David Lawrence Center Crossroads Substance Abuse Treatment Program Fights Addiction With Art

David Lawrence Center Crossroads substance abuse treatment program fights addiction with art – WINK News interviews Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit mental health and substance abuse treatment facility serving children, adults and fa…

Drugs, homelessness take their toll on Victoria's streets

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Fresh out of treatment for drug addiction, Underdown was proud to have an apartment, but was a bit lonely without her partner Sunny, who is in jail. Her father, Jerry Underdown, said she died alone at home, likely from a heroin overdose, though the …
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Recovery Month observed in New Ulm

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… they hope to draw public awareness to the ongoing problem of chemical dependency and substance abuse. The month has been declared National Recovery Month in New Ulm by Mayor Robert Beussman, who cites the stunning statistics provided by the …
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Meth gains foothold in Mexico in past decade

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And a national survey done by Mexico's federal Health Ministry found that meth was the drug of choice of fewer than 1 percent of chronic drug users or addicts in 2011, the most recent year for which the survey was done. But statistics belie the true …
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