More Than 2000 Celebrate Addiction Recovery on I-5 Bridge

More than 2000 celebrate addiction recovery on I-5 Bridge

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The 11th annual Hands Across The Bridge event celebrates recovery from drug addiction and signals the community's dedication to supporting recovery, said Thomas Breitenbauch, an event organizer. The spectacle of joined hands on the green steel-framed …
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Job applicants fail drug testing

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Schaffer said 764 Tuscarawas County residents were admitted for alcohol and other drug abuse to local treatment agencies in the past eight months. The top three diagnoses were alcohol dependence, marijuana abuse and opioid dependence (heroin and …
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Drug overdose epidemic is growing

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The 23-year-old had undergone treatment at Connecticut Valley Hospital for a drug addiction and was doing very well. Tragically, something caused him to relapse. Davis' mom, Linda, feels a small windfall might have been a factor. With some of the money …
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Drug court gets help in fight against opiate use

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Waukesha – Waukesha County's new drug court, which in two months has already reached its first-year capacity of 25 participants, has a new tool to help the drug addicted. With a $ 50,000 federal grant, high-risk, high-need participants can volunteer to …
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