Movie Review: 'Silver Linings Playbook'

Movie review: 'Silver Linings Playbook'

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With 2010's “The Fighter,” David O. Russell took a fact-based story of dysfunctional family dynamics and drug addiction, framed it in the conventions of an underdog sports drama and earned an Oscar nomination. Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper star …
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'It's a privilege to stay here'

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Sitting in the dining area at the shelter on a recent morning, she talked about how her daughter's death led to drug addiction, homelessness and despair, and how the shelter has given her a framework for survival. "Misconceptions about homelessness is …
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Long story, but I could use some advice

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Long story, but I could use some advice … He claimed 1) I had no residence 2) I was addicted to drugs 3) I had no income. He said a … I proved 1) I had my own apartment 2) I passed a drug test 3) I had income, just not a 9-5 job like he did, I am …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: A Healthy Kids Series

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During October and November, the Healthy Kids blog will look at this issue through the stories of former teen prescription drug users now in recovery, their parents and local addiction-recovery experts working to treat addicted teens and help parents …
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