Who Helps the Families of Addicts?

Who Helps the Families of Addicts? – http://www.addictionsuk.com Addiction is a family disease. An addict’s family faces more difficulties… and challenges… than most people can imagine. That…

Homeless military veterans find help, hope at VA medical center

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During his Army service in the early 1970s, fellow soldiers introduced him to hard drinking that evolved into decades of crack addiction and intermittent homelessness. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, he sometimes prostituted himself to get drugs.
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Some states changing focus in fight against illegal drugs

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… declared war on narcotics, the prevailing tough-on-drugs mentality is giving way to a more nuanced view, one that emphasizes treatment and health nearly as much as courtrooms and law enforcement, according to addiction specialists and other experts.
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