Getting Help for Addiction

Getting Help For Addiction – KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon, interviews Dr. Vern Williams, medical director of Hazelden in Newberg, Oregon, in light of Charlie Sheen’s ’20/20′ interview regarding treatment for addiction. Williams explains how to get help and/or seek treatment, and why Sheen discredited treatment for addiction. For more information about Hazelden, please visit www.hazelden.org or call 800-257-7810.

Students told how opiates wreck lives

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Her own father, Jack Olson, had battled with a variety of drug addictions throughout her childhood, and she felt compelled to inform her peers about the dangers or substance abuse. “My dad here today is eight years clean and my best friend,” she said …
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Dante White Shoots Daughter: Boyfriend Was Gun-Wielding Dad's Actual Target

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William Lewallen. William Lewallen was arrested after Tulsa police found his 18-month-old daughter locked in a metal dog cage, his naked 4-year old daughter outside on a cold afternoon and him asleep in a drug or alcohol induced stupor. … Sabrina …
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The Geography of Gun Violence in Cities Versus Metros

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Spurred by Moroz's more detailed analysis and with the help of my Martin Prosperity Institute colleagues Charlotta Mellander and Zara Matheson, I decided to take a closer look at gun deaths at the metro and city levels based on these CDC data. Map by …
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