Robert Garrigus Overcomes Addiction, Revels in Golf Career

Published June 10, 2012

Robert Garrigus overcomes addiction, revels in golf career

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His journey to San Francisco included a long detour through drug and alcohol addiction — an eight-year stretch in which he spent more time smoking marijuana than hitting towering shots on the range. Now, as Garrigus crisscrosses the country playing on …
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Data suggests drug treatment can lower US crime

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US officials held up the data as evidence to support President Barack Obama's strategy aimed at breaking the cycle of drugs and crime by attacking substance abuse with treatment rather than jail for nonviolent offenders. "Tackling the drug issue could …
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Immune therapy may yield long-lasting treatment for many cancers

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By Joe Rojas-Burke, The Oregonian When cancers are diagnosed after they've spread, even the most advanced treatments often provide only weeks or months of control until cancerous cells start growing again. But a new class of immune enhancing drugs …
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Robert Garrigus Overcomes Addiction, Revels In Golf Career
The scene on the practice range before last month's PGA Tour event in Charlotte, N.C., spoke to Robert Garrigus' spot in the golf world. He smacked shot after towering shot into a faraway galaxy, stirring wide-eyed wonder among those watching. Garrigus made it look so easy, so effortless. He paused between swings to chat with Tiger Woods, hitting balls on an adjacent patch of grass. Garrigus … Read News