Sharpen Focus on Addiction

Published May 18, 2013

Sharpen focus on addiction

Filed under: addiction help

Yet states that sanction and promote gambling do relatively little to detect and help addicts. Pennsylvania dedicates a small portion of casino-generated revenue to addiction services, a $ 2 million baseline with more based on the take. The Associated …
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Tom's sobering challenge: 3100 miles across US to help fight addiction

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Tom Fitzsimons was a violent drunk. He started drinking heavily at the age of 13 after his father, a drug addict, choked to death on a bottle of whisky. At his lowest point Tom crawled into his children's bedroom and stole money from their piggy banks …
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Brooke Mueller 'Missing After She Refuses Drug Addiction Treatment And …

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Brooke Mueller is reportedly missing after leaving an involuntary psychiatric hold last week and refusing treatment for drug addiciton. Charlie Sheen's ex wife lost custody of her four-year-old twins Bob and Max last Thursday after the Los Angeles …
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Law could swell addiction treatment

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Only about 1 in 10 people who need treatment for substance abuse in Washington state are getting that help, but officials believe that could increase dramatically next January when tens of thousands more become eligible for insurance because of the new …
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