Kabul Restaurant Helps Drug Addicts Kick the Habit

Kabul Restaurant Helps Drug Addicts Kick the Habit – An Afghan woman who runs a shelter for drug addicts opens a restaurant. She gives them a chance to rebuild their lives by hiring them in her restaurant. Full…

Welfare, immigration may prompt special session

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Dean Arp, the Union County Republican who introduced HB 392, called the bill a "common-sense measure” that "ensures people fighting drug addiction get the help they need.” McCrory even took to Facebook this week to call out representatives by name …
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Dear Sober Mike Tyson…

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

And while we all hope, for his sake and everyone else's, that he does indeed continue living a sober life, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “40 to 60 percent” of drug addicts will relapse, and alcoholics have a relapse percentage of …
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Little-known law can help families of teen drug users

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Stephanie Henson, an intelligence analyst for the Drug Enforcement Administration, was among those who spoke about prescription drug abuse during a summit earlier this year at Canon-McMillan High School. Seated from left are Washington County District …
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