Adopt-a-Family: Young Mother Conquers Addiction to Be Reunited With Son
Adopt-A-Family: Young mother conquers addiction to be reunited with son
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Johnson has received several scholarships to help pay for her education, but is severely limited financially. She is grateful for the Adopt-A-Family program to help her out because "it helps to have a little extra to buy a Christmas tree." "For a …
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A former drug addict shares his story for Addictions Awareness Week
Filed under: addiction help for families
After a family intervention, he went to a private addiction treatment program at the Leipzig Serenity Retreat in Saskatchewan. Now his life has come full circle. He's five months clean and has a job at the addiction centre. Hrominchuck may have battled …
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Some south communities picking up the pace in battle against opiate abuse
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Formed in September, the group is inviting health advocates, parents, and young people to help raise awareness about youth drug abuse, such as heroin addiction, in the town of about 25,000. In Norwood, police officers are tackling the problem with a …
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Free dinner tonight in honour of Addictions Awareness Week 0
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Crime Prevention staff will be cooking up it's annual free dinner on Thursday night as part of National Addictions Awareness Week. The dinner provides a forum for agencies to meet and support people in Grande Prairie living with addictions. Burgers …
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