HOOKED: Realities of drug addiction; Addicts struggle to find help …
… experiences with others and to discuss the options available. One Amherst family found no local help and eventually sent their son to New Jersey for rehabilitation and then later to Florida when he relapsed. Continued. … The board essentially …
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Hate Crime, Murder Alleged In Philly Basement Case
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A paroled killer targeted mentally disabled adults in a scheme to steal their Social Security benefits, confining them like "zoo animals," forcing some into prostitution and causing the deaths of two victims through abuse and …
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Samantha Taylor, James Taylor Plead Guilty To Forcing Kids Into Plastic Boxes
There was no indication they had been put in the boxes before, but Jefferson County prosecutor Jeffrey J. Bruzzese said it was part of a cycle of abuse by the parents that included having weights dropped on their feet. Bruzzese … William Lewallen was …
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.3M federal grant leads to biz for drug abuse treatment centers
WestCare Florida of St. Petersburg and the Center for Rational Living in Clearwater will provide treatment and testing services for a special Pinellas-Pasco court program paid for with $ 1.3 million in grant money. Combating prescription drug problems …
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