … 12 from 1-3 p.m., and is asking that the …
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Task force raids non-profit headed by Albany priest
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Young, 82, is an iconic Capital Region priest whose work with drug addicts and convicts began in the 1950s. He lived with Bishop Howard Hubbard in the 1960s at the former St. John's Church in Albany's South End, where the two priests laid groundwork …
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