Josh Hamilton: My Wife Had to Call Rangers Security Before Game

Josh Hamilton: My wife had to call Rangers security before game

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

Hamilton nearly derailed his career because of drug abuse. On Friday, he recalled how painful it was to hear the "crackhead" chants directed at him for five years at Yankee Stadium in what was his home ballpark. On Saturday, he called the hostile …
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ADAC gearing up for 19th annual Oscar Brookshire Memorial Golf Tournament

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of Deep East Texas is seeking sponsors and golf teams for its 19th annual Oscar Brookshire Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 4. The tournament at Neches Pines Golf Course in Diboll is a four-person …
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Cowlishaw: My breakup with alcohol began with a Christmas night binge

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

The point then and the point now is that you don't have to be an All-Star center fielder with a past history of alcohol and drug abuse. You don't have to be the completely-out-of-your-mind star of Two and a Half Men. You don't have to have a history of …
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Chorus of boos, strikeouts greet Josh Hamilton in return

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

ARLINGTON, Texas — Los Angeles Angels center fielder Josh Hamilton anticipated the booing, but the anger, hostility, and nasty chants about his drug past on Friday rattled his inner soul. Hamilton expected a negative reaction in his first game back to …
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