Southwest's Drug Troubles

Published October 26, 2013

Southwest's drug troubles

Filed under: drug addiction treatment programs

Closing Cheek down might slow the supply, but not the demand for opioids in a region in desperate need of more drug prevention and treatment programs. It's a need … “If we didn't have federal grants, we wouldn't have a substance abuse program. And …
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Stories of addiction and recovery are powerful, inspirational, Sara Scott column

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JACKSON, MI — It takes guts and determination to battle back from drug or alcohol addiction. You have to dig even deeper to openly share your story of … Some are enrolled in long-term residential treatment programs. Only 60 percent make it to …
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Weymouth Police say three posed 7-year-old as cancer patient

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Sgt. Erine Metcalf said Kropas told passersby that the boy as a cancer victim and solicited donations for his treatment. Metcalf said that's a frequent ruse used by drug addicts. Police stopped them in a minivan near the intersection of Winter and …
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