State Sen. Tommy Williams: Update From the Legislature

State Sen. Tommy Williams: Update from the legislature

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These are individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have no family member to care for them or their family is unable to provide care due to the nature and severity of their disability. We identified $ 169 … As part of my on …
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Forum in Martinsburg aimed at reaching out to help solve the child poverty issue

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Kristi Cotter, 23, of Bunker Hill, W.Va., in an emotional recounting of her life story that brought tears to some audience members, told of resorting to stealing, drug abuse and even prostitution. She grew up with uncaring parents, without roots, love …
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Legal drugs might represent a quick fix but dependency proves hard to swallow

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It wasn't until the 1970s that clinicians realised Bex and other similar substances were responsible for kidney disease and addiction, and were carcinogenic. Phenacetin was pulled from the market by 1983. … ''We see it as fairly common and benign …
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Living the high life

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To understand why drug use is more prevalent here than in other Indian states – with an estimated 60% to 70% of those aged 17 to 35 living with some form of narcotic addiction – one must return to opium. … "While among the poor, addicts turn to drugs …
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