Recovery centre settles in Bonne Bay
The site offers a four-week program for people with drug or alcohol addictions, providing one-on-one counselling and group sessions. It also promotes healthy living through good food choices and physical fitness. The mountainous terrain surrounding the …
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'Hillbilly heroin' on black market
A powerful painkiller twice as potent as morphine has made its way on to the By of Plenty black market thanks to "easy access" , a local addiction counsellor warns. Oxycodone, also known as "hillbilly heroin", is a synthetic opiate often prescribed for …
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Drug user escapes jail after family hold him captive for forced detox
“He fears if he hits hard times he may fall back to drugs and says he needs grief counselling to get over the death of his former partner and will benefit from support in the future. “He is motivated … He said:”You have done something about your …
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NYC mayor's daughter, Chiara de Blasio, tells all on YouTube. Should your teen?
But on Christmas Eve, the 19-year-old did something else: She bared her soul on YouTube about her history of depression and substance abuse. The idea, she said, … how to get that done. It could be a therapist, guidance counsellor or parent, or all three.
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