Officials Urge Community Involvement to Curb Drug Abuse (With Video)

Officials urge community involvement to curb drug abuse (with video)

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… found among drug-addicted individuals — 'denial.' She was speaking at a news conference Tuesday at The 400 Block in downtown Wausau put on by the Marathon County Alcohol and Other Drug Partnership. / Dan Young/Daily Herald Media … Sue Nowak, an …
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Residential treatment aids teenager's addiction recovery

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Katt Campbell didn't think she had a problem. Now 17 years old, Campbell began drinking and experimenting with marijuana when she was about 13, but her drug use grew until one day, last June, it threatened her life. “I didn't see any harm in it. I was …
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Tribe Weighs New Approach on Alcohol Sales

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The high incidence of alcoholism among Native Americans is a function of "historical experience and contemporary pressures," said Rod Robinson, director of the Office of Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse, part of the U.S. Department of Health and …
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