Billerica Stands Up to Substance Abuse

Billerica stands up to substance abuse
Herren created Project Purple to help reduce the stigma associated with addiction, and to encourage young people to stand together against substance abuse. He was on track to become a basketball legend until he began to experiment with drugs. He also …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Patty DiRenzo pauses as she uses a computer at her home in Blackwood, N.J., to look online for people seeking help for drug addiction. Her son, Salvatore Marchese, was found dead of a heroin overdose in her car, a needle and a bag of heroin on the …
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Addressing teen drug use
“The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) makes available statistics of services provided across the state,” he said. “A review of that information led me to search out how many adolescents received treatment …
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