Tony Newman: Patrick Kennedy, of All People, Should Oppose War on Drugs

Published January 14, 2013

Tony Newman: Patrick Kennedy, of all people, should oppose war on drugs

Filed under: drug rehab treatment center

Kennedy checked into a rehab center in 2007 for his addiction to Oxycodone after crashing his car while intoxicated. Kennedy … The vast majority of treatment programs are based on the outdated abstinence-only model and punish those who use marijuana.
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'Mob Wives' Star Renee Graziano: “I'm Not a Junkie; I'm an Addict”

Filed under: drug rehab treatment center

She entered Miami's Transitions drug and alcohol treatment center back in October and, according to HuffPost Celebrity, she invited VH1 camera crews along for the trip. Despite Graziano's … Her choice to enter rehab was made entirely on her own. She …
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Families struggle with recovery after attempted suicide

Filed under: drug rehab treatment center

When Debbie Krueger discovered her 17-year-old son had been smoking pot with his friends in their Dover, Del., home, she gave him two choices: He could go to rehab or he could move out. "He took the option I didn't offer," she said, "the one I never …
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