Reel Recovery Film Fest Brings Hope Into Focus

Reel Recovery film fest brings hope into focus

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"It's a story about addiction that you have never heard before," he says in an online preview. "There's no fried eggs in a pan, pictures of the brain, needles hanging out of people's arms. It's a story about the other side of addiction: the 20 million …
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Editorial: Marijuana for the sick

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Over the decades, much of the public has come to accept that marijuana isn't the Big Bad Drug the government made a criminal offense. Many have heard stories of the drug's effectiveness, particularly in treating the debilitating effects of cancer …
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In Maine, Bath Salts Blamed for Rising Child Neglect

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(More in our story, The Drug that Never Lets Go.) Officials first noticed that bath salts had surfaced in eastern Maine in early 2011. "As the year progressed, it was like … Of the 86 people who sought treatment for bath salts from June 2011 to …
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