Learn About Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Sharon

Learn about drug and alcohol abuse in Sharon

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The Sharon Education Foundation and Sharon High School have teamed up to provide a year-long program designed to help educate parents, teachers, students and the community at large about the epidemic of drug and alcohol abuse in and around …
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Girl in the Shadows: Dasani's Homeless Life

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This bodes poorly for the future. Decades of research have shown the staggering societal costs of children in poverty. They grow up with less education and lower earning power. They are more likely to have drug addiction, psychological trauma and …
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In Burma, Junkies Drink *Formula* Of Opium And Cough Syrup

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U Kyaw Min, who lost his younger brother to an overdose, has founded the Voluntary Social Workers' Association that works to help drug addicts quit. “I couldn't help a member of my family who was addicted to drugs and died,” he says. “I don't want this …
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Mental Health Initiatives Announced in Virginia

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On the behavioral health treatment and support services side, McDonnell is proposing $ 7.5 million over the two-year budget to expand outpatient mental health services for older teens and young adults transitioning from school, or early in their …
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