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'Sober Seders' Celebrate Freedom From Egypt, Alcohol

'Sober seders' celebrate freedom from Egypt, alcohol

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By Gil Shefler March 25, 2013, 7:04 pm. Tweet. Email; Print; Share · Wine's ubiquity at Jewish celebrations can … It was a sign of things to come. By the time Greg met Lipsker in his early 20s, he had become addicted to painkillers and cocaine. With …
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Homeless in the Downtown Eastside: Journey to the Dark Side of Town (With Video)

Homeless in the Downtown Eastside: Journey to the dark side of town (with video)

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At Main and Hastings, you can get a rock of crack cocaine for $ 2. A crack pipe already loaded with a rock is $ 5. Barton believes the prices, lack of enforcement by police and the weather are among the reasons why addicts from elsewhere in the country …
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Katie Stockton sentenced to 50 years for killing daughter

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Bradley County Hosts Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative April 22-27

Bradley County Hosts Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative April 22-27

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The sheriff's office is again partnering with the GRAAB (Going Respectfully Against Addictive Behaviors) Coalition to offer area residents an opportunity to clear out medicine cabinets and dispose of these substances in an environmentally safe manner …
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Brain stimulation may treat cocaine addiction: study

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PARIS — Studies in rats have shown that stimulating a sleepy brain region in cocaine addicts can diminish craving for the drug, a technique that should also work in humans, scientists said Wednesday. A team in the United States trained rats to …
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News Briefs From Around Tennessee at 1:58 A.m. EDT

News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 a.m. EDT

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Moyer admits to a longtime cocaine addiction. She said she was been clean for five months and she is trying to meet the demands of … They have advance signs warning people. But the problem is, people are seeing well and suddenly they're in a fog bank …
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Silver Pen Letter: Quit Smoking Before Your Kids Pick It Up

Silver Pen letter: Quit smoking before your kids pick it up

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Surgeon General: Tobacco as addictive as heroin: The Surgeon General of the United States has compared the addictive properties of tobacco to that of cocaine and heroin and some experts say the best way to quit is through a combination of counseling …
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Son charged with drug importing remains on bail

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Substance Abuse in the North

Substance Abuse In The North

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Codeine is a pain reliever; it is sometimes called a narcotic because it alters mood and behaviour and could be addictive. In the same group as cocaine, and derived from opium poppy, it is used in the field of medicine to control pain and in syrups to …
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Authorities say meth use on the rise

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