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Jail pod helps addicts break cycle
It’s not every day that a former inmate applauds in a standing ovation to the deputies who kept him
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East Lancashire scheme for offenders helps hundreds
A ONE-stop shop scheme in Blackburn aimed at helping ‘prolific’ offenders turn their back on crime has seen more than 1,200 people walk through its doors in its first year.
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Neosho Teen Challenge Helps Men Struggling with Addiction
Addiction is a problem that knows no age or social class. It tears families apart. Tonight, we look at a national group, based in the Ozarks, that’s helping families come back together: Teen Challenge.
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Video game helps fight alcohol addiction
A new video game called Guardian Angel developed in the United States hopes to help people fight alcohol addiction.
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Once a homeless drug addict, man now helps others
For too many years, Daviene Smittie was lost in a haze of drugs, crime and homelessness. Not anymore. The man with the last name that doubles perfectly as a nickname is now working as a substance abuse counselor himself.
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Heroes group helps veterans heal
Assisting veterans who are struggling with addiction, homelessness, unemployment and other issues was the main purpose of yesterday’s dinner in Larimer, said Fred Johnson, the local coordinator of Heroes Today.
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A journey from darkness to light: Faith helps woman beat her addiction
“Sometimes I feel like I’m living a dream,” says Cheyenne Wright. “I get so much enjoyment out of that because my life has gone from night to day.”
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Remembering The Good Times Helps Alcoholics Stay Sober – British Psychological Society
Recovering alcoholics who focus on positive experiences in their past may be more successful in managing their addiction. This is the finding of a study by Sarah Davies and Professor Gail Kinman of the University of Bedfordshire that was presented on the 16th April 2010, at the British Psychological Society’s Annual Conference in Stratford-upon-Avon…
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Be Smoke Free helps blow away addiction
Whether it is drinking too much alcohol on the weekends, driving a little to recklessly on the highway, or being a little too cavalier in one’s sex life, kicking one’s bad habits can be incredibly difficult.
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Drug court helps mom piece her life back together
BOONVILLE, Ind. — Janet Meredith leads the way into a room that has more than two dozen completed jigsaw puzzles on the walls.
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Moderate drinking helps heart, but don’t binge
NEW YORK – One or two alcoholic drinks a day can help healthy people-and heart patients-live longer, new research confirms.
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Kane Co. program helps jail dads prepare for life on the outside
Timothy Patzka felt “worthless and ashamed” when he arrived at the Kane County jail three months ago on a vehicle burglary charge. The 39-year-old Batavia man said he was a severe alcoholic and drug addict, one who hadn’t communicated with his own children for much of their lives.
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Former boxer helps ex-criminals
For many of the young men gathered at the Diamond Boxing Club in Norwich, fighting was the very thing that had got them into trouble in the first place.
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SeatGuru.com Helps You Choose a Seat and More
When using different airlines or even taking a lengthy overseas flight on a plane with a layout that is unfamiliar, use SeatGuru.com to know the pros and cons of which seat you choose, and the amenities and features available on your flight.
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Itallian Dinner Helps Kids in Need
Proceeds from “Rocco’s Spaghetti Dinner” will go to the Ceredo-Kenova Community Center
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Wakefield helps Red Sox beat Marlins 9-0
Tim Wakefield spent a lot more time on the road than on the mound Tuesday, which was fine with him. The knuckleballer made the three-hour trip from Fort Myers and pitched three shutout innings to keep his spring training ERA at 0.00, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Florida Marlins 9-0. The visitors’ batting order looked like a lineup for the Pawtucket Red Sox, with designated hitter Jacoby…
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College swimming: COM team helps Waters battle addiction through competition
AARON WATERS will be the first to tell you – he owes far more than his swimming technique and prowess to College of Marin coach Warren Lager.
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Selling Google, Buying Baidu Helps Scots Fund Beat Competitors
March 4 (Bloomberg) — When Google Inc. , owner of the most popular Internet search engine, said on Jan. 12 it may close its Web site in China, Edinburgh money manager James Anderson sold the stock and bought Beijing-based rival Baidu Inc.
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Radiator Fluid Helps Cops Track Suspect
It started as a suspected hit and run at Eight Mile and Fair in Ferndale and ended with the arrest of 53-year-old Ronald Eugene Lamb of Ortonville. Police officers were quickly on the trail of a Ford Ranger pickup truck witnesses saw leaving the scene early Monday morning.
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Madonna Helps Her Toy-Boy Get A Record Deal
Madonna has helped her toy-boy lover get a record deal.
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